This Orchard Doesn't Look Like an Orchard (and it's full of Trios!)
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Permaculture Orchard
We chat with orchardist Stefan Sobkowiak who replaced an organic apple orchard with a permaculture orchard at Miracle Farms.
We talk about:
We chat with orchardist Stefan Sobkowiak who replaced an organic apple orchard with a permaculture orchard at Miracle Farms.
We talk about:
- Why he prefers a permculture planting to a monoculture organic apple orchard
- How can an orchard be a permaculture?
- The system of “trios” he uses as a basic design unit
- Minimizing external inputs
- Using sheep in an orchard
- Timelines for establishing a permaculture orchard
- Using fruiting shrubs under trees
- Planting perennial flowers, herbs, and vegetables underneath fruiting shrubs
When it comes to the idea of permaculture, Sobkowiak says, “It’s just applied common sense.”
