regenerative design & edible landscaping
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Create an abundant edible oasis! Learn more at www.appleseedpermaculture.com/blog. Presented September 2010 in North Conway, NH and West Hartford, CT.TRANSCRIPT
Ethan C. Roland, AppleSeed Permaculture LLC
With Gratitude to Dave Jacke, Eric Toensmeier, and Dyami Nason-Regan.
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Prime Directive
“The only ethical decision is to take responsibility for our own existence and that of our children.
Make it Now.”- Bill Mollison, Co-creator of Permaculture
• Why?
• Principles
• Plants
• Community
Regenerative Design & Edible Landscaping
meeting human needs while increasing ecosystem health
Permaculture:
Developed in 1980’s, over 1,000,000 people certified, active in 140+ Countries, more than 4,000 projects on the ground
1. Earth Care 2. People Care 3. Resource Share
Permaculture: Ethics
Why Regenerative Design?
BioDevastation
• Welcome to “6X”
Climate Chaos
50 million climate change refugees by 2010 - UN
2004Climate Chaos
Hardiness Zoneswww.arborday.org
Hardiness Zone
Food Insecurity
“...an impending crisis of soaring food prices...” - UN/FAO ISFP
Blood Boils
• Climate has been a major driver of armed conflict in Africa
• Future warming is likely to increase the number of deaths from war
• Strife arises when the food supply is scarce in warm conditions
• 400,000 extra deaths in African conflicts by 2030
• Human costs are likely to be staggering
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2009
Peak Petroleum
The Hirsch Report• World oil peaking is going to happen, and will likely be
“abrupt and revolutionary”.
• Oil peaking will adversely affect global economies, particularly those most dependent on oil.
• Effective mitigation will be dependent on the implementation of mega-projects and mega-changes at the maximum possible rate.
• Government intervention will be required, but economic upheaval is not inevitable.
• Scenarios: 0, 10, 20 years before peak.
Why Regenerative Design?
Edible Landscaping
Principles
3 Principlesof Edible Landsaping
• Interconnection
• Diversity
• Organic & Biological Resources
Herbs/Flowers
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata
DaylillyHemerocallis spp.
ComfreySymphytum spp.
EchinaceaEchinacea purperea
Anisse HyssopAgastache foeniculum
Perennial Vegetables
Nettle
Urtica dioica
Asparagus
Asparagus officinalis
Rhubarb
Rheum x cultorum
French sorrel - Rumex acetosa
Some (More) Common Perennial Vegetables
Sea Kale
(Crambe maritima)
Multiplier Onion (Allium cepa-aggregatum)
• Shallot, walking onion, chive, garlic chives
Climbing Spinach (Hablitzia tamnoides)
Trees
Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)
Juneberry(Amelanchier spp.)
American Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)
Chestnut
Pine Nut
Vines
GroundnutApios americana
HopsHumulus lupuls
Hardy Kiwi(Actinidia arguta)
Super-Hardy Kiwi(Actinidia kolomikta)
Shrubs
Nanking CherryPrunus tomentosa
Hazelnut(Corylus spp.)
Hazelnut(Corylus spp.)
Seaberry(Hippophae rhamnoides)
Currants(Ribes spp.)
ElderberrySambucus canadensis
Want to learn more
about these plants?
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Visit the Edible Forest Gardens Wiki at the Apios Institute!
Community
Community
Community
Community
Community
Macedonia - Cegrane Refugee Camp
Photo: Andrew Jones
Andrew Jones & Geoff Lawton
Photo: Andrew Jones
Macedonia‐Class+Design
Photo: Andrew Jones
Macedonia‐Design
Photo: Andrew Jones
Earthworks: Water Harvesting, Erosion Control
Photo: Andrew Jones
Earthworks‐‐Swales
Photo: Andrew Jones
Strawbales
Photo: Andrew Jones
StrawbaleWomen
Photo: Andrew Jones
Photo: Andrew Jones
EarlyseasonseedlingsraisedinColdFrames‐‐DuckandGoosepondposi@oneduphillfromsmallcropgardensforgravityfer@ga@on‐‐GardenPondsadddiversityandpredatorhabitat
Photos: Andrew Jones
Diverse
Small CropsProductive
Organic
Photo: Andrew Jones
Tomatoes
First Year:
6.5 Tons of Organic Tomatoes Produced
-- Solar-dried and sold to gourmet Italian Market
-- Economic SustainabilityPhoto: Andrew Jones
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• BOOKS
• Landscaping with Fruit - Lee Reich
• Gaia’s Garden - Toby Hemenway
• PERMACULTURE
• Design Certification Courses
Next Steps
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