Our projects 2020 | pura-vida-eco-farm

Pura Vida Eco Farm

At the moment there are several projects going on at the farm for 2019:

A: to expand the front garden

B: to add varieties to the berries garden

C: to plant native perennials plants in the orchard

D: to add more strawberries varieties and more asparagus to the terraces growing beds

E: to start an intensive garden following guidelines from Jean-Martin Fortier

and Perrine and Charles Herve' - Gruyer

F: To establish a winter garden on raised beds.

G: to create an hoop house under the oaks where to grow mainly salads and tomatoes.

H: to complete the hugelkur on the slope and plant raspberries on it.

I: improve the willows row to use it for basketry and wood chips production.

L: expand the Hazelnuts areas

M: to test the agroforestry system growing red fife wheat around peach trees.

N: to establish a perennials garden and a forest garden (using dwarf varieties of fruit trees)

on the northern feather. There is also a plan to create a raised gazebo in the center.

O: same as for the choice of plants, but to create in center a small playground instead.

P: The outer circle will still be dedicated to garlics, leeks and onions.

Q: The median circle could be used for potatoes, sweet potatoes peppers, squash and pumpkins.

R: The inner circle is dedicated to a tall hugelkutur bed following the guidelines of Sepp Holtzer.

S: To plant fruit trees and perennials plants in the southern perimeter

T: To keep working on the farm buildings in order to realize a greenhouse, a summer kitchen,

a sugar shack, a meeting room, a compost toilet, an handicrafts workshop and a mechanical

workshop.

U: to create playgrounds to entertain the kids while the adults work in the gardens.

V: to improve the new roads.

W: to improve the water reservoirs and use them for irrigation.

Z: to create compost mounds and windrows (following the guidelines of Dr. Elaine Ingham)

near the gardens.

Possibly buy more chickens and a couple of pigs.