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Tanglefoot Farm

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Commenced:	01/03/2018
Submitted:	23/04/2018
Last updated:	23/04/2018
Location:	1136 County St 2971, Blanchard, OK, US
Phone:	405-501-0790
Website:	http://tanglefootfarm.com
Climate zone:	Sub tropical

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Tanglefoot Farm

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Rural, Residential, Educational

Project Summary

Tanglefoot Farm was officially started when we purchased two acres in Blanchard, OK in March, 2018. We intend to build a small home (900sf) and reclaim this land using Permaculture principles. This property had been completely unmanaged for many years, and has some issues that permaculture principles will help solve. To begin, the entire lot is sloped, dropping about 6 feet from the Southern property line to the North. The topsoil has essentially washed away, and the remaining soil is very poor quality; nutrient deficient heavy clay. Erosion is also a problem, and the creek area has been scoured and drops an additional 8 feet from the lot grade. Invasive Juniper and Greenbriar are just covering up the lot, and other there are very few climax plants. We have lots of black locust, bluestem grass, and a few redbuds. There are some older oaks, but all are in poor condition. We are in the Cross Timbers, and I'd like to restore the creek area to a viable microcosm & leave for wildlife habitat. The rest of the property will be for growing food, and raising chickens and pigs. Eventually, I'd like to use our property as a place to teach permaculture principles. We have started the work of clearing the Easter Red Cedars off the property, and are currently working with the architect. We plan to start dirt work for the house, and amending the soil in the next few weeks.

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Building a Permaculture Homestead from the ground up.

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