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Any resources for how to plan layout of homestead?
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21 Feb ’13 - 8:12 pm
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I like the idea of permaculture zones. Putting things right next to the house that you do all the time. Putting things so that if they need constant tending they are on the way to somewhere you go anway . So by dumping the compost or taking a dump in the outhouse you pass the chickensn. Keeping perennial plants that need less tending in a further away zone.

Take your time planning it will save or cost you a Iot of energy over the years. l also like the way chicken tractors can be used to open up spaces to plant stuff. gl.

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I really like the idea of a chicken coop like this, figure out how big your garden area is, make a run the same size on each side, run the chickens on one side one year, garden on the other, rotate each year

Victory-Chicken-Garden-Crop_Rotation.jpg

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22 Feb ’13 - 10:18 am
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here is good article from MEN

http://www.motherear.....stead.aspx

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has anyone tried the rotating yards at all?

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25 Jan ’14 - 8:16 pm
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Here is a cool graphic on how permaculture address layout.

PermacultureZonesCone.png

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that is pretty cool

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