Noriega St. Terrace Garden
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619 Noriega Street* Inner Sunset on hillside* Shade dominated site* Occupants: husband, wife & child; 4-5 months on-site* Interests: art, civil justice and permaculture* Terraces* Client annual foods: Kale; tomato; peas; mushrooms* Can commit 5-6 hours a week* Husband enjoys watering* Wants fruit tree* Makes mint tea at home
Existing Conditions• Little to no food production•Most planting zones are up stairs•Water drains quickly off site• Site is shaded majority of time• Site Composting
Key Design Responses• Amend Soil• Site Composting•Children’s activity area•Water Capture• Benefitials• Perennial Food•Herb/Kitchen Garden•Outdoor Enjoyment Space• Soil is sandy, fast draining; diversify soil conditions• Amend soil with organic matter to encourage more
below ground soil life•Develop holistic compost system to build soil on site•Carbon sequestering to offset household use• Add pollinator attractants• Fog catch reduces water consumption •Roof rain water catchment system• Implement grey water system• Solicit compost from neighborhood
Permaculture PrinciplesHow to balance household resources with site
potential?How to minimize waste?
Permaculture PrinciplesHow to balance household resources with site
potential?How to minimize waste?Encourage functioning cyclical ecosystem
Permaculture PrinciplesHow to balance household resources with site
potential?How to minimize waste?Encourage functioning cyclical ecosystemEnergy use and mitigation
Permaculture PrinciplesHow to balance household resources with site
potential?How to minimize waste?Encourage functioning cyclical ecosystemEnergy use and mitigationObserve and Interact; get feedback
Permaculture PrinciplesHow to balance household resources with site
potential?How to minimize waste?Encourage functioning cyclical ecosystemEnergy use and mitigationObserve and Interact; get feedbackCatch and store energy
People Care• Provide garden for enjoyment• Kitchen herbs make for exciting home cooking• Learning environment for child• Planned gazebo area stocked with creature
comforts• Foster connections with neighbors• Provide space for creativity• Economic fairness•Giving opportunity• Think happy, smiling and healthy
Earth Care• Balance resources with Earth and community at large
• Encourage Bio-diversity•Healthy People•Resolve: pollution; available H2O; top soil•Healthy Animals & Trophic structure
Fair Share• Passing knowledge to client•Client shares garden with friends and neighbors• Encourage neighbors to share their harvests with
one another• Strive to meet basic needs• Equitable trades
PatternsHow to balance household resources with site potential?How to minimize waste?Encourage functioning cyclical ecosystemEnergy use and mitigationObserve and Interact; get feedbackCatch and store energy
SectorsWater runs quickly offsite; pools at concrete garden entryCommunity: construction of new home behind; tall fences; neighbors all have manicured non-food producing gardensPrevailing North West wind from San Bruno GapChild ‘play ground’Some birds documented on site; lack of small mammals
Guild 1Huckleberry: keystone species, California native
Wild Ginger: medicinal uses
Lemon Balm: insectary plant; stress relief; fragrant; psychic herb
Guild 2Tree Collard: keystone species, bred for San Francisco
Mint: fragrant, medicinal, tea & herb use, beneficial to soil health, soil stabilizer
Carrot: root crop
Oca: edible root & leaves, autumn harvest
Fava: Nitro fixer
Guild 3Kumquat: keystone, citrus fruit tree, frost tolerant
Nettle: dynamic soil accumulater, nutritious cooking herb
Yacon: important starch crop, persists in slight frost
Clover (White, Crimson and Red): nitro fixer, insectary, ground cover
Guild 4Ceanothus: keystone, nitro fixer
Passionflower: vine, fast growing, insectary, beautiful flowers
Egyptian Walking Onion: perennial onion
Gotu Kola: ayuverdic herb, ground cover
Guild 5Honeyberry: keystone, tasty fruit, perennial, insectary
Anise Hyssop: insectary, ground cover
Yerba Buena: native San Francisco ground cover, mint family
MushroomsLog inoculation: Shiitake (oaks and beeches), oyster (hardwood), beech (hardwood), turkey tails (hardwood) 2-3 fruitings per year per log for up to five years.
Living walkway: garden giant (wood chip mulch, low leaf litter) requires re-mulching each year before fall rains