[epic] Plant trees and permaculture at Farmhouse Hub Winter 2024

[rufuspollock]

We want to do some tree planting and come up with something of a (permaculture) plan for the land at the PBM hub.

🔗 https://notes.lifeitself.org/Tree+planting+and+wild+garden+design+at+farmhouse+hub

Tasks

First day on the land 2024-11-25

• Calendar invite
• Chat with Lucy
• Walk the land
• Next steps ✅2024-11-25 in excalidraw atm

Prep background info

• Create an overview map for people to orient themselves ✅2024-11-25 https://link.excalidraw.com/l/9u8crB2ZmUo/2b2Zq1UhuVq
  • Google maps etc layout of land.
  • ⏭️ Videos of the land linked into overview
    • Edit the video flyovers
    • Post flyovers somewhere (instagram and/or youtube)
    • Link them to the map
• Soil analysis (old)
  • Find old one in drive and share it ✅2024-11-25
    • Find it
    • Link it ✅2024-11-25 added to excalidraw and linked to full version in drive
  • Do pH etc analysis
    • buy pH measuring system ✅2024-11-21 ordered on amazon https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B0BBGH5BM6?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title
    • Do analysis and add somewhere e.g. to the plan 🚧2024-11-23 did a first test
• Research permaculture etc
  • Ask for suggestions **✅2024-11-18 **
  • Collate suggestions ✅2024-11-20 here https://notes.lifeitself.org/Tree+planting+and+wild+garden+design+at+farmhouse+hub
  • Pick a book to read ✅2024-11-22 [[whitefield-2004-earth-care-manual]]
  • Read it and summarize 🚧2024-11-22 told S about some of it. Read about 100 pages

Create a todo list and track the items

• Choose the system ✅2024-11-25 let's just use github
  • Options github, notion, excalidraw, ...
  • Criteria
  • Evaluation
• Extract existing items and add them
  • From Lucy's whatsapp post
  • My list above

Setup coordination mechanism

• Have a whatsapp group? Yes
• Set it up and have an invite link ✅2024-11-20

Plan of planting and ordering

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1. Get planting plan
2. Identify tree nurseries ✅2025-01-28 we have 2 options that are good (see below)
3. Schedule time to go ✅2025-01-28 going on sunday 2nd feb
4. Call Desmartins Pepiniere (ciel)
5. Get manure ... 🚧2025-01-28 have confirmed price of around €100 for delivery (with donation). Lucy will schedule for w/c 2025-02-03
6. Research grants for walnut trees (call mayor?)
7. Schedule planting day(s)

Buy mycorrhizal fungi

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1. How much? 4kg for 70 trees
2. Where to buy? ✅2025-01-28 https://www.amazon.fr/s?k=mycorrhizal+fungi&crid=3FY572RSTPKF0&sprefix=mychorr%2Caps%2C148&ref=nb_sb_ss_sc_3_6 estimate about €25/kg
3. Order them ...

Notes

Where to buy plants

• Proflora Bergerac - https://www.google.com/maps/place/Proflora/@44.8254522,0.4685293,1774m
• Pepinieres Desmartis at Bergerac https://www.pepinieres-desmartis.fr/ - https://maps.app.goo.gl/dQTnCdd5uW2J7Ljn7

[rufuspollock]

We have done all the prep. Now need to get advice on trees and plant them in Jan. Pausing until then.