Permaculture Design: A Step by Step Guide

Author:Aranya
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Permaculture
ISBN: 9781856230933
Publisher: Permanent Publications
Published: 2012-03-21T16:00:00+00:00

Function System Elements

Windbreak Hedge Hazel, elder, ash, bramble etc.

Fence Posts, concrete, wooden slats etc.

Irrigation Roofwater harvesting Gutter, diverter, downpipe, water butt or tank, pond

Earthworks Dams, sluices, gulleys, trees etc.

Soil Slope stabilisation Terracing, swales, gabions, net and pan, trees

Nutrient cycling Composting, green manures, liquid feeds, mycorrhiza, treebog

Mulching Cardboard, bark, compost, straw, wood chip etc.

Food Veg garden (plants) Carrots, potatoes, onions etc.

Veg garden (structure) Raised beds, composting system, greenhouse, hand tools

Orchard Apple, plum, pear trees etc.

Note that while Hazel has appeared here as an element in a hedge system to provide wind protection, it could also have been listed as an element fulfilling the functions of soil improvement or food production.

Remember, ‘adaptable’ (multi-functional), resilient (multiple elements for each important function) and ‘high efficiency’ (least work for greatest effect) are always design principles and don’t need to be considered as separate functions.

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