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Eating the Suburbs Permaculture design for growing food at home Kat Lavers
Eating the SuburbsPermaculture design for growing food at home
Kat Lavers
What is permaculture?
"...it is a philosophy of working with rather than against nature; of protracted and thoughtful observation rather than protracted and thoughtless labour; and of looking at plants and animals in all their functions, rather than treating elements as a single product system."
-Fukuoka, The One Straw Revolution
Selected Design Principles
Oftenest nearestRelative locationDiversityEach element should perform many functionsProduce no waste
Design Example
1/4 acre backyard on a 3/4 acre suburban block in Heathmont, Melbourne.
Orchard after Two Years
Some urban permaculture patterns
Enough water to get through three months with no rainContour vegies and fruit trees on slopesSalads and herbs near the houseWestern afternoon shade in summer for vegies and houseNorth westerly windbreak in summerSouth westerly windbreak in winterPond if possibleL or U shaped chook runs with fruit trees
