Sectors on the Land

Let's tune in about Sectors on the land. Permaculture designers use their keen observation and research skills to learn about visible and invisible factors that impact a landscape called Sectors. This includes positive (beneficial) and negative (disruptive) influences that impact a site, such as wind, fire, extreme temperatures (hot and cold), animal migration patterns, private and public interfacing zones, and pollution such as noise, light, cars, unwanted seed dispersal, etc.

When Healing Roots Design conducts a site visit, we bring these key patterns to light to our clients in order to reduce risk and plan accordingly. Why does this matter? Let's consider wind as an example.

A soft warm wind is delightful under a hammock, drying clothes on a line, resting in the shade or having a picnic. Alternately, the winter winds may freeze tender perennials if planted in the path, while the summer winds may scorch and dehydrate and destroy garden crops. If you live in a fire-prone area, your risk for fire will likely come from this direction. As ecological designers, reading the land and utilizing the bird's eye view of the site, we may suggest windbreaks, shelter belts that disperse and filter the prevailing winds, alternate garden or activity locations, water catchment locations placed strategically, or develop and optimize micro-climates etc., to manage risk and meet mutually beneficial outcomes.

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