My homestead goals include growing various fruit and nut trees in organized rows, constructing underground greenhouses called Walipini for year-round growing, raising livestock and other animals, restoring a pond and barn, and implementing a solar power project. The homestead will provide a sustainable living for my family and allow us to participate in local CSAs, bringing farm-fresh food to the community. The layout includes an apple orchard, two large Walipini greenhouses, livestock pastures, additional fruit and nut trees, and extra space for orchards and pastures to double production.

1. Homestead Goals
I think this brainstorming assignment went very well for helping me organize
somethings and narrow my thought pattern. I have grouped all my fruit and nut trees
together. In the next rows I have my ideas for the greenhouses. They are old style of
underground greenhouses called Walipini. I like these designs because I think it will
make it easier to grow year round. Under the greenhouse cards are the livestock and
other animals plus the composting area. Finally I have to large scale projects. A pond
restoration and solar power project. I just realized I missed the barn restoration
project card. It would just need a roof for now to provide shelter for animals in the
winter and hot summer days.

2. Key components

3. Goals Articulation Statement
My homestead provides my family and I with a comfortable sustainable
living life. We are also large enough to participate in some local CSA’s
bringing the farm to table concept to our local community.

4. Homestead layout

5. Homestead Site Description Section 1
• Everything to right of the grass break and north of the road will be
apple orchard.
• Two large Walipini greenhouses will be behind and just to the left
house by the large tree.
• From the grass break left and half way up the hill will be
livestock/Horse pasture.
• From the midway point up to my Uncle’s houses will be the other fruit
and nut trees.

6. Homestead Site Description Section 2
• On the south side of the road next to the building until the grass
break will be additional pasture.
• The upper area from the grass break to the woods will be for extra
orchard space.
• Both areas would effectively double each livestock and orchard
production areas.