by Sharon Heilman

HUGEKULTUR…IT IS GOING TO BE HUGE!!!

DAVE BURCH, CHIEF OF PLANNING AND

DEVELOPMENTMILWAUKEE COUNTY PARKS

A BIT OF HISTORY…

Plantitforward Perennials- a seedling of an idea that was developed in Business Communication

SharinLily- the idea of sharing Lilies with underfunded churches and non profits that have the desire but not the $$$$$ to landscape their properties.

Consider the Lilies of the field and how they grow, the neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you , even Solomon in all of his glory was not clothed like one of these. Matthew 6 28-30

SO WHAT IS HUGELKULTUR?

And how the heck do you spell it?

Hugelkultur is an ancient form of sheet composting developed in Eastern Europe. It uses woody wastes such as fallen logs and pruned branches in order to build soil fertility and improve drainage and moisture retention

SEPP HOLZER

Sepp Holzer is the man largely responsible for taking Hugelkultur “mainstream”

HUGELKULTURE

A type of gardening method developed in Europe to conserve water…

1My Planning

Potential Sites

Identify Political Process

Establish a Budget

Environmental Components

Benefits

Neighborhood Buy In

My Mentor’sPlanning

Definition of Problem or Need

Goals and Objectives to solve the problem or need

Agreements Conceptual Plan with Alternative Locations, Designs, Sizes

Meeting and discussion with review and approval agencies

Refinement of Concept Plan and Budget Development Presentation and preliminary approval from agencies with

jurisdiction. Funding Plan Final design and plans Presentation and final approval from agencies with

jurisdiction. Regulatory Permits Construction Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Review of Design and Operation

IDENTIFY ISSUES/GOALS

AND OBJECTIVES TO

SOLVE THE PROBLEM OR

NEED

Environmental Issues Facing Humanity Climate Change

Energy

Water

Biodiversity

Chemicals, Toxics, and Heavy Metal

Air Pollution

Waste management

Ozone Layer Depletion

Oceans and Fisheries

Deforestation

SWOT FOR SITE/CONCEPTUAL PL AN WITH ALTERNATIVE LOCATIONS,

DES IGNS, S IZES

Bender park

Doggy Park

Washington Park…Urban Ecology Center…The winner….

Established neighborhood buy-in

Fledgling orchard

IDENTIFY THE POLITICAL PROCESS

Dave’s Extensive List Meeting and discussion with review and approval agencies

Refinement of Concept Plan and Budget Development

Urban ecology Center…Willie and Mike

Final design and plans

Presentation and final approval from agencies with jurisdiction.

Regulatory Permits

END RESULT

Beds that produce organic berries for decades or generations to come