Zone 1 in a permaculture design refers to the area that is closest to the center of the design and is typically the most intensively managed and frequently used area. This zone is usually reserved for elements that require the most attention, such as annual vegetables and herbs, small fruit trees, and small animal housing.
Elements in zone 1 should be easy to access and require frequent care, such as watering, pruning, and harvesting. They should also be located close to the home or other main living areas, as they will be used on a daily basis.
Articles tagged with Zone 1
Herb spiral at Beyond Buckthorns
This design is for a herb garden area at Beyond Buckthorns, close to the house. The design follows a V-CEAP design process. The herb garden area is planned for a zone 1 spot very close to the house and under an oak tree. This is Lumia Huhdanpää-… more
Building the poop palace - an integrated composting area
Flushing our shit with clean drinkable water down the toilet to an entity that then separates shit from water in order to make our water drinkable again isn’t really sustainable or? There must be better ways around, especially something that is… more
Building a DIY weather station
Weather stations allow to get different data, like temperature, wind speed, wind direction, humidity, etc. At Beyond Buckthorns we now have one Dominik has built.
Designing a food forest for Zone 1
This design is for a small multi layer garden (forest garden). It shows how easy it is to transform ~ 100 m² with permaculture design into a productive area.
Catching the rain
At Beyond Buckthorns we have our own well. It is 12 – 13 meters deep and is connected to a pump that starts when there is demand. Well water is our drinking and washing water. In 2017 we got hit by 2 droughts. Both together made it necessary to… more
Introducing the Jean-Luc
Since I got dropped into biogas, working with Prof. TH Culhane on different biogas projects, I always wanted to have a biogas system on my own. When I came to Finland I finally got the space to build a biogas digester and then actually experiment… more