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01/03/2016 |
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14/05/2022 |
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Last updated:
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14/05/2022 |
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2380 W 5400 S, Hurriance, Ut, US |
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14356686862 |
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Semi Arid |
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Project: Bella Mukki Farm
Posted by Dee G. Atkin over 2 years ago
See the Magic of good design
Our first 2 years were spent completing Phase I of our design. We completed earth works installing access roads and creating 2 of 3 swales. With the earthworks completed we installed water systems, established food forests, pastures, and a John Jeavons Organic bio-intensive garden. We erected livestock structures and fencing and created our RV pad and yard for temporary housing while converting the old house into a modern farm cottage with sweeping wrap around porch, open floor plan, and convenient access to Zone 1. As an expert in constructed wetlands for waste water treatment my Phase II plans include a waste water reuse system for onsite treatment of all sewage and gray water.
Our food forests and perimeter plantings contained over 250 trees, vines, and bushes including pomegranate, grapes, varieties of berries, olive, cherry, apricot, peach, fig, pear, apple, mulberry, pecan, walnut, and pistachio, and and native varieties of elm, ash, hybrid willow, desert willow, mesquite, Russian olive rabbit brush,and bamboo for wind breaks, shading, and coppiced materials.
Our livestock program included meat goats, 100 organic pasture raised meat chickens , organic pastured chicken and duck egg production, and two trained livestock protection dogs. Tanner - a wonderful male ausi-border collie mix, and Bella - a phenominal great pyrenees female. This pair protected our livestock 24/7 from raccoons, skunks, and coyote and were the most amazing farmer companions.
In 2017 we hosted our semi-annual cousins campout. We had over 50 family and friend participants from accross the USA. It looked like a boy scout jamboree for over 5 days in the pasture and garden. We enjoyed gardening and livestock chores, plantings, livestock relay races and games, cowboy Dan trained us on roping and livestock management skills, and of course food, food, more food and FUN!
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