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Food Forest & Permaculture
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Action Performed by Date and Time Comment Publish Brenda Vanderloop Jun 26, 2008 10:25 PM No comments.
"Permaculture is a design system for creating sustainable human environments. The word itself is a contraction not only of permanent agriculture but also of permanent culture, as cultures cannot survive for long without a sustainable agriculture base and landuse ethic. The focus is to create systems that are ecologically-sound and economically viable, which provide for their own needs, do not exploit or pollute, and are therefor sustainable in the long term. Based on the observation of natural systems, the wisdom of traditional farming systems and modern scientific and technological knowledge, permaculture uses inherent qualities of plants and animals combined with the natural characteristics of landscapes and structures to provide a life-supporting system for city and country, using the smallest practical area."
Bill Mollison
The Food Forest at
21 Acres is the initial step to integrating permaculture principles at
21 Acres. It will demonstrate a home-scale model of how fruits, herbs,
and vegetables can be used within a landscape. With the help of hard
working volunteers from Comcast and Google, 21 acres has begun to
develop a small parcel of land by planting 23 apple, pear, and plum
trees, 8 blueberry shrubs, 2 currents, 2 gooseberry, 4 Kiwi, and a
variety of herbs. All of which is irrigated by a 5000 gallon water
tank that utilizes a solar power well. The drip system was
successfully switched on for the first time on Saturday afternoon, June
21. 21 Acres will be continuing with the next planting phases and
projects throughout the Summer and Fall.
WSU AgWeatherNet selects 21 Acres for regional weather station