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The redesign of a site called "The Factory"

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Commenced:	01/02/2015
Submitted:	30/06/2015
Last updated:	07/10/2015
Location:	Usine de Bans, Impasse Roch 9, Bans, Jura, FR
Phone:	0041 79 251 41 20
Website:	we do not have a website for this project.
Climate zone:	Cold Temperate

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The redesign of a site called "The Factory"

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Rural, Residential

Project Summary

We own a wonderful site in France which we have developed over the past 25 years. I'm at retirement age, and increasingly open to ways in which I can reduce my maintenance effort. Until now, we've relied heavily on power equipment to help out, but wish to reduce our property's "fuel consumption" (and that includes our elbow grease).

Project Description

To reach our objective, as outlined in the above summary, we will - over the coming years and based on permaculture design methods - redesign our property. 1. We will review current water usage and irrigation. Although abundantly supplied with natural sources of water - we have a river and a canal running through our property, we want to redesign current water distribution. We will also be designing and implementing a pond in Zone 2. 2. The land covers 3.5 hectares. Unsurprisingly, only a small part is "garden". Around it are intensively farmed fields, and developed land (small industry). We have always seen our land as an "oasis for wildlife", and have been successful in making this happen. We want to apply permaculture design to improve (or at least maintain) this situation. The pattern section of the course was particularly stimulating. 3. We will be mulching our entire vegetable garden, implementing Hügelkultur, and using various permaculture approaches to improve the soil over time. Currently, much of our soil is clay-limestone dominant. We will be considering chicken tractors and legumes that can be worked back into the soil. And last but not least, we wish to evangelise Permaculture by doing and showing, the only way to bring about behavioural change.

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