permaguy
16-11-2010, 05:45 PM
Hi, we’re on the way to acquire a land and a house, so as i’ll ask questions about the design of our property, it’s wise to describe it a bit.
We are a couple, thirty years each, and we discovered permaculture concept 3 years ago. Since that, we moved to the country, i quit my job, and i’m currently training in agriculture (arboriculture).
Our landbase* :
Located in SW of France, tempered decidious forest biome and transitional oceanic climate. Average 850mm (33.5 inch) of rain by year. Zone USDA 8, min temp on the past five year is -10,5°C (13°F).
The property is divided between a one hectare (2.5 acres) forested and quite slopped plot with a little house at the bottom, and two springs and a well. The other plot is about 0,3ha (0.7 acres), located at 150m (500 ft) of the house, is flat and forested and is lined by a spring and a river.
* we hope to move in in several months.
And our project (rough draft) :
* Meet all or the majority of our needs in food, (alternative) medicine, beauty, fun, energy/fuel (may be difficult). For food, we hope to adopt a kind of paleo food whose need would be met by a food forest, poultry raising, gardening, mushroom cultivation, and aquaculture (short- mid-term).
* Teach permaculture with the plots as examples (mid-term).
* Co-housing with another family, based on individuals modules (superadobe ?) and the existing house as shared faciilities (mid- long-term).
Here is a picture of the main plot taken from a field, just to let imagine the slope and vegetation
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Permaguy
We are a couple, thirty years each, and we discovered permaculture concept 3 years ago. Since that, we moved to the country, i quit my job, and i’m currently training in agriculture (arboriculture).
Our landbase* :
Located in SW of France, tempered decidious forest biome and transitional oceanic climate. Average 850mm (33.5 inch) of rain by year. Zone USDA 8, min temp on the past five year is -10,5°C (13°F).
The property is divided between a one hectare (2.5 acres) forested and quite slopped plot with a little house at the bottom, and two springs and a well. The other plot is about 0,3ha (0.7 acres), located at 150m (500 ft) of the house, is flat and forested and is lined by a spring and a river.
* we hope to move in in several months.
And our project (rough draft) :
* Meet all or the majority of our needs in food, (alternative) medicine, beauty, fun, energy/fuel (may be difficult). For food, we hope to adopt a kind of paleo food whose need would be met by a food forest, poultry raising, gardening, mushroom cultivation, and aquaculture (short- mid-term).
* Teach permaculture with the plots as examples (mid-term).
* Co-housing with another family, based on individuals modules (superadobe ?) and the existing house as shared faciilities (mid- long-term).
Here is a picture of the main plot taken from a field, just to let imagine the slope and vegetation
1005
Permaguy