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'''Specific Outcomes are:'''
'''Specific Outcomes are:'''
#Understanding the concept and application of integrated polyculture as a natural pest control, fertility-generating, biodiversity increasing, economically feasible model with a 2 year startup time.
#'''Understanding the concept and practice of integrated polyculture orchards that are ''Beyond Organic'' ''' - learning the practical aspects of an orchard model that involves natural pest control, fertility-generation, biodiversity increase, and economically feasibility
#Understanding the design process of a Miracle Orchard, such that the participant is fully capable of selecting crop species, layout, and siting for a productive, u-pick club-model orchard.
#'''Understanding the design process of a Miracle Orchard, from a backyard to an acre scale''' - workshop participans learn about identifying and selecting suitable crop varieties, orchard layout and spacing, and siting for a productive, u-pick club-model orchard.
#'''Hands-on participation in the design and plantout of Miracle Orchards''' - we will plant out sample guilds for the Miracle Orchard.
#'''Learning basic nursery techniques and why they are important to the Miracle Orchard model''' - the nursery allows for the propagation of all stock at a cost 5-100 times lower than buying plants, while providing revenue from selling surplus plants.
 
#Understanding the potential of polycultural, u-pick Club Membership orchards as an economically feasible model that can contribute significantly to local food production
#Understanding the potential of polycultural, u-pick Club Membership orchards as an economically feasible model that can contribute significantly to local food production
#Learning propagation and nursery techniques that allow for the reduction of a typical $43k/acre cost to $5k
#'''Understanding the economics or orchard startup and operations''' - and how to reduce the startup cost from $43k per acre for turnkey contracted outsourcing, to 1/5 of this using creative techniques. Check out proposed [[OSE Miracle Orchard Economics]].
 
#'''Learning what it would take to spread the Miracle Orchard practice''' - this is especially for those people interested in starting up such an orchard as a livelihood in a Farmer Scientist lifestyle. We are developing a collaborative network that creates 1000 of these orchards worldwide within 10 years.
'''Secondary outcomes are:'''
'''Other outcomes are:'''
#Understanding the key challenges of permaculture-based orchards - ie - why these are as of yet nowhere to be found.
#Understanding the key challenges of permaculture-based orchards - ie - why these are not yet everywhere in the world
#Gaining insights of managing a subscription community such that training and work are part of their Club Membership
#Gaining insights of managing a subscription community such that training and work are part of their Club Membership
#Learning how they can be part of an open, collaborative network that creates 1000 of these orchards worldwide within 10 years.
#Understanding how to create and run a perennial nursery that provides stock for the orchard and surplus crop for sale, as part of an [[Open Source Nursery]] effort
#Understanding how to create and run a perennials nursery that provides stock for the orchard and surplus crop for sale, as part of an Open Source Nursery effort
 
=New Zealand Tour=
 
<html><p>Here is an outline of the topics Stefan usually covers at his workshops - taken from the New Zealand tour of early 2015. <strong> </strong></p>
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<h3><b>Introduction to Forest gardening</b></h3>
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<td>Why multi-layered systems of mostly perennial plants</td>
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<td>Introduce plants used in temperate forest gardening</td>
 
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<h3><b>Introduction to Permaculture</b></h3>
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<td>The roots and essence of Permaculture</td>
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<td>Gain a grasp of David Holmgren’s 12 design principles</td>
 
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<td>Patterns in nature and how to apply them</td>
 
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<td>Recognise common traits in Permaculture-inspired projects</td>
 
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<h3><b>Commercial Permaculture Orchard economics</b></h3>
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<td>Direct sales to an appreciative customer base</td>
 
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<td>Marketing a diversity of yield</td>
 
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<td>Letting word of mouth work its magic</td>
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<td>Adding value</td>
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<h3><b>Propagation essentials</b></h3>
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<td>Understand how simple some plants can be multiplied</td>
 
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<td>Understand money saving potential of plant propagation</td>
 
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<td>Calculate what space is needed to propagate for your needs</td>
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<h3><b>Magic model</b><b>  </b></h3>
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<td>Demystify the design process and make it fun</td>
 
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<td>Design by playing (model) rather than working (plan)</td>
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<td>Make a Base model in 5 minutes, in a group</td>
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<td>Playing with the elements &#8211; (10 iterations ideal)</td>
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<td>Evaluation of associations between elements</td>
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<h3><b>Evaluate and establish a site</b></h3>
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<td>Evaluate site(s) for drainage, microclimate, slope and orientation</td>
 
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<td>Establish a minimum of 1 trio &#8211; preferably  2</td>
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<h3><b>Site plantings</b></h3>
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<td>Understand spacing, sun and shade side, guild plants</td>
 
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<td>Prepare a site, plant and mulch</td>
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<h3><b>Observation Skills</b></h3>
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<td>Climate / microclimate</td>
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<td>Learn the elements to look for on a site</td>
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<td>Experience at least 3 ways to observe a site</td>
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<td>Learn to walk a site looking at It with a mono view and poly view</td>
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<h3><b>Soil</b></h3>
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<td>Learn the 3 essentials to a vibrant soil (hint: they&#8217;re not N P K)</td>
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<td>Understand the value of the micro-herd</td>
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<h3><b>Allies</b></h3>
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<td>Work with and attract birds into the system</td>
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<td>The importance of apex predators in the insect world</td>
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<td>Work with insect and animal species using habitat and structures</td>
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Latest revision as of 04:22, 20 April 2015

Open Source Ecology

Specific Outcomes are:

  1. Understanding the concept and practice of integrated polyculture orchards that are Beyond Organic - learning the practical aspects of an orchard model that involves natural pest control, fertility-generation, biodiversity increase, and economically feasibility
  2. Understanding the design process of a Miracle Orchard, from a backyard to an acre scale - workshop participans learn about identifying and selecting suitable crop varieties, orchard layout and spacing, and siting for a productive, u-pick club-model orchard.
  3. Hands-on participation in the design and plantout of Miracle Orchards - we will plant out sample guilds for the Miracle Orchard.
  4. Learning basic nursery techniques and why they are important to the Miracle Orchard model - the nursery allows for the propagation of all stock at a cost 5-100 times lower than buying plants, while providing revenue from selling surplus plants.
  1. Understanding the potential of polycultural, u-pick Club Membership orchards as an economically feasible model that can contribute significantly to local food production
  2. Understanding the economics or orchard startup and operations - and how to reduce the startup cost from $43k per acre for turnkey contracted outsourcing, to 1/5 of this using creative techniques. Check out proposed OSE Miracle Orchard Economics.
  3. Learning what it would take to spread the Miracle Orchard practice - this is especially for those people interested in starting up such an orchard as a livelihood in a Farmer Scientist lifestyle. We are developing a collaborative network that creates 1000 of these orchards worldwide within 10 years.

Other outcomes are:

  1. Understanding the key challenges of permaculture-based orchards - ie - why these are not yet everywhere in the world
  2. Gaining insights of managing a subscription community such that training and work are part of their Club Membership
  3. Understanding how to create and run a perennial nursery that provides stock for the orchard and surplus crop for sale, as part of an Open Source Nursery effort
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