Creation of community gardens led by various types of groups

About SEMO PERMA

ASSO SEMO PERMA is an organization that raises awareness about permaculture among all audiences. The organization’s members support the creation of community gardens led by all types of groups—including schools, job placement centers, social service organizations, and nursing homes—in the Bordeaux metropolitan area, the Arcachon Basin, and elsewhere in Gironde. 

The association was founded in 2019 to address a key challenge: reducing food waste

At the request of all types of communities in Gironde, we support the creation of sustainable and balanced ecosystems with the goal of ensuring these initiatives are sustained and even expanded. It is not about doing things “on their behalf,” but rather about helping a committed community take ownership of a site, create an ecosystem there, and bring it to life. 

The method consists of:

•          Observing and studying the site 
•          Envisioning an ecosystem based on the site’s potential (exposure, light, sunlight, prevailing wind, soil quality, etc.)
•         Designing an ecosystem based, if possible, on the trio of fruit trees/vegetable garden/small-scale livestock (chickens, etc.) and on systems for resource recovery (compost bin, water collector)

THE EDIBLE GARDEN: The soil is mostly sandy; there is little clay and some silt. The area we plan to transform into an edible garden will need to be well-amended before spring.

It would take the form of a fenced-in edible garden (berry bushes, perennial vegetables, herbs, and annuals) covering 50 square meters, nourished by composted kitchen scraps and chicken manure. To optimize watering and supplement the existing integrated irrigation system, we will install two 300-liter tanks, each fed by rainwater collected from the roof of the shed 

Adjacent to this, we propose to assist in the construction of a chicken coop made primarily from recycled materials. This coop will be placed within the 350-square-meter secure enclosure, on the edge of the forest.