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FaithVanDePu=e

Piper’sOrchardandPermaculture

Mission

ToenhancePiper’sOrchardhistoric,hor9cultural,educa9onal,aesthe9candrecrea9onalvalueforthelocal

community.

SharedbyFriendsofPiper’sOrchardandCarkeekPark.

Goals

• Improvethehealthoftheorchard

• Improvefruitquality• Reducemaintenancecosts

• Increasevolunteerism

• Createeduca9onprogram

WhyPermacultureDesign

Permacultureoffersamethodologyandframeworkfordesigningtheoverlappingneedsandresourcesofboththetreesandhumancommunityusingtheorchard.

• Sitespecificobserva9onanddesign

• Maketheleastchangeforthegreatesteffect

• Eachdesignelementperformsmul9plefunc9ons&eachfunc9onissupportedbymul9pleelements

Piper’sHistory

• Formed50,000yearsago

• Loggedinthe1800s• Piperfamilyboughtlandinlate1800s

• Orchardplanted• Sea=leParksboughtlandin1927

• Orchardabandoned• Orchardrediscoveredin1981

DesignProcess

• Sectors• Stacking• Guilds• Rela9vePlacement

Sectors

thenaturalforcesthatimpactthesite

WaterAccess

SlopesandContours

Summer–ShadeMap

Fall&Spring–ShadeMap

Winter‐Shade

OtherInfluences

• OverlappingStewardship•  Sea=leParksDepartment

•  FriendsofPiper’sOrchard•  CarkeekParkAdvisoryCouncil

• ParkRulesandRegula9ons• Opportunis9cPlantSpecies• Pests• Funding

JeffWick

Infrastructure

Labortocarefortheorchardisnotadequate.

1.  Orchardisaremoteloca9onandnotwell‐enoughknown.

2.  Communica9on&educa9onisnotfullydeveloped.

3.  Orcharddoesnota=ractsufficientvolunteers.

Treehealth&fruitqualityneedsimproving.

1.  Soilhealthisnotfullydeveloped.

2.  Beneficialplantbiodiversityisnotfullydeveloped.

3.  Supplementalirriga9onwaterisnotavailable.

4.  Beneficialanimalbiodiversityisnotfullydeveloped.

5.  Pestcontroleffortshavenotbeensufficient.

PermacultureDesignFeatures

DiverseFunc9onalRela9onships

DesignFeatureLoca9ons

OrchardSignGateway&Kiosk

!" space between center post and outer box established by wood block spacers

outer box

center post

Slightly round off post corners

concrete base

treated post

untreated post with roughened surface

Bats will enter and exit from here

BatHouseDesign

ClassroomandStorage

AppleTreeWaterRequirements

Weekly

Irriga9on

• Nopumprequired

• GravityFlow

• Intakeatpond,orjustbelowatstream

• Portablewaterlines

• Lowprofiletomowing

• Strawfilled12”depth• ~500linearfeetofswale

StrawFilledSwales

SwaleLayout

IngelaWanerstrand

Plants,Trees,BirdsandBees

PlantsandAnimals

• OrchardTrees

• OrchardFloor•  Soil•  Meadow

•  UnderTheFruitTrees• Hedgerows

• TheOrchardEdges

TreeVarietyMap

OrchardMapOverview

Plants

BirdsandBees

JJJacobi

AbundancefortheOrchardandCommunity

Crea9ngAbundance

Thequalityoffruitsandnutsonthesiteisdirectlyaffectedby

orchardhealth.

Byaddressingorchardhealth,thequalityoffruitimprovesanditcan

beusedinmoreways.

OrchardHealth

• TreeNutri9on&Maintenance

• OrchardFloorHabitat• InsectsandBirds• CodlingMoth

• AppleMaggot• AppleScab

CodlingMoth

• ArrivedinWAduring1880s

• Apples,Pears,QuinceandWalnuts

• Emergesbasedon#ofwarmdays

• Burrowsintofruittomature

• Birds,cardboardcollars,andproperdisposal

• Infectedfruitcanbeburied,crushed,orheated

AppleMaggot

• FirstdetectedinWA–1980

• Hawthorn,apple,pears,wildrosehips

• Damagetofruitflesh

• Applesandmaggotsmaturetogether

• Maggotsmostlyemergewhenfruithasfallen

• Infectedfruitcanbeburied,crushed,orheated

AppleScab

• FungalDisease• Affectsappleandpeartrees• Diseasefavorswet,coolweather• Reducestreeleafandhealth• Increasespestproblems

• Survivesinpreviousyearsinfectedleaves

• Infectedleafstreatedthroughheat

BreakingtheDiseaseCycle

• Highfrequencygatheringofdroppedfruitsandnuts• Carefulhandlingofharvestedfruitsandnuts• Gatheringfallenleaves• Compos9ngsafely

• Makeiteasy,andevenfun

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct

Trees Bud Leaf Flower Fruit Fruit Harvest Harvest Harvest

Maggot Emerge Peakemerge

Peakemerge

Emerge

Moth Emerge Peakemerge

Emerge

Scab Spore Spore Spore Spore

• UsetheSlope!• LogCatches• RegularWorkPar9es

GelngItDone,ByGoodDesign

GelngVisitorsInvolved

• Theproblemcouldbethesolu9on

• Usingthefallenapplesforentertainment

• Allowthefrequencyofvisitorstohelpwithorchardhygiene

• Usingcompostablematerialsforboo9es

Compos9ngandOrganicMa=er

• CedarGrovecompos9ng

• ReplacelostorganicmaterialwithCedarGrovecompost

• Whenorchardhealthimproves,onsitecompos9ngcanbeexplored.

Agoodpermaculturedesignshouldstrivetocatchandstorealltheenergyandmaterialsproducedonsite.Reinves9ngresourcescanbuildcapacityinthesitetocaptureyetmoreresources.

Harves9ng

• Sortaccordingtogood,ciderandbadgrades.

• Immediatelydistributegoodgradeapples.

• Educatereceiversofapples

• Pressciderapples

• CedarGrovecompostbadapples

CiderPressing

• Idealforusingdiseasedfruit• Controlspests• Producesmanyendproducts

• Rewardforvolunteers• Harvestfes9valentertainment• Classes

ShalaRacicky

Educa9onandCommunity

• Increaseawareness• Increasevolunteerbase• Strengthencommunity

• Meetmaintenanceneeds

• Generaterevenue

Objec9ves

Educa9onandOutreachOpportuni9es

•  Classesandworkshops•  AppleExchange•  Signage•  Fes9vals•  Websiteenhancements•  Fieldtrips

OrchardLaborRequirements

2009MaintenanceandEventSchedule

BringinginVolunteers

More volunteers = larger, more popular and more diverse classes

More classes = more volunteers ↓

More volunteers = fewer pests Fewer pests = healthier trees

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Healthier trees = healthier apples Healthier apples = healthier people

IncreasingOrchardVolunteers

AppleExchange

•  Phase1:ContactAppropriateDemandGroups

•  Phase2:DeliveryofEduca9onalComponent

OrchardSignage

DesignFeatureLoca9ons

HarvestFes9val

Educa9onandCommunityOutreach

BobBaines

PhasingandImplementa9on