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Permaculture Consultation and
Ecological Design Services
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Andrew Faust offers the following services at your site. Meet
your goals with ecological integrity; increase abundance and self-sufficiency by
cooperating with nature.
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Prospecting for land for self sufficient homesteads, ecovillages and communities Landscape designs
mixing edible and native plants
Biointensive and biodynamic vegetable garden designs
Polyculture, permaculture and biodynamic orchard designs
Design, management and planting of biodiverse native landscapes for wildlife habitat, streambank stabilization, and erosion
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Rotational grazing layouts for holistic animal systems
Assessment of potential building and home sites
Assessment of potential sites for vegetable gardens, orchards and ponds
Research on water, air and soil quality, health and pollution issues
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Passive solar ecological building designs
Natural building techniques: earthen plaster, pole framing, straw bale
On-site harvesting of natural building materials
Household and garden water systems: gravity fed, spring fed, rainwater catchments, greywater systems, ponds, cisterns, wood fired or passive solar hot water
Off the grid energy systems: solar power, micro hydro, household windmills, biofuels, biogas generators
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Composting systems for kitchens, gardens, orchards and humanure
Intentional wetlands and vegetative buffers and living filters for grazing areas, parking lots, buildings, roads and other non-point pollution sources
Permaculture Master Planning services available.
This includes an initial meeting, site visit and a narrative/report of my
recommendations.
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Permaculture Plan for Ezekiel's Place Retreat Center by Andrew Faust
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Andrew Faust has been practicing permaculture and biodynamics since
receiving his Permaculture Design certificate in 1996. Current design
clients include Ezekiel's Place Retreat Center
in Hedgesville, WV, Leaveners
Respite Center
in Essex, NY, Yestermorrow Design/Build School
in Warren,
VT, and local businesses and residents. Previous clients include the
Gesundheit! Institute
in Hillsboro, WV and
Camphill
Village Kimberton Hills
in Chester County, PA. Faust has extensive experience in doing designs for a wide range of climates and habitats including desert, forest and mountain. He is a certified Alternative School Teacher,
focusing on Bioregional Education; he instructed at
Upattinas Open
Community High School
for ten years. Faust holds a B.A. in comparative
religions from
Guilford College
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