permaculture

296 Facilitator’s Handbook for Permaculture Workshops

• Stopping animal damage to crops and trees - The community can make an
  agreement to overcome problems including:
  
  
  • Long-term plans for animal feeding, crop, and tree areas.
  
  
  • Community and individual fences.
  
  
  • Where animals can and cannot feed.
  
  
  • Penalties for animals eating crops or trees.
  
  
  
  


• Land, river, and spring protection - To reduce and prevent damage to the
  land, rivers, and springs by animals on a community level. This is essential for a
  healthy environment and sustainable production.


• Marketing - Marketing animals is an essential part of animal production. Within
  communities animals can be easily traded or sold and when animals are to be
  sold elsewhere, transport and holding/selling yards costs can be shared.

Community management plans are an excellent method for involving and educating

communities about the benefits of managing animals on a community level. For more

information see the “Working together with communities” section in PC Book MOD 10 –

Animal Systems.

After the discussion the participants can be divided into smaller workgroups

to create their community management plans.

Step 2

• Each group can choose an integrated animal system. Remind the participants
  that larger animals have more impact on the environment and are more
  expensive, so more benefits will be derived from community management plans
  for larger animals rather than smaller animals.

Step 3

• Each group can brainstorm and create a community management plan.


• The plan should focus on the points listed in the discussion and how benefits can
  be achieved for each of the points by working together as a community.

Step 4 - Design presentations and feedback

• Have the workgroups present the results of their 3-dimensional community
  animal management models and explain their designs for feedback and
  suggestions.


• Document the results of the exercise either using images or by drawing the
  conclusions on large sheets of paper. This documentation will be useful for
  socializing the idea in the community as well as for ongoing brainstorms and use
  in future trainings.