The orchard is potentially the largest producer of food on site, but is also very multi-functional.
Before the orchards even produce fruit, they will have already contributed to the beautification of PEG and increased the bird and insect habitat.
The fruit that the orchard produces will
provide food for people living on site and will generate revenue when sold in PEG’s
restaurants, as value added products
produced at PEG or in offsite venues like farmer’s markets. Throughout these revenue streams, the orchards will support the development of multiple enterprises while offering a beautiful example of how local people can be growing a large amount of food with a relatively low maintenance requirement.
Additional and important benefits of these orchard’s productivity is that they will sequester carbon (contributing to the fight against manmade climate change), and reduce Bajan dependence on imported food that is transported by fossil fuel burning ships. To a lesser extent, these orchards will produce a certain amount of recyclable organic matter that can be used as feed for pigs, material for compost or as woody matter to be chipped and mulched.
The selection of which fruit species to grow is a very multi-faceted one that should be thought about from a number of angles with the team that plans to manage the orchards.
Easy access for pruning,
picking and mowing.
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Fruit trees organized in such a way
as to be easily managed.
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The right amount of diversity for
health, but not so much as to make
the management of the trees
and harvest a challenge.
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Close to contour planting so as to slow water, sink it in and reduce erosion caused by vehicles and other maintenance activities.
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Diversity of species to include
fruits harvestable all year long.



Line of Trees
Line of Trees
Line of Trees
Mixed Permaculture
Orchard Pattern
This pattern is designed for the slight slope
(0% - 10%) that is characteristic of most of PEG’s landscape.
In this pattern main access paths exist between every row of trees, so that a vehicle can get between the rows during harvesting times.
