Allison Houghton, "Soil, Water, and Permaculture in Your Backyard"
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Presented at the Restoring Water Cycles to Reverse Global Warming conference October 16th-18th, 2015 at Tufts University. www.bio4climate.org
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Allison Houghton, "Soil, Water, and Permaculture in Your Backyard"
- 2. ImportanceofSoil Soil can store huge amounts of water Healthy soil acts like a sponge Cultivate life in your soil and actively build soil to retain and store water, hold onto nutrients, and capture carbon! www.areaivenvirothon.org soil microbes
- 3. SoilPyramid All Soil Life Plants Insects and Other Arthropods Vertebrates Good Soil Health Poor Soil Health
- 4. CultivateSoilLife Practice Organic Management! Conventional pesticides do damage to the soil food web. Conventional fertilizers feed the plants not the soil, actively breaking down soil structure
- 5. DefiningPermaculture ● “permanent” + “agriculture” ● Using resources around us to their fullest potential. ● development of agricultural ecosystems intended to be sustainable and self-sufficient. ● conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive systems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems.
- 6. Observe Slopes Impermeable Surfaces Dry, Shady or Wet Areas Water Sources Perennials vs. Annuals Trees and Plants Bare Soil Puddles Weeds South-Facing
- 8. Observe tree driveway house street gutter gutter leaf, log and brush pile sidewalk S poor drainage
- 9. CaptureandStoreEnergyandResources Water Compost Leaves Branches Sunlight Soil Moisture Garden Waste compost creeping thyme shredded leaves clover cocoa hulls buckwheat straw wood chips mint pea stones goat manure
- 10. ActivelyBuildYourSoil Add organic matter to BUILD soil structure and BUILD the soil’s capacity to foster life and HOLD water. earthworm casting on soil surface
- 11. Hugelkultur
- 12. OptimizeEdge water running down a slope Blackberries
- 13. TheBiggestLimitToAbundanceisCreativity Constraints can inspire creative design.
- 14. TurnProblemsintoSolutions “We are confronted with insurmountable opportunities” - Pogo (Walt Kelly)
- 16. tree driveway house street gutter gutter sidewalk poor drainage leaf, log and brush pile Build a rain garden
- 17. driveway house street gutter gutter sidewalk French Drainage Ditch and Hugelkultur Garden Bed tree
- 19. house street gutter gutter tree sidewalk permeable driveway Fruit Trees, Berry Bushes, Herbs, and Native Perennials
- 20. Vegetable Gardens with Mulch house street gutter gutter tree sidewalk permeable driveway