Designed on inspiration from linda woodrows book the permaculture home garden they have come up with their own workable blueprint. Of course, that meant i could no longer move my chook domes over the beds. She provides a design for a complete system that involves fruit trees, wild animal habitat, annual vegetable beds, and chook fodder plantings, with chickens being rotated around in a homemade chook dome. The mandala concept came from the ancient sanskrit word for circle and encompasses the circle of life and the planets and much more. I have been growing organic veggies for a while now and i have read linda woodrow s book on the permaculture home garden and am getting ready to build my first chook dome. Click the link to learn more viewing the website is worth your time. Unfortunately we had fairly sloping land so it was limited as to where we could put it so we ended up using it as a night pen whilst the chooks free ranged in a much bigger enclosure. May 25, 2012 as regular readers will know, our backyard garden has been established following the permaculture principles taught in linda woodrows book, the permaculture home garden. As guided by linda woodrow in her book permaculture home garden the chicken tractor has been rotating around the garden in a 3 monthly cycle, twice a year once in autumn and once in spring. In her book the permaculture home garden, linda woodrow sets out a design for the domes, using six meter lengths of i think 20 mm high pressure pvc pipe. Your new system looks very impressive and productive, and. I first found out about this way of mandala gardening from linda woodrow s the permaculture home garden. Whether you are looking to build a geodesic dome with or pvc we have the right dome hub. Aug 08, 20 putting the chicken tractor into a lower gear as guided by linda woodrow in her book permaculture home garden the chicken tractor has been rotating around the garden in a 3 monthly cycle, twice a year once in autumn and once in spring.
After its five years of service, it was time to have a really good look at the chook dome. Jul 28, 2009 linda woodrow, in her very fine book the permaculture home garden, outlines a chicken tractor system based on a thing she called a chook dome, which is basically a hemispherical chicken tractor. Linda, this was a really interesting read, thank you. We have built a new chook dome for our garden, also known to some people as a chicken.
The wonders of chook poo organic gardener magazine australia. It took my husband and i longer to build the tractor and 2 hours to move the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Designed on inspiration from linda woodrow s book the permaculture home garden they have come up with their own workable blueprint. For anyone interested in the chicken tractor mandala concept, its thoroughly covered in linda woodrows book the. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids. Its been a diy january, from gnocchi to a chook dome. Chook domes are great because two people can move them easily, the structure is reasonably strong, you can build them out of readily available. Grow good food and help save the planet with the permaculture home garden. Page 1 of 28 chook dome building instructions by dana martin of dmk permaculture, queensland, australia. Our garden system closely follows linda woodrow s mandala circles system, as per her book, the permaculture home garden. Larger, rotational or moveable structures such as the dome design which involves mesh or netting framed with polypipe. Film about mandala gardens with chicken tractor domes. Jul 27, 2009 linda woodrow, in her very fine book the permaculture home garden, outlines a chicken tractor system based on a thing she called a chook dome, which is basically a hemispherical chicken tractor.
The chook domes described in linda woodrow s the home permaculture garden book are great, however they do not seem to do very well in windy weather. Our garden beds are circles thereby maximising the permaculture edge principle, so the dome is built to fit neatly over the beds. Linda woodrow, in her very fine book the permaculture home garden, outlines a chicken tractor system based on a thing she called a chook. Bookachook brings a little country to your backyard, giving you the opportunity to try before you buy. We first built a chicken dome after reading linda woodrow s book permaculture home garden. It is the very first sentence of the book s first chapter. This is an idea popularised by bill mollison in the permaculture books. The permaculture home garden linda woodrow download. Ive figured out a few modifications that make them survive even strong gale warnings which keeps the chooks much happier.
Dmk permaculture permaculture mandala garden, chicken. Why i dont use chook domes any more witches kitchen. One fundamental tenet of the plan is the need for a backyard pond to attract natural predators into the garden. Linda woodrow, in her very fine book the permaculture home garden, outlines a chicken tractor system based on a thing she called a chook dome, which is basically a hemispherical chicken tractor chook domes are great because two people can move them easily, the structure is reasonably strong, you can build them out of readily available materials, and you end up with circular beds great. Also, the chook clock can be scaled down or adapted to your needs. The time allocated in the book to build a chook tractor and move it, is not accurate. The nourishing hearthfire traditional, nourishing, mostly. The uvstabilised plastic twine i had used for bracing following the original instructions in linda woodrow s book had not worked well, as the chooks often tripped on it, and now it was starting to shred. As regular readers will know, our backyard garden has been established following the permaculture principles taught in linda woodrow s book, the permaculture home garden. The permaculture home garden by linda woodrow is the book from which i stole the quote you saw on my home page.
How to grow great tasting fruit and vegetables the organic way by linda woodrow 19960305 at. Back in 1996 woodrow published her wonderful book titled the permaculture home garden and permies have been celebrating, debating and experimenting with the ideas in the book now for. I have a farmette in south africa all of 4 hectares, and i am a budding permie who needs some advice. Great for preparing beds for planting, with chickens doing all the work for you not only scratching up weeds but manuring as well. Dec 07, 2008 linda woodrow gives instructions in her book for a dome 12 metres in circumference this is large enough for about a dozen chooks and far too large for our section. The chook domes described in linda woodrows the home permaculture garden book are great, however they do not seem to do very well in windy weather. Back in 1996 woodrow published her wonderful book titled the permaculture home garden and permies have been celebrating, debating and experimenting with the ideas in the book now for over 20 the art of the permaculture chook dome or why i love the woodrow method read more. This dome fits within the vegie bed edging, which in this case is. I have had linda s book on my shelf for many years but have never seen it in action until today. Linda woodrow, in her very fine book the permaculture home garden, outlines a chicken tractor system based on a thing she called a chook dome, which is basically a hemispherical chicken tractor. I was really inspired by kate and marks mandala garden. Why i dont use chook domes any more the witches kitchen. So grab a cuppa, sit back and take time to watch this video.
Our garden system closely follows linda woodrows mandala circles system, as per her book, the permaculture home garden. Linda woodrows book, the permaculture home garden, is an entertaining and. Jan 04, 2020 i first found out about this way of mandala gardening from linda woodrows the permaculture home garden. I was fascinated by the authors interpretation of the permaculture concept and thought it was particularly brilliant that she integrated a mobile chicken dome into her gardens.
Ours is a little smaller than 3 meters as we only have 3 chooks and a smallish yard. We were truly inspired by the concepts of the book and despite living on only an 800 sqm block we wanted to give it a go. If you have read the book many times you will no doubt be aware that things like having compost piles near to where the bulk of ingredients and the end use is a bonus every day. My dome is about 2m in diameter pvc conduit is sold in 6m lengths, and i used one length for the base. Lets save the future generations by farming sustainably. Like me, chris had imitated lindas chook domemandala layout, but hed customised it. Jun 25, 2011 in her book the permaculture home garden, linda woodrow sets out a design for the domes, using six meter lengths of i think 20 mm high pressure pvc pipe. The mandala consists of six growing beds and a chook dome used in a rotating system, with a pond in the centre. Chook domes served me very well for about 15 years, then i moved to a gravity system inputs in at the top, chook processed and removed as compost at the bottom. The chook dome is in my opinion the absolute perfect chicken cage solution.
Your original chook dome system worked too well where you are which i guess, is a good thing in permaculture terms. It is so good to see you elaborating and improving on the design. Chook dome vs free range backyard chickens learn how. Hi linda, ive got a copy of your book and have read it several times. Chook dome building instructions by dana martin of dmk permaculture, queensland, australia. I have used electrical conduit at 4 meter lengths, as it is more available and cheaper but the domes do suffer from the lessened strength of the conduit. They eat leftovers, gone to seed vegies, snails and weeds. It is the very first sentence of the books first chapter. How to grow great tasting fruit and vegetables the organic way by linda woodrow 19960305 woodrow, linda, mollison, bill on. Feb 07, 2010 im in two minds, between setting up a chook dome system where they stay in that, and it gets moved around to digweed harvested, empty circular beds same size as the dome. Her passion for urban gardening led her to set up the website green urban living and write three books on the subject, and we were lucky to have her teach an urban permaculture. Milkwood permaculture offers an update on the linda woodrow chook dome with plans by robert freeman. We first built a chicken dome after reading linda woodrows book permaculture home garden.
This is a book about saving the planet and living to be a hundred, while throwing very impressive dinner parties and organising other creatures to do most of the work. Build your own geodesic chicken tractor permaculture noosa. I chose circles for garden beds after reading linda woodrow s book, the permaculture home garden, about 18 months ago. Following is a full detailed set of step by step instructions.
I use a chook dome, based on the plan from linda woodrow s excellent book, the permaculture home garden. Oct 07, 2015 i was really inspired by kate and marks mandala garden. The permaculture home garden linda woodrow new softcover. The version we used was a chook dome made of poly pipe and chicken wire, that was rotated over half a dozen circular vege beds as described by linda woodrow in the permaculture home garden. The main area where i grow vegies is right near our back door and is comprised of 6 circular beds, 2m in diameter. How to grow greattasting fruit and vegetables the organic way. Posted in frugal living, tagged chicken dome, chicken tractor, chook dome, linda woodrow. Dominating the plan is a mandala garden, following the design by linda woodrow in her book the permaculture home garden.
Our geodesic dome kits are available in hub only and full dome kits where we include precut and color coded pvc struts for easy pvc dome shelters. We were truly inspired by the concepts of the book and despite living on only an 800 sqm block we wanted to give it. This idea is adapted from the technique described by linda woodrow in the permaculture home. Chook dome vs free range backyard chickens learn how to. On each rotation they spend 2 weeks on each of the 6 beds. For the other two 3 monthly periods the girls spend their time in the outer chook run patrolling the perimeter of the garden. Obviously, this is suitable for the keyhole beds beloved of permies. It is ground breaking and revolutionary but is actually based on bringing back traditional diet and farming. Chook dome will have to be 2m diameter not 4m like in lws book. We have made the chook dome from linda woodrow s fantastic book, as have some friends near by. Any discussion about using a permaculture chook dome is really a discussion of the work of legendary aussie permaculture writer and activist linda woodrow. Gnocchi with zucchini and pesto but its not all been about the kitchen.
Chook domes in nz lifestyleblock discussion forums lsb. How to grow great tasting fruit and vegetables the organic way by linda woodrow 19960305. Everything i know about keeping chook domes intact. Our chicken coop is a hemisphere with a ground circumference of 6m.
In the permaculture home garden she draws us into a warmly welcoming household where everyone shares the planting, helps to tend the hens, and relaxes after a satisfying days work. Grand poultry design organic gardener magazine australia. I have had lindas book on my shelf for many years but have never seen it in action until today. At the northern end of the court will eventually be a water tank, as well as a small lawn for the little. One of the experiments we trialled was the use of chook tractors. Search for linda woodrows the permaculture home garden doc, thank you. Linda woodrow gives instructions in her book for a dome 12 metres in circumference this is large enough for about a dozen chooks and far too large for our section.
The tibetan monks do beautiful sand mandalas as a form of meditation and being in my garden is a meditative experience for me too. All i had was a dream and some books on the bedside table. Inspired by her own training in permaculture, linda woodrow has devised a totally integrated organic system of gardening that combines science with common sense. Sustainable gardeners lets save the future generations. Turn your backyard into a thriving permaculture garden. The permaculture home garden tropical permaculture. Dmk permaculture, fully agrees and supports this concept of human diet and sustainable farming practices. Sep 26, 2012 our first geodesic chook dome with jesha the blue heeler inspecting the chooks progress. Your new system looks very impressive and productive, and its wonderful that you finally have chooks again.
For more permaculture books by bill mollison and others, please click here. Im in two minds, between setting up a chook dome system where they stay in that, and it gets moved around to digweed harvested, empty circular beds same size as the dome. Keen to grow some vegies, one of the first books i read was the permaculture home garden, by linda woodrow. We had a chook dome made from the instructions in your book at our last place. The downside of this system for us, i think, is that we cant have the beds in a mandala shape that linda woodrow idealises in her book the bakcyard permaculture garden. Its a no dig system where the dome and its chooks become the tractor. Nic, no pictures as such, but id strongly recommend you get linda s book if you dont. The joy of gardening in circles with chickens the nourishing. Her chook dome chicken tractor system is brilliantat least for her mild climate. Aug 08, 2010 after its five years of service, it was time to have a really good look at the chook dome. Linda woodrow doesnt provide much information about which chook fodder perennials to grow in. We had a linda woodrow design chook dome at our last place but it wasnt ideal as our block was very sloping and the flat bits were a bit too narrow for the dome.
The permaculture home garden by linda woodrow, introduction by bill mollison. How to grow greattasting fruit and vegetables the organic way free of pesticides and chemicals. The concept for the mandala market garden came from reading a book the permaculture home garden by linda woodrow. In order to make linda woodrow s first vego tuesday meal. Linda woodrow this book draws us into a warmly welcoming household where everyone shares the planting, helps to tend the hens, and relaxes after a satisfying days work.