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    Casitas Valley Farm

    Southern California, USA

    Introducing bees for pollination
    Introducing bees for pollination
    Overseeing water well installation
    Overseeing water well installation
    Native and pollinator plants for
    Native and pollinator plants for
    Integrated Pest Management and bee forage
    Cover cropping with new apple trees
    Cover cropping with new apple trees
    Home kitchen garden design & install
    Home kitchen garden design & install
    Heritage pig breeds feed on
    Heritage pig breeds feed on
    whey and brewery mash
    Using Canna as living fences
    Using Canna as living fences
    to hold soil in avocado orchard
    Solar panel installation
    Solar panel installation
    Earthworks agroforestry system
    Earthworks agroforestry system
    Earthworks filled with rain just
    Earthworks filled with rain just
    after installing
    Earthworks filled with rain just
    Earthworks filled with rain just
    after install
    Interplanting avocados with nitrogen
    Interplanting avocados with nitrogen
    fixing shrubs
    Interplanting stumped avocados with
    Interplanting stumped avocados with
    summer squash
    Diversification with Tequila Agave
    Diversification with Tequila Agave
    Using Opuntia cactus as erosion
    Using Opuntia cactus as erosion
    control
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    Challenge:

    Convert a Commercial Organic Orchard to Diversified Permaculture Farm

     

    Solutions:

    PDI team members assisted with the design and implementation of diversified systems on an existing organic farm selling avocados, persimmons, and apples. Soils were treated with microbiological inoculants from compost teas to restore soil health.  Overall plant diversity was increased with cover cropping, pollinator plants, and erosion control plantings.  An existing creamery and farm stand were reopened, and small livestock (hogs) were brought in. 

     

    Project Lead:

    Loren Luyendyk

    Designing for resource abundance by creating regenerative landscapes, resilient communities, and local living economies