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INTENSIVE ORGANIC FARM IN ARID ZONE

5 months to start a farm in a field, desert ...

Design of an intensive organic farm, on the model of Jean-Martin Fortier, but adapted to arid environments to supply local networks in the Marrakech region. On the agroforestry model, integrating grazing corridors  holistic and small breeding (Allan Savary).

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Implementation of the project :

Mission: Design, implementation and realization of the project with staff training.

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  • Arboriculture,

  • Market gardening,

  • Production of cereals and green manures,

  • Creation of a plot of saffron (crocus sativa),

  • Small livestock: goats, sheep on rotary pasture ,

  • Chicken coop under vines,

  • Wild area to accommodate beehives,

  • Restoration of the adobe walls.

General informations :

  • Overall surface area: 3.5 ha,

  • Water: borehole 110m, engine converted to gas, slightly salted water,

  • Market gardening area: 5000m², first season on 2000m²,

  • 1 production greenhouse under cover of 200m²,

  • 1 seedling greenhouse of 80m²,

  • Production of fodder (alfalfa) 1500m²,

  • Zone 5: 1500m²,

  • Corridors of fruit trees with rotating pasture and green manure cycle, 9000m²,

  • Drip irrigation - "borehole" water,

  • Duration of implantation: 5 months,

  • Personal training follow-up 6 months,

  • With an average production of 1,200 kg monthly over 2,000m² at the height of the season.

The project in pictures

by theme ...  

DESIGN

Bio-intensive farm with rotating pasture

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  • 3 ha in mixed farming, pasture corridors under green manure, fodder, fruit trees, zone 5 for bees.

  • Market gardening of 5000m² in agroforestry (line of trees every 8m) under vine shades against the hot summer months and multiply the levels of crops.

  • Install arboreal corridors (fruit trees) with grazing corridors and green manure cycles.

  • The goal is to have areas of soil regeneration improved by the passage of animals.

  • An alfalfa (fodder) production area.

  • Rehabilitation of the sheepfold.

LOCATION

Realize the design

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  • Prepare traffic routes

  • Start composting for fertility

  • Set up irrigation

  • Stake out growing areas

  • Place shades, basins

  • Prepare agroforestry and grazing corridors

DESIGN

COMPOSTING

Preparation for crop fertility

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  • Routing of 220m3 of straw manure for composting,

  • Windrowing by moist layer to start the hot composting process,

  • Covering the windrows to prevent rain leaching,

  • Amendment of market gardening soils, 1 wheelbarrow (70l per linear meter of crop) in poor, clayey soil, very low organic matter content.

CULTURING

Crop launch

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  • Wheel seeder.

  • Fast crop rotation.

  • Optimization of spaces.

AGROFORESTRY ROTATING PASTURE AND ZONE 5

Regeneration of soils, grazing corridors and zone 5 (wilderness).

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  • Installation of 9000m² of rotating corridors between rows of fruit trees sown with worms.

  • Production of fodder (alfalfa) for supplementary food.

  • Sheepfold with a capacity of 25 heads.

  • Zone 5 of 1500m² which will accommodate 3 beehives.

HARVEST, SEED PRODUCTION

Harvesting, packaging, baskets, local markets

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  • 1200 kg per month at the height of the season on 2000m².

  • Organic markets, baskets for individuals.

  • Seed production from the field to become autonomous.

FENCE, HEDGES, BERGERIE

Hedge and earthen enclosure walls

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  • Rehabilitation of traditional "pisé" walls.

  • Setting up a hedge.

  • Rehabilitation of the sheepfold.

Do you want to carry out this type of project?

Training is available:

Intensive organic farm, arid zone, food autonomy, holistic management, soil regeneration.

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