In the first half we will look at the principles, advantages and disadvantages of the Permaculture Orchard. Then you will team up to adapt the Permaculture Orchard to your climatic zone.
We will then use a simple model technique to design 2 trios for your permaculture orchard.
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23. Brief History: Replant
Decline '01
Start nursery '02-'03
Nursery trees ready fall '03
Trees all eaten winter '03
Start over '04
Ready fall '05
Trees eaten winter '05
Start again '06
24. Lesson learned: Plant in the FALL
And protect young trees with guards
Use mouse traps or poison in nursery when snow
25. Brief History: Permaculture Orchard
2006 tore out, redesign
2007 replanted .5 ha.
Permaculture Orchard
2008 '' .5 ha “ “
2009 replanted .5 ha. “ “
(1.25 acre)
36. Many examples of the model are
being established
France, Conservatoire d'Aquitaine
Sweeden, Alnarp, Swedish Univ. of Biol. Sciences
New Zealand
La Pocatière, Qc, ITA La Pocatière
+100 private properties or farms
37. If a Permaculture Orchard is in your
future? You're in the right place
55. TRIO: N (n-fixer)-Apple-Pear or Plum
Repeated Pattern: N A1 P1, N A2 P2, N A3 P3...
A1 = Apple cultivar 1, A2 = Apple cultivar 2,
A3 = Apple cultivar 3
P1 = pear (or plum) cultivar 1,...
56. Orchard Pattern is not a bad idea
MONOCULTURE Orchard pattern IS a bad idea
57. N nitrogen fixers we use
(Gleditsia triacanthos
inermis) Honey locust
(Robinia pseudoacacia)
Black locust
Shrubs:
Caragana
Seaberry (Hippophae r.)
Buffaloberry (Eleagnus
commutata)
(Eleagnus angustifolia)
Russian olive
58. Goal: never 2 apple trees touch...
In the row
and
between
rows
69. How many plants for 1 acre?(.4ha)
450 trees
minimum 450 shrubs
16 x 450 = 7,200 perennials + ground-cover
vines = 150
Total = minimum of 8,250 plants
112. Read my books
+ QnA book
Want a hard copy:
www.miracle.farm/book
113. Design Exercise: Magic Model
Base done in 5 minutes
to a 7 year old level
Use materials at hand
PLAY
114. Goal: Design 2 trios for your climatic
region
Trio: 3 Trees
3 Shrubs
3 Perennial species
Can add more levels
115. This Design Exercise is meant to:
Help you design a Permaculture Orchard for your
climatic zone.
Help you see new possibilities.
Show you a way of using a simple model
technique.
116. This Design Exercise is meant to:
Teach you to play with design rather than work at
design.
Begin discussions of climatically adapted patterns
(trios) of the Permaculture Orchard.
118. Elements & Assumptions
of Trio 1, Trio 2
Designers:
Climatic zone _____________________ Number of layers __
Trio species __________________, ___________________, _____________________
Trio species __________________, ___________________, _____________________
Shrub species __________________, ___________________, __________________
Shrub species __________________, ___________________, __________________
Ground layer species __________________, ___________________, ____________
Ground layer species __________________, ___________________, ____________
Vines ____________________________________, ____________________________
Other __________________, ___________________, ___________________
closed __ or open __ canopy
Row orientation N-S __, E-W __, NE- SW ___, NW-SE __, Curved__, Circle__
Assumptions: Flat __, Rolling __, Slope ___ % slope ___,
Slope Orientation: N __, S__, E __, W __ Soil: Loam __, Clay __, Silt ___, Sand ___
Water source: Rain __, Swale __, Pond __, Well __
Photograph the trios and post to your FB (+tag me) or my FB page (les fermes
miracle farms) or both. Or send as email attachment to info@miracle.farm