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History of John McLaren Park
Future Park Site - April, 1927 Photo Courtesy of
the San Francisco Historical Photograph
Collection, SFPL
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Future Park Site - February, 1927 Photo Courtesy
of the San Francisco Historical Photograph
Collection, SFPL
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Future Park Site - no date Photo Courtesy of the
San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection,
SFPL
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Future Park Site - no date Photo Courtesy of the
San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection,
SFPL
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Pictures of park today
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LD add picture of park at large scale 1st
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GOALS
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Ecological-Economic Development - Growing livings
for local residents
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Food and water securities - providing organic,
healthy food and water to local residents and
providing emergency resources for the City of San
Francisco
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Community empowerment and education - healing
each other as we heal the land
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Land healing/ remediation - creating a vibrant
ecology and habitat
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Sector Analysis
Fire threat from human activities
Prevailing winds from West Northwest
Summer Sun
Seasonal temps (F) Average - High 70 Low 40
Record High 100 Low 30 Rainfall Average
- 21.5/yr Record - 49.3/yr
Winter Sun
Fire threat from homes
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Topography of McLaren Park
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Watersheds
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Soils Assessment

• Slopes between 12 and 28 (6.8-15.6 degrees)?
• Elevations in McLaren Park range from
  approximately 100 feet above to 525 feet.
• The soils are fine sandy loam 20.8 clay, 45.8
  sand, 33.3 silt, 1.6 organic matter.
• Average soil pH 6.1
• Average percolation rate - .6-2/ hr
• High runoff
• Southern and western portions of the park have
  thin rocky soils over bedrock
• Deeper loamy soils North of Mansell

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Resident Nitrogen Fixing Plants
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Native Grasses in McLaren Park
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Rare flora and fauna
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DESIGN ELEMENTS - Site map with physical elements
highlighted
Community Food Forests Agroforestry
Enterprises Forest Farming Ponds Urban Shepherds
on Silvopasture Sunndydale Farms Mycoremediation
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Water Harvesting
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Water Harvesting
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Water Harvesting

• Ponds
• Keyline diversion
• Swales

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Stormwater Management?
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Severe Erosion
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MM - do you want me to draw something for you?
Re benches/ water piping
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Close-up of Sunnydale Water Systems
Boomerang swales
Pond
Bamboo Windbreak
Keyline
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Agroforestry Orientation
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Broadacre Agroforestry

• 15 acres on north side of the park will be zoned
  for agroforestry
• Relatively simple polycultures of few species
  designed in patches along broad water-harvesting
  swales
• Goal Sustainable livings (green
  micro-enterprises) for local residents
• Short-term, medium term, and long term crop
  yields
• Harvest with low-impact, energy-efficient hand
  tools

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Erics broadacre agroforestry graphic
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McLaren Park Food Forests
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McLaren Park Food Forests
Blue is Food Forest
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Food Forest Goals

• Create a welcoming and accessible food forest
  system
• Grow a shared community resource for sustainable
  local food
• Provide surface area for nature connection
• Establish site for Permaculture design education
• Design Elements Include -
• Sheet mulching
• Guilds
• Swales
• Sessional planting
• Cob benches
• Key line
• Pond
• Wind breaks

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Accelerating SuccessionCertain elements prepare
the way for the system to support other elements
in the future
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Boomerang Berm Planting Plan in
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Hardy Pioneer Nitrogen Fixing Tree/Shrub
Fava Beans
Fruit Tree
Myceliated with Oysters
Keyline
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
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Forest Farming

• Cultivation of crops under canopy of
  already-existing forests.
• Trees thinned if necessary to provide the correct
  shade level
• Potential cops include Shiitake and other
  mushrooms, currants, gooseberries, ornamental
  ferns, yacon, Chilean guava, huckleberries,
  guomi, serviceberries, Japanese wineberries,
  sausage vine, salsify, Good King Henry, garlic
  chives, horseradish, butterbur, linden, nettles,
  sorrel, aloe, alpine strawberry, miner's lettuce.
  (Source West Coast Food Forestry)

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Forest Farming Orientation
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Mushroom Production? - MM?
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Mycoremediation
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Oyster Mushroom Bunker Bags
Runoff from John Shelly Dr.
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Oyster Mushroom Bunker Bags
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Silvopasture

• Integration of restored bunchgrass pasture and
  multipurpose trees into a savannah-like system

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Silvopasture Orientation
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...Silvopasture continued...Keyline and
Bunchgrass Restoration

• Keyline plow wherever slopes aren't too steep
• Bunchgrass seed (Danthonia, Nassella) spread by
  shankpot seeder.
• Sheep, managed intensively, graze down annual
  grasses reducing competition with bunchgrasses
• Shepherds carry bunchgrass seed pouches and
  scatter seed

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...Silvopasture continuedNitrogen-fixing Fodder
Trees

• Example Carob (Ceratonia siliqua)?
• Drought resistant and enjoys dry, rocky sites
• Tolerates any soil except heavy clay.
• Provides food for sheep, humans.
• Shades sheep
• Reduces erosion
• Fixes Nitrogen

• Other possibilities includeBlack locust,
  Alibizia lophantha, Honey Locust

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Sunnydale Farm
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Stretch Break
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How to manifest urban Permaculture?

• ...as with any urban large project, there are
  many challenges in the invisible structures
  arena. The realism is there, but it is long-term
  vision that is required. This part of the city is
  begging for this sort of thing, when people are
  ready it could really happen.
• -David Cody
• (SF Permaculture Guild, Urban
  Permaculture teacher)

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Neighborhood Statistics

• Housing price
• Age
• education
• income

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Public Schools in Vicinity
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LD - invisible structures
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Master Urban Permaculturalists
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McLaren Park Products

• An industrial kitchen will be outfitted adjacent
  to the park for preserving and value-adding
  products from farm, forest, and livestock.
• Proximity to San Francisco's restaurants and
  health food stores, and its eco-conscious,
  food-trendy, and wealthy population ensures
  markets.
• All products are fair-trade, organic,
  sustainable, and uber urban-local.

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McLaren Park Products

• Persimmon Salad Dressing 7.50 / bottle
• Raw Organic Almond Butter 16.99 / can
• Dried Rasberries 12.99 / lb
• Kiwi Fruit Body Lotion 19.95 / bottle
• Premium Carob Bars 43.80 / dozen

• Example list of products and market prices
• Raw Organic Sheep Cheese 16.99 / lb
• Organic Mulberry Jam 6.99 / can
• Local Gooseberry Wine 49 / bottle
• Gourmet Guomi Pies 29 /pie (10 delivery)?
• Organic Mint Tea 3.95 / box

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Land-based Theater

• Jerry Garcia amphitheatre is bad to the bone

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Earth Based Celebrations
Winter
Spring
Fall
Summer
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Spring Festival
Spring Equinox - March 20
Gratitude and Opening
Food Artichoke, chayote,
Forming Clans
Keynote speakers
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Summer Festival
Summer Solstice - June 20
Food Strawberry, tomatoes,
Work Parties
Classes
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Autumn Festival
Fall Equinox - September 22
Theater
Storytelling
Feasting
Cooking
The Harvest
Food apples, pears, garlic,
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Winter Festival
Winter Solstice - December 20
Feasting
Connection
Renewal of Medicine
Food kiwis, caned goods, winter squash, favas,
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