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Suburban Ecovillage Project developers Denise-Christine and Pat Driscoll are developing their .38 acre property in northwest Eugene into a Permaculture Demonstration Site which may be toured by appointment. They have been living on site since May 2007, during which time they have been making observations and revisions to their original permaculture vision, which has now reached a stage suitable for serious development. Denise has also been developing a crop rotation plan and plants database... not quite ready for prime time yet, but they will be posted at a future date. These we expect to be "in process" for the indefinite future, as we continue to observe and conditions continue to fluctuate! The property includes several mature fruit and nut trees and gardening beds as well as flowers and herbs. A grape vine, cane berries, a few perennial crops, a chicken coop and two newly acquired beehives round out the food production capacity at this time. Denise is in training with the Lane County Extension Master Gardeners to obtain her pruning badge. This is year two of reshaping the apple trees to be more harvest-friendly. Check out the chickens' new Hoop House rain shelter, made of prefab cattle panels, plastic sheeting, clothes pins and bricks. We'll post future improvements (clothes pins were what we had on hand... maybe they can stand up to the wind, who knows? :-) A potting greenhouse and sunroom on the south end of the house are used to extend Oregon's cool growing season at both ends. Several composting operations are scattered about the property, including: bins made of wood pallets, a plastic bin, wom bin, compost tumbler and sheet composting. Spring and Summer, 2009 will see the first trench composting efforts. Solar hot water and PV panels were installed in 2008 and (former) housemate Mckyle's experimental Terra Preta (biochar) keyhole garden, in the front yard, continues to mature into what we hope will be some of the most fertile soil around. Meanwhile, it attracts the interest of passersby. Stay tuned for news on more Terra Preta experiments this summer. Find out more about Terra Preta on the Mother Earth News website. Please contact us at denise_for_peace@yahoo.com if you would like to tour our fledgling permaculture demonstration site! Or take our an online tour. If
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