Regenerative planning
Closed-loop homestead & backyard food
Every part of a small home can plug into nutrient loops, energy choices, and water-smart design. Below is the same food “card strip” you see in the zone tool—plus a full house-to-land checklist you can explore card by card.
This is a planning rhythm, not a guarantee—always match birds, greywater, and storage to local codes, setbacks, and neighbor context.
Food & fertility — showcase crops
These ten crops mirror the warm-climate strip from the growing-zone report (ideal for tight sites with sun). Hover a card for emphasis; click for loops, guild ideas, and zero-waste habits.
Kitchen scraps and veggie trimmings feed chickens and ducks. Manure and litter go to compost. Compost feeds your beds. Leaves become mulch or duck forage. Overripe fruit routes to birds or worms. Castings return to the soil. Weeds become chop-and-drop or animal feed—nothing has to leave the edge of your plan.
House & site as one system
Map how the building itself supports resilience—energy, water, comfort, and waste streams—so your dwelling is not separate from the yard.
Master checklist (quick scan)
Use this as a conversation starter for your design team, homestead partner, or co-op cluster—adapt to your parcel and budget.
Energy
- Right-size solar PV after efficiency passes (LED, HVAC, dhw).
- Add battery if outages or time-of-use economics justify it.
- Shade strategy + reflective roof before oversizing compressors.
Water
- Roof catchment with legal first-flush and overflow planning.
- Greywater to mulched plantings where permitted; three-way valve ready.
- Drip irrigation fed from rain first, utility second.
Food & fertility
- Compost + optional worm bin for soft streams.
- Poultry or rabbits only with rotation and neighbor harmony.
- Calorie banks (roots, fruit) plus daily greens for diet balance.
Waste & materials
- Chop-and-drop and path woodchip to bank carbon on-site.
- Cardboard and browns stockpiled for compost balance.
- Repair-first hardware mindset to keep embodied carbon lower.
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