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=Pre-Survey Map: Southwest Corner - Summer 2012=
=Southeast Corner - Summer 2012=
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=Food Plan: Fall 2012=
*Seed grains before it freezes: wheat, barley, rye, oats
**aiming for at least 3 acres
**no-till: seed balls
**harvest plan: OS combine, plan b is scythe
*Plant turnips, spinach, brassicas, bush beans
**SE corner
**Scatter seeds, trim weeds down to mulch, spread some straw for water retention
**Irrigation made possible by being close to greenhouse/wellwater, in case we get no rain
*Cut hay for the cow over winter
*Hoping to get at least 1 litter out of the rabbits, also sourcing more does
"Animal Foods"
*Rabbits
**Currently sourcing more does on Craigslist
**We should have at least one litter before winter, those will grow through winter and we'll eat them after a few months.
*Second Dairy Cow
**Dairy Milker needed
**After Goodcow calves, if she has a male we should go ahead and buy a second cow.  If she has a heifer calf we should raise that one to be a dairy cow.
*Pigs
**Infrastructure: pallet fence, water
**Location: forest strip
*Sheep - dual purpose breeds
**Blue Faced Leicester
**Local breeds
**Infrastructure necessary: pallet fence, water
**Location: top of the hill on East side of the trees


==Materials==
==Materials==
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*Plant
*Plant
*Reap what we sow:
*Reap what we sow:
**Pallet fence
**Edible fences
**Edible fences
**Fruit and nut trees
**Fruit and nut trees
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**Chickens as flock grows and matures
**Chickens as flock grows and matures
*Compost (from pile on-site)
*Compost (from pile on-site)
*Worm Tea/Castings (start vermiculture)
*Worm Tea/Castings (develop vermiculture)
*Bio Char (from trees on-site)
*Bio Char (from trees on-site)
*Spreading hay
*Spreading hay
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Requires bulldozer:
Requires bulldozer:
*Root Cellar/Shroom House
*Root Cellar/Shroom House
*Dig Swales and berms (hugle!)
*Dig Swales and berms (hugelkultur)
*Dig ponds (water loving natives, watercress, cat tails)
*Dig ponds (water loving natives, watercress, cat tails)


Revision as of 19:38, 28 July 2012

Missouri Planting Calendar

Thanks so much Matt! Transcribed from Tim Cokenhower via Tim Obrien.

Southeast Corner - Summer 2012

Food Plan: Fall 2012

  • Seed grains before it freezes: wheat, barley, rye, oats
    • aiming for at least 3 acres
    • no-till: seed balls
    • harvest plan: OS combine, plan b is scythe
  • Plant turnips, spinach, brassicas, bush beans
    • SE corner
    • Scatter seeds, trim weeds down to mulch, spread some straw for water retention
    • Irrigation made possible by being close to greenhouse/wellwater, in case we get no rain
  • Cut hay for the cow over winter
  • Hoping to get at least 1 litter out of the rabbits, also sourcing more does

"Animal Foods"

  • Rabbits
    • Currently sourcing more does on Craigslist
    • We should have at least one litter before winter, those will grow through winter and we'll eat them after a few months.
  • Second Dairy Cow
    • Dairy Milker needed
    • After Goodcow calves, if she has a male we should go ahead and buy a second cow. If she has a heifer calf we should raise that one to be a dairy cow.
  • Pigs
    • Infrastructure: pallet fence, water
    • Location: forest strip
  • Sheep - dual purpose breeds
    • Blue Faced Leicester
    • Local breeds
    • Infrastructure necessary: pallet fence, water
    • Location: top of the hill on East side of the trees


Materials

What we need:

  • Bulldozer: either rented or developed on-site
  • Single-spade plow hookup for LifeTrac
  • Ripper attachment for the double-spaded plow

To do

  • Survey
  • Site Plan
  • Source bulldozer
  • Augment LifeTrac
  • Dig, dig, dig (ponds, swales, cellar, keyline)
  • Amend soil
  • Plant
  • Reap what we sow:
    • Pallet fence
    • Edible fences
    • Fruit and nut trees
    • Vines (grapes, berries)
    • Food and medicinal plants
    • Polyculture vegetables
    • Experimental cash crops: brussels, endives
    • Experimental food diversification: Moringa trees

Nitrogen-fixing shrubs:

  • cuttings from natives around: falltime
  • Partridge Pea
  • False Wild Indigo
  • Climbing rose (on site)
  • Elaeagnus angustifolia (on site)

In Time:

  • Spreading manure (up to 20 tons/acre)
    • Sources: Teddy Pankau (dairy) and Tim (horse)
    • Chickens as flock grows and matures
  • Compost (from pile on-site)
  • Worm Tea/Castings (develop vermiculture)
  • Bio Char (from trees on-site)
  • Spreading hay
  • Mulching and edible mushroom inoculation

Requires bulldozer:

  • Root Cellar/Shroom House
  • Dig Swales and berms (hugelkultur)
  • Dig ponds (water loving natives, watercress, cat tails)

Sources

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