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Homestead Final Design Charles Gould Hartland, ME
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Homestead Final Design

Charles Gould Hartland, ME

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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)

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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.

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Final design photo

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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

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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.

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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


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