Permaculture and the Three Epochs Curriculum: Zones 4 & 5

E. Zone 4: Harvest Forests
1. Long term development of forests
2. Shelterbelts
3. Timber for firewood, building, honey and fodder
4. Minimal watering
5. Watering, when necessary, with greywater and sewage
6. Range animals
a. Wool Sheep
b. Beef cattle
c. Deer
7. Animals maintain forest
8. Minimal animal feeding

References:
-Barnes, Burton, Forest Ecology, John Wiley and Sons, NYC, 1980.
-Constantine, Albert Jr., Know Your Woods, Charles Scribner’s Sons, NYC, 1959.
-Imhof, Daniel, Farming With the Wild, Sierra Club Books, San Francisco, 2003.
-Jacke, Dave, Edible Forest Gardens, Volumes I and II, Chelsea Green Publishing Company, White River Junction, Vermont, 2005.
-Mollison, Bill, Permaculture: A Designer’s Manual, Tagari Publications, Tyalgum Australia, 1988.
-Peterson, R.T. and McKenney, Wildflowers: Peterson Field Guide, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1971.
-Peterson. L., Edible Wild Plants: Peterson Field Guide, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1973.
-Petrides, Eastern Trees: Peterson Field Guide, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1985.
-Petrides, Trees and Shrubs: Peterson Field Guide, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1987.
-Russel-Smith, Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture, Harper, NYC, 1978.

F. Zone 5: Natural Forests
1. Conservation of natural woodlands
2. Forest management
3. Wildlife habitat
4. Predominately native species

References:
-Barnes, Burton, Forest Ecology, John Wiley and Sons, NYC, 1980.
-Constantine, Albert Jr., Know Your Woods, Charles Scribner’s Sons, NYC, 1959.
-Imhof, Daniel, Farming With the Wild, Sierra Club Books, San Francisco, 2003.
-Mollison, Bill, Permaculture: A Designer’s Manual, Tagari Publications, Tyalgum Australia, 1988.
-Peterson, R.T. and McKenney, Wildflowers: Peterson Field Guide, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1971.
-Peterson. L., Edible Wild Plants: Peterson Field Guide, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1973.
-Petrides, Eastern Trees: Peterson Field Guide, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1985.
-Petrides, Trees and Shrubs: Peterson Field Guide, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1987.
-Russel-Smith, Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture, Harper, NYC, 1978.

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