Before Permaculture at Dove Ranch – Permaculture Homestead

Geoff Lawton emphasized in the Permaculture Design Certificate course that I’m taking, that you really want to have as many before shots as possible when applying permaculture to land, so that you can see the progress made over time. So, in keeping with that strong suggestion, I’ve taken a few pictures that are typical of the ranch, now.

Driveway Before Permaculture — This is our modest driveway in 2017 with my Subaru Forester parked in it.

2017 Eroded Flood Plain — This is the majorly eroded flood plain down in the wash. This is pre-permaculture in 2017, looking south along the west property boundary.

2017 Flood Plain — This captures a view of the 2017 snowmelt running off on the north side of the floodplain looking south before I’ve applied any permaculture design to the eroded muddy mess.

2017 Looking East at Fork in the Wash — Using permaculture I intend to introduce dryland trees and erosion control methods to the wash. This is known to create water plumes and often creates natural springs where there were none in the past.

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