In order to design a new permaculture plan, first you need to document what already exists which is called a Base Plan. When I went to Mexico in September, I took measurements of our land and took note of elevation, existing trees, shrubs, structures, walls, etc. I will also research direction of the sun, wind and other elements such as annual rain fall and average temperature that will help with our design.
Future Plans: It's hard to keep from focusing on the future until I get the baseline plan complete but....I do know that we want a great variety of plants for food production as well as shade. We are also interested in animal habitats and perhaps another cabin or 2 on the land in order to rent them out in the future. Other ideas at this time are:
- Collect, re-use and recycle as much water as possible on the land
- Compost food and other waste
- Attract animals while repelling others (mosquitos, scorpions, snakes, centipedes)
- Use the sun as energy source via use of solar panels and solar water heater
- Be a source of education for anyone interested in learning how to be more sustainable
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