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My partner and our two young kids moved into a rented apartment in Biar, Spain, at the start of March and are settling in quickly. So far I have; | My partner and our two young kids moved into a rented apartment in Biar, Spain, at the start of March and are settling in quickly. So far I have; | ||
# narrowed our farm property search down to 2 preferred options (NOTE: you need a minimum of 10,000m2 of rural property in order to get a building permit). Essential point for us are 1) close to town 2) access to irrigation water 3) decent soil 4) fairly flat or at least properly terraced 5) decent views | # narrowed our farm property search down to 2 preferred options (NOTE: you need a minimum of 10,000m2 of rural property in order to get a building permit). Essential point for us are 1) close to town 2) access to irrigation water 3) decent soil 4) fairly flat or at least properly terraced 5) decent views | ||
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# Spoke quickly with someone at the municipality's technical office inquiring about regulations w/ regards greenhouse construction and small-scale animal husbandry as well as aquaponics and alternative building (I'm leaning towards pre-fab strawbale panels from a Spanish building coop (see http://www.okambuva.coop/frontpage/alfawall-prefabricated-straw-modules/?lang=en ) | # Spoke quickly with someone at the municipality's technical office inquiring about regulations w/ regards greenhouse construction and small-scale animal husbandry as well as aquaponics and alternative building (I'm leaning towards pre-fab strawbale panels from a Spanish building coop (see http://www.okambuva.coop/frontpage/alfawall-prefabricated-straw-modules/?lang=en ) | ||
# Sent an email to the technical office after speaking with them in which I outlined my plans and asked a series of specific questions. That was 3 weeks ago and I havn't had a response yet despite 'popping my head in' to their office to remind them twice. NOTE: I've had feedback from a few sources indicating that the technical office and the head-architect are both slow & incompetent as well as strict. | # Sent an email to the technical office after speaking with them in which I outlined my plans and asked a series of specific questions. That was 3 weeks ago and I havn't had a response yet despite 'popping my head in' to their office to remind them twice. NOTE: I've had feedback from a few sources indicating that the technical office and the head-architect are both slow & incompetent as well as strict. | ||
=Fri Mar 31, 2017= | =Fri Mar 31, 2017= | ||
Revision as of 14:11, 3 April 2017
Quick Intro
I'll be developing a diversified small-scale organic farm near the town of Biar, Spain starting in April 2017. First year goals include:
- placing a shipping container for use as workshop / storage
- building an OSE inspired aquaponics greenhouse up against the container
- chicken, rabbit and oyster mushrooms systems
- bio-intensive 'no-till' drip-irrigated vegetable gardens using Jean-Martin Fortiers methods (see: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFF20WbbyKSiYQe0J6a7HTQ)
Tue Jan 03, 2017
Settling in
My partner and our two young kids moved into a rented apartment in Biar, Spain, at the start of March and are settling in quickly. So far I have;
- narrowed our farm property search down to 2 preferred options (NOTE: you need a minimum of 10,000m2 of rural property in order to get a building permit). Essential point for us are 1) close to town 2) access to irrigation water 3) decent soil 4) fairly flat or at least properly terraced 5) decent views
- met with the person responsible for agriculture and commerce in the local municipality and outlined my ideas for a small-scale sustainable farm- got very positive feedback. They say this is exactly the kind of innovative investment they hope to attract in order to develop and repopulate rural areas. She said she will help me get EU funding for my project through the LEADER program (http://www.elard.eu/), the next phase of which will start in about 2 months.
- Spoke quickly with someone at the municipality's technical office inquiring about regulations w/ regards greenhouse construction and small-scale animal husbandry as well as aquaponics and alternative building (I'm leaning towards pre-fab strawbale panels from a Spanish building coop (see http://www.okambuva.coop/frontpage/alfawall-prefabricated-straw-modules/?lang=en )
- Sent an email to the technical office after speaking with them in which I outlined my plans and asked a series of specific questions. That was 3 weeks ago and I havn't had a response yet despite 'popping my head in' to their office to remind them twice. NOTE: I've had feedback from a few sources indicating that the technical office and the head-architect are both slow & incompetent as well as strict.