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=Site Plan=
=2022 Improvements=
'''Permaculture Zones'''
 
([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permaculture from Wikipedia])
=2021 Improvements=
are a way of organizing design elements in a human environment on the basis of the frequency of human use and plant or animal needs. Frequently manipulated or harvested elements of the design are located close to the house in zones 1 and 2. Less frequently used or manipulated elements, and elements that benefit from isolation (such as wild species) are farther away. Zones is about positioning things appropriately. Zones are numbered from 0 to 5:[citation needed]
 
*Zone 0
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**The house, or home center. Here permaculture principles would be applied in terms of aiming to reduce energy and water needs, harnessing natural resources such as sunlight, and generally creating a harmonious, sustainable environment in which to live and work. Zone 0 is an informal designation, which is not specifically defined in Mollison's book.
 
*Zone 1
[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1n5McoIjFtRKDxVyiny5wiJ7WBBJGNzyOLoWSfhbkxSE/edit##slide=id.gc59ef87690_0_197 edit]
**The zone nearest to the house, the location for those elements in the system that require frequent attention, or that need to be visited often, such as salad crops, herb plants, soft fruit like strawberries or raspberries, greenhouse and cold frames, propagation area, worm compost bin for kitchen waste, etc. Raised beds are often used in zone 1 in urban areas.
==End of Year 2021==
*Zone 2
 
**This area is used for siting perennial plants that require less frequent maintenance, such as occasional weed control or pruning, including currant bushes and orchards. This would also be a good place for beehives, larger scale composting bins, and so on.
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*Zone 3
 
**The area where maincrops are grown, both for domestic use and for trade purposes. After establishment, care and maintenance required are fairly minimal (provided mulches and similar things are used), such as watering or weed control maybe once a week.
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*Zone 4
 
**A semi-wild area. This zone is mainly used for forage and collecting wild food as well as timber production.
==Cabins==
*Zone 5
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**A wild area. There is no human intervention in zone 5 apart from the observation of natural ecosystems and cycles.
 
[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1n5McoIjFtRKDxVyiny5wiJ7WBBJGNzyOLoWSfhbkxSE/edit##slide=id.gc59ef87690_1_319 edit]
 
==Workshop==
See [[Large Workshop Structure]]
 
==Rural Electrification==
Priority: connect Campsite to Power. PV on workship roof, with transfer switch.
#Phase 1 - power to workshop
#Phase 2 - power


[[File:siteplan.skp]]
==Internet==
See [[OSE_Internet#Internet_Upgrades_2021]]


[[Image:soilmaponline2.jpg |thumb| Soils Map]]
=OSE Site Plan - from GIS Workshop of 2015=
*[[GIS Workshop Site Plan 2015]].
*[[OSE_Site_Design_and_GIS_Workshop]]


=Critical Components=
=Site Plan from Site Mapping and GIS Workshop, July 2015=
*QGIS file -[[File:fef_siteplan_1.zip]]
*'''Topsoil Cover''' - 40 points at FeF as baseline soil fertility data after decades of commercial abuse and no active regenerative effort- unzip, go to file manager, and open the .shp file. On Ubuntu 15.10 with QGIS 2.8, opening file from the Open File window did not work. - [[File:Soil samples interpolation.zip]] [[Image:soildepth.jpg|thumb|Soil data measurements taken in August 2015 during the [[Open Source Mapping and Site Design Workshop]]. More images: North Side - [[Image:soil2.jpg|70px]]. South Side - [[File:soil3.jpg|70px ]] ]].
*'''Note: topsoil cover above is largely qualitative. 5 teams took data walking north. Result depends on what the 5 teams thought was a layer above pure clay. The more accurate fertility measurement would come from the % carbon content. One test for this could be the biomass content of superficial soil (assuming highest % is at the top). This could be used as a better baseline over the years - as the same oint in the soil horizon can be tracked down the years.'''
Download QGIS to view the above file. A screenshot with the layers:


1-12 is used to label the most important components. To edit this spreadsheet, go [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Av4ZjQn4DHJHdExuSGp3a2xZbDhaXy1QRnhRc1MzSWc#gid=0 here].
[[Image:Fefsiteplan.jpg|900px]]


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=Site Plan=
<gallery perrow=6>
File:site.jpeg|Factor e Farm (2012)
File:sitemap.jpeg|Factor e Farm Site Plan [[File:siteplan.skp]]
</gallery>
 
=Agriculture Plan=
See: [[Agriculture Plan 2013]]


=Discussion=
=Discussion=
==Marcin==
*Marcin:
Dan,
Dan,


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Marcin
Marcin
==Dan==
*Dan


I understand you have a need for some discussion around the following:
I understand you have a need for some discussion around the following:
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Please bring along your USGS quarter quad from the local NRCS office. You can also get the soils map of the place there too. I have Kuchler and Bailey resources for potential natural vegetation for that location. We'll look at your bio-region as well.
Please bring along your USGS quarter quad from the local NRCS office. You can also get the soils map of the place there too. I have Kuchler and Bailey resources for potential natural vegetation for that location. We'll look at your bio-region as well.


==Permaculture Site Plan Logistics==
=Permaculture Site Plan Logistics=


[[Permaculture]] is a ecological design methodology based on a set of core principles and values that Open Source Ecology shares. Its primary application is to generate best practices for environmental site analysis and ecological site plan design but is also used to design ecological systems in general.
[[Permaculture]] is a ecological design methodology based on a set of core principles and values that Open Source Ecology shares. Its primary application is to generate best practices for environmental site analysis and ecological site plan design but is also used to design ecological systems in general.
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*idea 3: send a Factor E Farm member to a PDC course to get Permaculture certified and do the site plan
*idea 3: send a Factor E Farm member to a PDC course to get Permaculture certified and do the site plan


===Permaculture Teachers===
==Permaculture Teachers==
*Peter Bane
*Peter Bane
*[http://www.midwestpermaculture.com/Instructors.php# Wayne Weiseman: Midwest Permaculture]
*[http://www.midwestpermaculture.com/Instructors.php# Wayne Weiseman: Midwest Permaculture]
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*Larry Santoyo
*Larry Santoyo


==Online Resources==
=Online Resources=
*FeF [[Integrated Development Strategy]]
*'''[http://www.permaculture.info/index.php/Main_Page Permaculture Wiki]'''
*'''[http://www.permaculture.info/index.php/Main_Page Permaculture Wiki]'''
*[http://www.pfaf.org/index.php Plants for a Future Database] >7k species, lots edible perennials
*[http://www.pfaf.org/index.php Plants for a Future Database] >7k species, lots edible perennials
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*[http://nzdl.sadl.uleth.ca/cgi-bin/library?e=d-00000-00---off-0fnl2.2--00-0--0-10-0--0-0---0prompt-10---4------4-0-1l--11-en-50-0--20-about--100-0-1-00-0-0-11-1-0utfZz-8-00-0-1-00-0-0-11-1-0utfZz-8-00&a=d&cl=CL1 Food and Nutrition Library 2.2] lots of free e-books on food, nutrition, farming
*[http://nzdl.sadl.uleth.ca/cgi-bin/library?e=d-00000-00---off-0fnl2.2--00-0--0-10-0--0-0---0prompt-10---4------4-0-1l--11-en-50-0--20-about--100-0-1-00-0-0-11-1-0utfZz-8-00-0-1-00-0-0-11-1-0utfZz-8-00&a=d&cl=CL1 Food and Nutrition Library 2.2] lots of free e-books on food, nutrition, farming


==FeF Environmental Site Analysis==
= FeF Environmental Site Analysis =


===Ponds===
[[File:Soilmaponline2.jpg|thumb]]


8.11.12


Met with Dennis Brinton to talk about a pond that we can contract him to dig. He's been on bulldozers for 30 years. Seems pretty simple, we get a bulldozer parked about midway up the hill, just on the east side of the treeline, and he's going to dig the slope away to dam in the shape of a semi-circle. It will be approximately 3/4 to 1 acre on the surface, 10 feet deep (deep enough for fish!).
=Links=
*Map on wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=39.863795&lon=-94.373540&z=17&m=b&show=/20957550/
*[[Agriculture_plan_2013]] - begun in winter, 2012, in progress.
*[[FeF Master Plan]] - with [[John Motloch]]


See the [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Surveying_101 surveying wiki] for more information.
=Earthworks 2014=
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The rationale is to dig one large pond to start, dig it right, and get the water stored so that it doesn't flood us/erode our soil. We will then use our own technology and labor, when time is less limited, to dig more ponds in sites that necessitate shallower ditches.
[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1n5McoIjFtRKDxVyiny5wiJ7WBBJGNzyOLoWSfhbkxSE/edit#slide=id.g33ca76796_023 edit]
 
8.13.12
 
Dennis Brinton charges 145/hr.  Estimated a greatest maximum price of 6,000-6,500 for digging.  Depending on how long it takes to dig, it could be less.  I need Marcin's approval and then I'll be calling him to set up some dates and we'll be on our way to having a real pond at FeF!
 
9.2.12
 
Dennis needs more rain to fall before he can start digging.  Soil moisture at a certain level is required for good compaction of the dam.  He's going to call after a few more inches fall.
 
==FeF Ecological Site Plan==
''needs to integrate with the FeF [[Integrated Development Strategy]]''


[[Category: Food and Agriculture]]
[[Category: Food and Agriculture]]
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[[Category:FeF Master Plan]]
[[Category:FeF Master Plan]]
[[Category:Gabi]]
[[Category:Gabi]]
[[Category: Outdated Information]]
=Links=
*[[Infrastructure Improvements]]
*[[OSE Infrastructure]]
*[[Site Plan]] - how to do one
*[[Registered Apprenticeship]] - considerations on infrastructure
*'''[[Factor e Farm Utilities]]'''
*[[Factor e Farm Improvements]]
*[[OSE Internet]] - infrastructure map

Latest revision as of 19:07, 12 June 2022

2022 Improvements

2021 Improvements

edit

End of Year 2021

edit

Cabins

edit

Workshop

See Large Workshop Structure

Rural Electrification

Priority: connect Campsite to Power. PV on workship roof, with transfer switch.

  1. Phase 1 - power to workshop
  2. Phase 2 - power

Internet

See OSE_Internet#Internet_Upgrades_2021

OSE Site Plan - from GIS Workshop of 2015

Site Plan from Site Mapping and GIS Workshop, July 2015

  • QGIS file -File:Fef siteplan 1.zip
  • Topsoil Cover - 40 points at FeF as baseline soil fertility data after decades of commercial abuse and no active regenerative effort- unzip, go to file manager, and open the .shp file. On Ubuntu 15.10 with QGIS 2.8, opening file from the Open File window did not work. - File:Soil samples interpolation.zip
    Soil data measurements taken in August 2015 during the Open Source Mapping and Site Design Workshop. More images: North Side - Soil2.jpg. South Side - Soil3.jpg
    .
  • Note: topsoil cover above is largely qualitative. 5 teams took data walking north. Result depends on what the 5 teams thought was a layer above pure clay. The more accurate fertility measurement would come from the % carbon content. One test for this could be the biomass content of superficial soil (assuming highest % is at the top). This could be used as a better baseline over the years - as the same oint in the soil horizon can be tracked down the years.

Download QGIS to view the above file. A screenshot with the layers:

Fefsiteplan.jpg

Site Plan

Agriculture Plan

See: Agriculture Plan 2013

Discussion

  • Marcin:

Dan,

I just called - the soils map people referred me to http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/WebSoilSurvey.aspx

I spoke to Jason Saunders. He said the above has 2009 or 2010 aerial photography. He said the USGS quarter quad shows images from about 2001, so he recommended just the online stuff.

Their number in the DeKalb County NRCS office is 816.449.2118.

Let me know what we still need.

I looked at the soils: here is the result: the border is our 30 acres:

http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Factor_e_Farm_Site_Plan

Marcin

  • Dan

I understand you have a need for some discussion around the following:

  • Small scale methane
  • Single family and community sized constructed wetlands for domestic waste treatment and disposal
  • Aquaculture/aquaponics
  • water filtration and purification
  • Small (1 acre) cattle and pasture development
  • Land drainage and soil regeneration

Please bring along your USGS quarter quad from the local NRCS office. You can also get the soils map of the place there too. I have Kuchler and Bailey resources for potential natural vegetation for that location. We'll look at your bio-region as well.

Permaculture Site Plan Logistics

Permaculture is a ecological design methodology based on a set of core principles and values that Open Source Ecology shares. Its primary application is to generate best practices for environmental site analysis and ecological site plan design but is also used to design ecological systems in general.

  • idea 1: host a permaculture course at the Factor e Farm and have the course practicum be a site plan for Factor e Farm
  • idea 2: host an individual permaculture designer in exchange for food, board and fame
    • User:Liam.rattray volunteers to do conduct an on-site environmental analysis and provide a comprehensive site plan for FeF over a week from 3/20/10 to 3/28/10 in exchange for cooperation in constructing a modified CEB press.
  • idea 3: send a Factor E Farm member to a PDC course to get Permaculture certified and do the site plan

Permaculture Teachers

Online Resources

FeF Environmental Site Analysis

Soilmaponline2.jpg


Links

Earthworks 2014

edit

Links

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