Food Production Plans

Model permaculture production and costs

Assumptions Guide Create New Plan
All Plans Confirmed Speculative
plan 4
Speculative

Target Population:
50 people
Land Available:
100.00 hectares
Planning Horizon:
5 years
5% Self-Sufficient
Total Cost (5 years):
$50,000
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plan 3
Speculative

Target Population:
10 people
Land Available:
5.00 hectares
Planning Horizon:
10 years
7% Self-Sufficient
Total Cost (10 years):
$6,488
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Ella's test plan
Speculative

Target Population:
10 people
Land Available:
5.00 hectares
Planning Horizon:
10 years
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100 peopole
Speculative

Target Population:
100 people
Land Available:
500.00 hectares
Planning Horizon:
5 years
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Production Modules

Pre-designed permaculture modules for 100-person food security (72% calorie coverage defined)

Orchard with integrated poultry and bees
10% calories

Area: 0.8 ha (2.0 acres)

Components:

fruit_trees chickens ducks bees understory

Trees: 126

Netting required
Berry fruits traditional hedgerow
4% calories

Area: 0.4 ha

Components:

berries understory
Netting required
Greenhouse external rotation crops
11% calories

Area: 472 m²

Components:

citrus_espalier sunflower pumpkin tomato
Greenhouse internal fixed trees
2% calories

Area: 2023 m²

Components:

avocado orange
Hazelnuts with perennials and bees
15% calories

Area: 1.0 ha (2.5 acres)

Components:

hazelnuts asparagus rhubarb artichoke bees
Netting required
Large scale potato production
30% calories

Area: 3.16 ha (7.801 acres)

Components:

potato
Market garden rotation crops

Components:

carrot garlic onion swede turnip parsnip legumes brassicas beetroot
Planned
High intensity vegetable production

Components:

lettuce spinach silverbeet kale leek spring_onion zucchini peas beans
Planned
Total Land Requirements
Productive Cropping:

8.38 ha

Fruit Orchard + Poultry:

2.0 ha

Dairy Pasture:

12.0 ha

Fodder/Hay:

6.0 ha

Recommended Total (with 20% buffer):

34.0 ha (84 acres)

Typical Range:

30-40 ha (75-100 acres)