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Zones 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]
Zones 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
*Zone 0
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.
**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
*Zone 1
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.
**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.
Zone 2
*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.
**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.
Zone 3
*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.
**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.
Zone 4
*Zone 4
A semi-wild area. This zone is mainly used for forage and collecting wild food as well as timber production.
**A semi-wild area. This zone is mainly used for forage and collecting wild food as well as timber production.
Zone 5
*Zone 5
A wild area. There is no human intervention in zone 5 apart from the observation of natural ecosystems and cycles.
**A wild area. There is no human intervention in zone 5 apart from the observation of natural ecosystems and cycles.


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Revision as of 09:42, 2 September 2012

Site Plan

Zones (from Wikipedia) Zones 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
    • 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
    • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Zone 4
    • A semi-wild area. This zone is mainly used for forage and collecting wild food as well as timber production.
  • Zone 5
    • A wild area. There is no human intervention in zone 5 apart from the observation of natural ecosystems and cycles.

File:Siteplan.skp

Soils Map

Critical Components

1-12 is used to label the most important components. To edit this spreadsheet, go here.

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

Ponds

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!).

See the surveying wiki for more information.

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.

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

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