How to Design Polycultures - Surveying - Social Factors - Climate Survey - Topographic Survey - Chapter Five, Part One

Welcome to Chapter Five, Part One! With our plant knowledge firmly in place, it’s time to zoom out and get to know our location. In this chapter, we’ll walk you through a step-by-step method for surveying your property—helping you gather the crucial data you need before putting pencil to paper.

New to the course? Don’t worry—you can catch up on all the previous content in the Bloom Room right here.

• Part One: Site Analysis - The Starting Point - Social Factors - Climate Survey - Topographic Survey

• Part Two: Water Survey- Biodiversity Survey - Soil Survey

• Part Three: Micro climate Survey - Access Survey - Infrastructure Survey

• Spreadsheets: Soil Health Card - Habitat Types - Plant Species Database - Sheet - Observations Checklist - Site Survey

Before any design can begin, we must first learn to listen to the land. This chapter introduces the foundational practice of site analysis, where observation takes precedence over planning, and the goal is to understand rather than i…