The Ultimate Guide to Natural Farming and Sustainable Living by Nicole Faires

Author:Nicole Faires
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 2015-11-04T05:00:00+00:00

Design Considerations of Zone 1

Zone 1 hugs the house because it is the area you will work in or walk through every day. The size and shape of it depends on how much land you have, how you access it, your own daily schedule, how much time you have, and whether you have animals in a barn located at the edge in Zone 2. City dwellers may have a Zone 1 only reaching 10 feet, while rural people might have a half-acre or more. The zone is designed with the same considerations that you used in chapter 1 to plan the layout of your property, such as the climate, wind, and relationships between the elements.

On top of those considerations, you also need to keep in mind:

• How will I access each element? Do I need a road to get to Zone 2 or beyond?

• Where is the best place for the road? When I build the drainage from the paths and roads, where will the water runoff go?

• Where are the doors to the house, and where will the greenhouse and shaderoom go?

• Where is the best place to put a clothesline so that it gets sunlight and also has easy access to the laundry room?

• Where is the best place for a play area? Even if you don’t have children, a place to relax or play an outdoor game is important.

• If you are using wood heat, where will the woodpile go so that it is close to the door and sheltered from the weather? Where will the chopping block be?

• What kind of outdoor kitchen or barbecue are you building? It will probably extend from the shaderoom.

• Where is the water source for this zone? Where are the storage tanks and hoses, and where will you distribute the graywater from the house? What kind of irrigation will you use?

• What kind of fencing or hedge will span the perimeter to keep out larger animals?

• Are you growing pigeons, bees, quail, rabbits, or worms? What kind of housing will they need? How will you give them water? Where will the waste go?

The Ideal Zone 1

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