2. Goals articulation
• The goals we have set for our farm include producing a higher variety
of vegetables, herbs and fruits for my family and farm stand to have a
larger variety in our diets.
• Giving the community fresh vegetables from a farm that is well
maintained and open for public viewing.
• We would like to be able to help people learn new ways to manage
crop systems together to help benefit off from one another.
• We hope to be able to teach the public a little more about honey
bees as they are so crucial for every living thing to grow and thrive.
3. Site analysis
• My site analysis helped me figure out exactly where my pear trees should be
planted to help with water drainage issues. It also helped me figure out that my
greens and a few other plants should go so they are not in full sun all day long.
• I figured out which area will be good for directing water to catch in my wells, it
also showed me where I could dig a small water catch at the base of my garden to
recycle even more natural rain water.
• I had a great idea brought to my attention from another student as well that I
should have a moveable chicken coop so I could let the chickens naturally fertilize
certain areas for my garden but still be able to get them out of the sun for awhile.
• My site analysis also helped me decide where to put my root cellar in an area
with a lower amount of water flow
• Finding out where my sectors of sunlight had the most amount of shade helped
me decide where to put some perennial vegetables that I have never had before
to help add variety to our diets.
4. Schematic 1
• In this schematic I used some
of my original ideas for my
garden beds and cow pasture
as well as chicken coop. I
added in a spot for the root
cellar and perennial veggies
that need less sun under the
apple tree near my bees. As
well as the area I pile my
wood I will be trying the
beehive stack.
5. Schematic 2
• I didn’t change much from
my first schematic I added in
where I would like my pear
trees to be located to help
with water management as
well as a wind break for my
home in the winter. I also
added where I will locate my
sugar shack to make syrup.
(maple trees are located off
map)
6. Final design plan
• My final design I cut our veggie garden in half and separated out my fruits
into a separate section, I have also decided that my beef cows will be
staying at my off map location where I can rotate them between multiple
fields and still have a barn for them. Where the cow pasture was I decided
to put up a greenhouse to be able to grow more exotic fruits and veggies
that need a longer growing season than Maine can provide. I have also
moved my tool shed closer to my greenhouse and garden for easier access.
I added in a couple of things for recreation such a horse shoe pit and a BBQ
area. And found a great idea from class with using the downhill slope at the
base of my garden I will dig a water catch and have a sub-pump hooked in
to a sprinkler system inside the greenhouse as well as throughout the
garden then whatever water does not penetrate can be pooled into my
catch system and redistributed onto land until a higher percentage is in the
ground.
8. Permaculture principle 1
• Make no waste- as stated in the book “The Permaculture Handbook
by Peter Bane” pg33 “waste = food” the way we are applying this
principle is by creating a compost pile with our manure from livestock
as well as any food left over, any organic material will be turned into
good composted soil to add to our gardens to help keep out soil
organisms abundant. We will also be tilling all of our left over organic
material from the gardens back into the soil in the fall every year to
help keep organic material in the soil to keep all organisms breaking
things down and building a better soil for the future
9. Permaculture principle 2
• Integrate don’t segregate- The way I am taking this principle into
affect is by putting my bees under my apple tree close to my
perennial veggies and some of the blackberry and raspberry bushes
as the bees will help pollinate all of them.
• I also will build 2 moveable chicken coops called chicken tractors so I
can move my chickens everyday so they can fertilize areas of my
property as well as eat ticks and other bugs and give a light till to the
ground as well.
10. Added information about farm
• Off the map directly behind our home is about 4 and a half acres of
tall standing hard wood that we use for firewood harvesting. In many
places in my hard wood area there is a lot of raspberries and
blackberries growing naturally.
• Also off the site of my maps we have a family owned pasture that we
have sectioned off for rotational grazing for our beef cows along with
a smaller barn.
• I will be producing maple syrup and possibly birch syrup as well from
trees that run the border of my property line
