Current as of 2021-10-02 14:41:21 -0500

Layout of the farm

For orientation purposes we have assigned zone names to different areas of the farm.

• Zone A goes from the stream in the south-west part, where the main entrance is located, up to the public road that crosses our land in the middle of it
• Zone B is behind the compound
• Zone C begins at the public road in the eastern part and goes up to the creek in the north-east corner
• Zone D is the more or less untouched area between the creek, where zone C ends, and the north-eastern boundary

For each zone we now (2019) have some more details:

• Zone A
• Zone B
• Zone C

The image is from Google Earth and dated 2015. It does not show current reality. Click on it to enlarge.

Water distribution

Our farm land has several shallow wells.

• Zone A has a well close to the creek that passes at the bottom of it
• Zone A has another well with a water tower at the upper end of zone A
• Zone B has a defunct well which is at the low end of the easement. It does contain water but has collapsed and cannot be used to pump water out of it.
• Zone D has a well down in the valley between C and D

As water is an essential resource in farming we want to create a distribution system that allows us:

• move water from any place to any place
• irrigate plants to help them to become established
• provide drinking water to the animals
• have running water in the farmer’s house

Water is a precious resource. We don’t want to waste it, if there are other ways to achieve something. One example is that we don’t use water to flush the toilet. We use a different system which also makes compost for the garden.

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