Herschberger Permaculture Project, Community Garden, Naperville Permaculture Project Ford Heights 169

1. PERMACULTURE PROJECT
Herschberger: Peotone, Illinois
“From Food Desert to
Food Forest”

2. PERMACULTURE
• the development of agricultural ecosystems
intended to be sustainable and self-sufficient.
• originally referred to "permanent agriculture"
BENEFITS
Permaculture design allows us to improve the quality and
productivity of our individual lives, our society and our
environment. It means we can eat healthy food and live in
healthy communities. We can increase yields, reduce or stop
pollution, reduce energy consumption and turn our
ecological impact from a negative to a positive.

3. Backyard: Food Desert
2006

4. LAY OUT DESIGN

5. SHEET MULCHING = Less labor!

6. Adding seeds to start vegetables and
other plants for first season harvest.

8. An EDIBLE ECOLOGICAL garden.

9. Grapes, lettuces, arugula, greens, spinach,
asparagus, herbs, peppers, and more!

10. Delphinium in chamomile garden

11. GREENS!

12. Herb Garden

13. Ripening Blackberries & Raspberries

14. Raspberries

15. Red Currants: Jam/Pies!

16. Peaches

17. Guess!

18. Concord
Grapes

19. Blueberries

20. Mustard
Greens

21. St. Irenaeus Community Garden
Park Forest, Illinois

22. St. Irenaeus Community Garden
Park Forest, Illinois

23. COMMUNITY GARDENS: BENEFITS
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Improves the quality of life for people in the garden
Provides a catalyst for neighborhood and community development
Stimulates Social Interaction
Encourages Self-Reliance
Beautifies Neighborhoods
Produces Nutritious Food
Reduces Family Food Budgets
Conserves Resources
Creates opportunity for recreation, exercise, therapy, and education
Reduces Crime
Preserves Green Space
Creates income opportunities and economic development
Reduces city heat from streets and parking lots
Provides opportunities for intergenerational and cross-cultural
connections

24. Permaculture Project
Naperville, Illinois

25. Permaculture Project
Naperville, Illinois