Ananda Suruci 2014 Spring PDC
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Sunny side of cargo container dorms for volunteers at Ananda Suruci
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greywater treatment and edible landscaping still intact although it could use more mulch!
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food and medicinal plants growing everywhere
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native bean climbing up tree near the main hall
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Lemon balm, but not much other plants.
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This compost system didn't work well - too dry
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Coriander flowers
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Path edges need more mulch and the edibles would do better
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Don't know if this groundcover is a good or bad thing over the long term.
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Taiwanese basil
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Not enough mulch and too little water!
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Adjacent "pineapple field" returning to wetland
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Adjacent "pineapple field" returning to wetland
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Banana circle grey water treatment and composting
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field crops
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Wild native goosefoot (quinoa family)
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Solanum?
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Solanum?
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A-frame construction
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A-frame construction
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A-frame construction
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Proud A-frame constructors
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Proud A-frame constructors
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bag garden filled but not planted
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bag garden filled but not planted
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bag garden filled but not planted
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Views looking up the hill toward the hall
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New covered platform and soon to be finished natural swimming pool.
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Nice groundcover
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Parking lot from side road
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Lots of this shy plant around
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Several trees that were killed (or died)?
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Several trees that were killed (or died)?
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What should we grow on this hillside?
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And here, what should we grow here?
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台灣黃槿
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台灣黃槿
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food forest exercise
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food forest exercise
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food forest exercise
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food forest exercise
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food forest exercise
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just planted bag garden
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just planted bag garden
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Just planted sheet mulch planting bed
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bag and bamboo basket that I fell in love with
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seed-planted bed in the main crops area
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mint around the edges
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dragon whiskers
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buckwheat and?
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edible leafy chrysanthemum
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well mulched, simple polyculture
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well mulched, simple polyculture
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planted or weed (lead tree?)
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some black plastic mulch; Ah-chen cuttiing weeds in the background
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Fields ready for the next round of planting
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Different crops being grown: carrots, asparagus, cabbage, eggplant, corn. Some black plastic mulch.
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Interesting order of plants - need to ask Ah-chen about this
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More field crops, and some layering
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More field crops, and some layering
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compost pile in the orchard, which is now under the care of Potential Tsai
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Native flower and groundcover
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field being prepared to be cultivated for first time for grains, etc.
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A constructed wetland area of water harvesting/habitat creation
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Orchard and grassy understory - working on solution to decrease labor and increase yield
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Another constructed pond/wetland
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What was it? Who ate it?
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Groundcover near wetter area
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Tamarind in need of companions
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Tamarind in need of companions
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Looks suspicious, like herbicide was used...hmmm
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Parking lot, top level
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from the parking lot to the main hall
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Too colorful not to photograph
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More of the plant
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My yuetao homework
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My yuetao homework
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Professional photographer
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The completed sheet mulch bed, stone-laid path included

A successful PDC course, lots of progress on many fronts at the Ananda Suruci Master Unit in Yujing, Tainan.

Keywords: flower, permaculture
Dates: 2014:03:01 - 2014:03:13