W

inslllnsies are uhen dehned as 'hned eheiae-
lerisri ,They a.e sueh liclms as eoloui, ionn, welghl,
and how lhese alieei behavinux, spaee needed, and
.nelabolisin, how elimale and soil alleel lhal thicken.
u. what ils mlmncs o. limiis aie .n .elaiion to heal,
eold, pmdafilnn, and soon roe msnncw, whue chidmls
survlve exhem! heat, whue Ithlyrieathertd hrs:
dark ehieleens sumye exieeine and Heavy breeds
iAusmlo.psl eannoi ny oye. a II m ienee, while
lighie. huedsiheghuensl wllI elea. M easuy

 

we ean add .nueh mo.e lo lhe above use, but .hai
will do m sian wuh (you ean add dais In any (firm
ponenl lislzsmlomlafinn mmes in.

mum: CONNECTIONS BETWEEN
COMPONEN'lS.
To enable a des.5u (ompunem ro lunelion, we must
put .l In W lem plaee This may be enough lo. a living
componeni, e; ducks plaeed in a swamp may like
ease oi themselves, produclng egg: and meal and
.eeyeling seeds and hugs Far olhe. eompouenis, we
must also unanpe some sonneehons, espeeially lo.
nunrhvmg Componcms, e g a solar wflzclm lmlved by
pipes lo a hen waie. slang: And we should ohsewe
and .eguiaie whai we have done Regulafiun may
involve eoniining e. Insulaung ihe eomponeni u.
euulmg .i by lone-n5, hedging, oe the use oi anrway
valvzs Onee all ihis is aeh.eyed, we (all relax and lei
ihesys-em, u. lhis pail oi ihesysiem, xlfrmgulam

Havmg lisled all lhe mlmmuon we have on our
componeni. we ean pmeeed lo plaeemen- and linking
sua-egus whieh may be posed asquesuons

. 0l uhal use an lhe pmdueis ol .his pa...eula.
eomponenl (es lhe eh.ekenl m ilie needs pl oihe.
cumpomnls’

- Whai needs a! ih.s eemponem a.e supplied by
o|hu eomponenlsi

- When is nus eoenponen- lmumpallhle wuh oihee
wmpomms’

. Whem does ihis componeni benem ohlie. pans ol
lhe system’

The answers wlll pnmde a plan ol rrlltl’ve plattmml
massu. lhe nseessolons eolnponeni lo lhe oihen

We eon (house on. oihe. eomponenis lioen some
eoinuion elemenis oi a small lamiiy [arm wheee lhe
iamily has slaled iheu needs as a me.su.e of
wllrnllim. no. is... mueh work, a 1m oi mee.esi,snd a
p.oduei lo. trade (nu millionaue eould nik [ax mom‘)
The somponenss we on bung lo lhe iypieal small iann
a.e,

- mum:
cluelemhouse

- goeshuels. rand, hedgemw, lieliis, lenses

. mm Chlckzns. mws, pigs. sheep.
lash

. and gs; o.eha.d, pasmrz, eeop, garden,
woodloi,

House, bani, glasshouse,

- ngut: MukeL Iabnur, linanee, skins, people,
land availaule, and (ulmnl luniss

. AW Mus| leehnologies, machines, .oads
and wau. syshems

We w.ll nm lisl the eha.aele..snes ol all ol ihese
eleinenls he.e, hm will peoeeed In nio.e eeneeel seems.

in lhe lighl ol linking slumsies, we kww whe.e we
eunl pul lhe ehuken ("I a pond, in lhe house 0! mos!
soqeiies, m lhe bank, and so on). in“ we e... pui lhe
ehuken in lhe barn, ehieueiehouse, mehand, o. wnh
nmzr eomponenis ihai eilhe. supply as needs nr
.eou..e ies lile pmdueis cu. (mm-ii lo. plaeeineni is
ihai, .l possible, suel. plaeemeni enahles he ehieken lo
euneuon naisually in a plaee when .is runeiions ale
penelieial Io lhe whole sysleen. ll we wanl lhe chlckzn
io Work lo. us. we .nusi lisl she eneegy and nia-eeial
needs 0! ihe oilie. elmulu, and see il hlie ducken ean
help supply lhose needs. Thus,

THE nous: needs Iood. making iuel, heal m (old
wenhen hol walee. hello, bedding, ele It glves shelle.
and warmth (or people Even .1 lhe ehieken is noi
allowed lo emu, u ean supply some ui .hese needs
ilood, leaihees, mahanel h also eonsuines ends. lood
wasies mmmg Ironl lhe house

THE GLASSHOUSE needs (urban dmxlde id. plan-s,
eneihane 1o. gennmauon, manure, heel, and waie. ii
gives heal by day, and fund [or people, wi|h some
wastes iu. ehiekens The chlcken (all ohmusly supply
many oi mese needs, and unlise mos. ol lhe wasies II
ean also supply nigh. heal lo lhe glasshouse m lhe
lonn 0) body heal

THE ORCHARD needs wudmg, pesl eoniml,
Mann", and some pruning l. gwti hood (as hull and
nuisl, and pmyides .nseeis Io. chicken ioeage rhus,
lhe melon: and lhe chmku‘s seem .o need :ach olhu.
and {a be in a benelicial and .nulual exchange They
need only .o be plaeed ioeeihe.

THE woomm needs managrmem, i..e eoniiol.
pexhaps pes- eonhol, some .nanu.e ii gives solid fuel,
bemes, seeds, .nseeis, shell", and seine warm-h, A
senelieml mfflituon o! chickens and woodio. is
indieaied

THE CROPLAND needs ploughlng, manunnp,
seeding, hawesime, and slang! o4 eiop. || ewes lood
(or shiehens and people chiehens obvimlsly have a
pan lo pluy in ms area ix manu.e peoyideis and
mllwalon (a large numbee ol chickens on a small am.
will eilemvely elea. all vtgmlmn and luen lhe soil
pm by semielungl,

norms-rum: needs (Topping. manueinp and saw
age ol hay m six-5e, ll glvts lood [or animals (worms
an .nseas .neludedl

THE pom) needs some manuee. || yields lislo waie.
plans as lood, and ean Rflzcl ligluznd absoxb hm

in sueh a fishing, ii oeeomes elea. khll many eom-
ponenls pmvlde lhe needs and aeeepl lhe p.oduds ol
when Howeyen lheie is a pmbkm. On the uediiional
small iann m: .nam ehaiaeieeisue is .hai nalhmg .s
eonneeleii ta anything else, .hus no mmpollafl supplies

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