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Sfumato Farm
Sfumato Farm
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Commenced:
01/09/2014
Submitted:
16/09/2014
Last updated:
07/10/2015
Location:
3775 Stony Point Rd, Charlottesville, VA, US
Website:
www.sfumatofarm.com
Climate zone:
Warm Temperate





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William Beers
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Sfumato Farm

Project Type

Rural, Residential, Demonstration

Project Summary

Just under 15 Acre permaculture lab-style farm, trying out various remediation techniques on an old horse property with 50'+ elevation change and lots of surface water and streams.

Project Description

Starting on a 7-year plan to establish a swale-based food forest with alley cropping and livestock cell grazing in between including remediation of compacted and eroded horse pastures. 

Open to critiques, suggestions, and visitors (ask before stopping by please as we live on the property). 

Online PDC submission PDF:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/88mhaa85vrjgeb4/PDC%20Submission.pdf?dl=0

Additional Zone 1 design drawings in progress right now

Updates

2015 Spring/Early Summer

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