<p>We plan out a Permaculture Site Survey</p>

<p>"No one is an expert , but we are still going to Get Stuff Done" #GSD</p>

<p>For our April community workshop, we plan out a site survey to evaluate and give some feedback on a friend's land.</p>

<p> - 3 acres in NE KS</p>

<p> - Approach it from "would we buy this land?"</p>

<p> - How would we use this land?</p>

<p> - What are their goals?</p>

<p>We are prepping you to think through a site survey yourself.</p>

<p>Considerations:</p>

<p> - Access</p>

<p> - Water - creeks, ponds</p>

<p> - Climate - wind, rainfall, USDA Zone, Sun exposure</p>

<p> - Take a shovel and a bucket. Dig a hole to evaluate how quickly water is absorbed in the soil.</p>

<p> - Are utilities available? What is the cost to add a meter, for example (it is a lot more than you may think).</p>

<p> - Off grid?</p>

<p> - Water catchment</p>

<p> - We also cover things that you may not have thought about - is there a quarry nearby? (is there a lot of dump truck traffic?).</p>

<p> - What are the neighbors like? If you don't like ATVs and guns you may want to know that the neighbor rides ATVs and shoots guns at daybreak on the weekends (a common occurrence in rural KS, especially near hunting season) before you move in there. Visit at different times of the days and week, especially on the weekend.</p>

<p>This is how easy it is to plan a workshop, whether you do a site survey, or any other kind of topic. Anybody can do this. Just set it up and do it.</p>

<p>Episode website: https://thrivingthefuture.com/planning-workshop</p>