EWU Garden Site Plan

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EWU Garden SitePlan


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EWU Garden Site Plan

The purpose of this powerpoint is to assist

in identification and development of critical

design issues, contexts, and alternativedesigns for the site.

Please review and comment on all stages

of design. The working group (Monday

mornings) will develop more detailed plans

and designs, along with Lauri, Robin and

Dick as support.


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Site Inspection


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Park Site from SE

Corner looking

West.


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Dr. Morley does

first siteimprovement:

Picking up beer

bottles.


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EWU Garden Sitefrom upper slope

area facing west.


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East side of site has sloped

area and flat lower portion of

the garden site. Rock or

passive garden on slope or

amphitheater possible.


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Central Upper Area

ideal for planting

beds. Note yard in

backgroundfence

needed.


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Site west side looking at Washington

Court. Area for entry and possible native

plants garden area, informational signs,

permaculture design sites. Also area forpossible truck access into bed areas.

Paths could use pebbles or permeable

surfaces.


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SW corner has highvisibility. Current plants

are in poor condition and


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Upper area

relatively flat withadequate slope for

runoff and

potential to capturerainwater using

natural slope.Good slope for

locating beds.


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All gardeners should walk

the site and experience the

land and features of this

space. Then come up with

your site assessment and

design alternatives.


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EWU Sustainable Garden Design

and Operation Permaculture is an approach to designinghuman settlements and agriculturalsystems that are modeled on therelationships found in natural ecologies.

Permaculture is sustainable land usedesign. This is based on ecological andbiological principles, often using patternsthat occur in nature to maximise effect and

minimise work. Permaculture aims to create stable,

productive systems that provide for humanneeds, harmoniously integrating the land

with its inhabitants. The ecological


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Permaculture as a context for

Sustainable Garden Design and

Operation (Continued) Elements in a system are viewed inrelationship to other elements, where theoutputs of one element become the inputs

of another. Within a Permaculture system,work is minimised, "wastes" becomeresources, productivity and yieldsincrease, and environments are restored.

Permaculture principles can be applied toany environment, at any scale from denseurban settlements to individual homes,

from farms to entire regions.


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Process for

Permaculture Design Modern permaculture is a system design tool.It is a way of:

looking at a whole system or problem;

observing how the parts relate; planning to mend sick systems by applying

ideas learned from long-term sustainableworking systems;

seeing connections between key parts.(This Garden Design will follow these 4

steps)

In permaculture, practitioners learn from the

working systems of nature to plan to fix thedama ed landsca es of human a ricultural


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Permaculture Core Values Permaculture is a broad-based and holistic approach that has

many applications to all aspects of life. At the heart ofpermaculture design and practice is a fundamental set of corevalues orethics which remain constant whatever a person'ssituation, whether they are creating systems for town planningor trade; whether the land they care for is only a windowbox oran entire forest. These 'ethics' are often summarized as;

Earthcare recognising that Earth is the source of all life(and is possibly itself a living entity see Gaia theory), thatEarth is our valuable home, and that we are a part of Earth,not apart from it. Agriculturalists traditionally exploit soil,plants and animals so intensely that serious internal (e.g.diseases, soil erosion, decrease of production through theyears) as well as external problems (e.g. pollution fromfertilizers, human diseases originating from farm factories)occur. Permaculturalists have introduced new ways ofpracticing agriculture, based on moderate yet problem-freerates of production. These ways are fundamental in restoring

a mutually beneficial (and healthy) relationship betweenpeople and the environmental factors indispensable to their


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Garden Design: Basic Process

Following planning and landscape designprocesses, the purpose of initial design is toexplore the site, identify issues or designconcerns, and develop alternatives (Phase I).This should include basic desires for facilities,activities, structures, etc. on the site, andidentification of all uses. It should also includea rough materials list and cost estimate.

Phase II is more detailed design includingspecific location of elements, plants lists,watering, composting, and all other activities.It includes final selection of materials,supplies, and equipment, along with specificdesign and location of facilities.


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Permaculture Design Issues:

Looking at the Whole Process. Sustainable Design

Incorporate native plants into gardens

Minimize water useage Drip irrigation for beds, other site elements

where possible

Collect and reuse rainwater

Composting linked to EWU student and

campus water materials


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Observing How the Parts Relate

Buffer from community housing to the

immediate north and west of the site

Appropriate fencings Create and maintain attractive site

Invite participation by neighbors

Minimize or use no parking (access site by

foot from other campus facilities)

Take advantage of south facing slope and

site

Take advantage of adjoining EWU building


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planning to mend sick systems by

applying ideas learned from long-term sustainable working systems

Add points


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ermacu ture es gn ssues:

seeing connections between

key parts. Add points


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ar en te

Design:Programming: Step

1. Programming is the identification ofactivities, elements, spaces, structures,

facilities needed for the garden design. Itis often a list of activities or wish list of

things in the garden.

The next section is a starting point for this


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Garden Elements, Activities and

Features of the Garden

The following is a list of short and long-term activities, facilities, structures andconsiderations for the design.

Raised beds for vegetable and related studentgarden plots (20-30 beds, wood framed 8 by4, 12 inch rectangular boards).

A fence (woodennot chain link) to protect

beds from grazing animals. A system of drip irrigation to serve each bed.

Initially this can be linked by hose. Long-termdesign for water access and use with timers

to be designed.


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Garden Elements, Activities andFeatures of the Garden

Access to the site (upper site) from

Washington Court and from Lower (SE

corner) area off Elm Street.

Pebble or appropriate walkways

associated with natural access.

Access from Washington Court side to

include pebble or appropriate auto access

to beds/fenced area.


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Entry from Washington Court into the

Native Plants garden (major focus on SW

corner of site in native plantings (tentative

)).

Native Plants incorporated into all site

design for low water use and

maintenance, and educationalopportunities about native vegetation.

Native Plants as decorative and garden

elements of the site.


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Educational Components

Park Identity

Enty

Appearance

Name and Information

Class sitting area

Benches or natural amphitheater

Lecture speaker area/small stage Sink, work table

Cooking area/grill

Picnic seating

Educational Signage


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Permaculture Site Planning and Design

Process:

Native Plants Garden and Site Design.


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Basic garden facilities.

Equipment and storage shed for

shovels, rakes, hoes, all equipment,materials storage, hoses, wheel

barrows, pots and planting materials,

etc.

Sink and clean-up area. One near or in

the bedding fence, and one in the lower

area.

Work bench and tables for garden


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Other space needs, uses.

List here.


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EWU Garden Site Plan: Site

Design (Step 2)


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EWU Garden Site Plan: Stahl

House SiteThe original site for the EWU Garden is former

residential lot at the north edge of campus. The

original home did not have a full basement, and

once the foundation was removed, dirt on the site

was used to fill in the daylight basement. A Soils

Test is needed for the site.


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UPDATE FROM SHAWN KING. 3/5/11.

The Project Manager on the Stahl House demolition

provided this information on the site

1. Since the basement was only a daylight there wasenough soil on site to grade the site as it is. No soil was

imported to the site. That being said we did not do any

soil analysis of the existing site.

2. The sanitary sewer is still located into the middle

of the site. It is deep and probably will not interfere withyour plans. It is capped underground. When a one-call

locate is done at the beginning of your project that line

will be marked.

3. Currently the on-site water is not connected to the

city water main. We decided to leave this work until this

Existing Site Conditions


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Complete soils testing for site.

Identify water and sewer connections.

Develop short-term designs for wateraccess from current taps (upper and lower

areas) to serve beds and gardens.

Design water (drip irrigation) and/or hosespigots to beds.

Design beds and materials, including soils.


(Immediate Actions)


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Basic Design Issues/Site Assessment

Wood Fence on North border to separate from

neighbors and to serve as the north fence for

the beds.

Address slopeseparate lower slope area

adjoining EWU building

Separate most active uses with active

classroom uses in lower (east site) areas

Create area for native plants and garden


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Raised Beds8x 4 x12(20-30 beds in

fenced area).

Entrance and

Native

Plants

Garden

Ampitheat

er and

meeting

area withHillside

landscape

garden.


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Garden Design Alternatives

Please develop more detailed designs. Wewill eventually get large size maps for moredetailed site analysis and planning.

Print copies of these maps and develop yourown site analysis features and alternativedesigns for the garden.

Working Group this week can fill in the ppt

blanks and develop more detail. Those who have not walked the site should

go out with the map and make notes on theirmap.

Ex and the list of activities in the arden

Documents

EWU Garden Site Plan