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=Month 1=
=Month 1=
'''Abstract:''' First month involves creating a detailed site survey + general land stewardship plan (Site Plan). It also involves startup of a summer garden and beginning of responsible animal husbandry - starting with dairy cows in a mob grazing scenario.
Tasks:
*Take charge of ag tools
*Take charge of ag tools
**Shopping list for manual and powered tools
**Shopping list for manual and powered tools
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*Garden Plan
*Garden Plan
**Review Monday standup meeting
**Review Monday standup meeting
==Learning Plan==
==Learning Plan==
*One month
*One month
*Fabrication - weld torch
*Fabrication - weld + torch
**Rationale: fixing a tractor
**Rationale: all skills required to fix a tractor or modify agricultural equipment
**10 hrs welding
**10 hrs welding
**10 hours torching
**10 hours torching

Revision as of 01:37, 16 June 2012

Month 1

Abstract: First month involves creating a detailed site survey + general land stewardship plan (Site Plan). It also involves startup of a summer garden and beginning of responsible animal husbandry - starting with dairy cows in a mob grazing scenario.

Tasks:

  • Take charge of ag tools
    • Shopping list for manual and powered tools
  • Create a Factor e Farm Agriculture Resources wiki page
  • Create a Management Plan for Dairy Cow by Saturday standup meeting
    • Include materials, costs, ergonomics of milking and pasture, health, grazing plan, shelter, scale, milking infrastructure, reproductive timeline, food supplements, medicine
    • Budget and sourcing of stock and materials
  • Survey - 2 weeks
    • Conversation with Dan Shellenberg - Saturday - sourcing equipment + basics of technique
    • Review the online video, post on, and create Surveying 101 wiki page
    • Source open source GIS and mapping software
    • Pasture, berming, long term planting (hazelnuts + chestnuts) ponds master plan
  • Garden Plan
    • Review Monday standup meeting

Learning Plan

  • One month
  • Fabrication - weld + torch
    • Rationale: all skills required to fix a tractor or modify agricultural equipment
    • 10 hrs welding
    • 10 hours torching
  • Diagramming, graphics software
  • Three Months
    • CAD up to Fabrication Drawings

Month 2

  • Develop Economic Model of Sustainability for Neosubsistence Agricultural operations

Month 3