Regenerating degraded local ecosystems as a global example

By integrating our 5 core pillars we create a blueprint for other re-greening desert communities. We do this first and foremost locally through implementing permaculture principles and ethics throughout our food forest design and vegetable garden. We extend this blueprint by creating strategic partnerships and alliances within eco-village networks and intentional communities, local and regional politics as well as global art and culture initiatives. By creating legal, financial and bio-regional connections through partnerships, administrative and legal pathways we hope to facilitate the process for future projects.

Regenerating the local environment through permaculture principles, design and ethics

Base Map & Zoning

A base map is the starting point for a permaculture design, in terms of laying out elements and design features on your design site, as well as site analysis and assessment. Zoning is a Permaculture design technique that positions the elements (like herbs, trees, chicken house) in our design in areas according to their need or our use.

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Food Forest

With a forest garden, you can provide for yourself, and also your progeny will benefit from bountiful harvests.

Your forest garden is modeled on the forest ecosystem, which is one of the most stable and species-rich systems on earth.

If you ideally combine nut trees, fruit trees, shrubs, perennials and vegetables in your forest garden, you can achieve a long-term secure harvest. The most important thing in a forest garden is to plan the different layers. If you have planned your Forest Garden well, you will eventually have an extremely low maintenance height producing Food forest.

How can you create a food forest? 6 easy steps

1 Make a plan based on questions of climate, resources, location and needs

2 Choose location

3 Observe and interact

4 Create a map

5 Prepare the soil

6 Planting the canopy

1 Overstory trees: Macadamia ,Fig, Oil Willow (NF), Chines Chestnut

2 Understory: Mango, Kei Plum, Peach, Boysenberry

3 Ground Cover: Strawberry, Lucerne (NF), White clovers, Borasch (NF)

4 Allium: P. Leek, jumping Galic, Prairie Candle, Spurge Plant, Daffodil

5 Root: Beetroot, Horseradish, Rhubarb, Wild Garlic, Pastinak, Potato

6 Mushroom: Austern Seidlinge, Shiitake

7 Climbers: Cherokee Teardrop Bean, Peas, Kiwiberry (all NF)

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pecific

Our team wants to accomplish roughly 0.5 ha sized forest garden in central California, to re-green the desert, bring back new habitats, reduce carbon emissions, build environmental resilience and sustain ourselves.

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We will have eleven to fourteen overstory and understory trees, herbs and perennials. By starting in early spring the first pioneers and tree rings. We’ll gain the first harvest by summer 2023. By summer 2025 we’ll gain around 30 kg of harvest.

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chievable

We’ll start with buying or swapping trees, with the knowledge we have and the financial capacity of around 500 USD x 1.5 ha. We’ll create a regular survey to track the improvement.

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ealistic

By 30hours/week and Permablitzes

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imely

By only focusing on one pioneer circle per 3 to 6 months we’ll slowly increase the volume of the forest garden.

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ntertaining

Celebration for the work we have done, keeping the motivation high.

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eward

Gratitude circle

Vegetable Garden

What is a Keyhole?

A keyhole garden is a circular raised bed, the center of which is accessible through a small entrance. Such a raised bed can be processed both from the outside and from the center. It is designed to minimize pathways. The name Keyhole Garden is an image for the layout of these beds, which look like a keyhole from above. The keyhole comes originally from Africa. This Design is made especially for hot and dry environments. It stores water much longer, it is self-fertilizing the plants through the different layers it is filled with. The center of the bed is not directly accessible. There is a vertical tunnel in the middle, often made of chicken wire which contains kitchen waste or compost. Through this technique it can feed a family of 4-5 people.

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Keyhole Principles and Mandala

1 Planting design for the keyhole

2 3 chicken coops of 120 width x 10legnth, 120width x 15 length

3 Swails

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Local & bioregional Partnerships

Local and County Politics & legal structures: County approval of natural building codes, Facilitating zoning and permitting process for re-greening dessert projects. Understanding administrative and legal pathways we facilitate the process for others future projects.

Establishing local and regional relationships with indigenous Piu tribes, water alliances, local residents, food banks, waste management, primary and middle schools.

Regional community membership and work exchanges

Artists and Musicians

Extending our global network

Creating Global and interconnected partnerships: GEN network, Eco-restoration Camps, Regenerative Water Alliance, intentional communities.org.

We offer business and concept development consultancy services for other regreening projects.

Artists, Musicians and Creatives