How to Design and Build A Forest Garden - Part 1. Surveying
Forest Gardens are an excellent way to produce food and other resources for humans while enhancing biodiversity by providing a range of habitats for wildlife within the design. They are very enjoyable to design, build and interact with. Creating a forest garden is an intellectual pursuit as well as a physical one. It’s like a living, 3D amorphous puzzle that you can eat.
In this booklet, we'll look at a number of simple but significant surveys you can make on your land that will help you provide the best layout for your forest garden.
Also included with the booklet are the following site design sheets that will be helpful to anyone wanting to design for themselves ;
Sheet- Surveying Order & Observation Checklist
Site Survey Order
Observation Checklist
Sheet - Site Survey Sheets
Climate Survey
Cadastral and Topographic Survey
Water Harvesting Potential
Existing Habitat and Microhabitat Template
Existing Flora Template
Soil Survey Records and Instructions
Once you have made the payment you will receive an email with your eBook with a link to design spreadsheets.