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Explore Regenerative Methods in Ecological and Human-based Systems

Designing a bee-biotope, earth-sheltered greenhouse and soil-building

Carolina Winter

01.06.2016

Pre-capstone Bachelor Degree

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Summary

The Output Packet 2 (OP) is my first project-related OP I am delivering. It is about exploring future-compliant, integral human and agricultural-based systems. My aim is to transform conventional stuck systems into regenerative and integrative processes. Driven by the inspiration to let work nature I want to use natures full potential, its resources and power with as little interventions as possible. I am aware of this huge 'meta-project' and I will start step by step with small projects. I represent in the Core Report my first small projects, which I also call 'meso-projects'. Choosing my meso-projects was not an easy decision but I followed my interests and combined them with local conditions and global urgency. I designed my process with the aim to divide my meso-projects into smaller achievable projects which I called 'micro-projects'. These 'micro-projects have their own Design process and /or learning cycle. In this OP I summarize on each Core Report page one meso-project I have worked on the last few weeks by showing a variety of content related micro-projects.

My first meso-project is about natural bee-keeping and includes the following micro projects: Design of a biotope for bees, Weaving a Sun Hive and learning theory about bees.

The second meso-project is called 'Practical building skills with its micro-project 'building an earth-sheltered greenhouse' and talks about the implementation of a passive solar house.

In my third meso-project 'Soil building' I am talking about Indigenous Microorganis (IMO) and producing my first Terra Preta heap.

I am working on all my projects steadily without defining a specific end. This gives me a lot of flexibility with implementation. In my next OPs I expect to write ongoing reports of my meso-and micro-projects as well as adding some new.

Although it was sometimes very challenging to just start with the projects by using conscious design-processes, I am so far very satisfied with the variety of my projects and my un/learning pathway.

Beside the Core Report, this OP includes a Commentary and a Supporting Evidence. The Commentary is a reflection about my pathway, time and promise Management and includes some journal entries. The Supporting Evidence gives additional material about my OP-Design and projects for those who want to get more specific information.

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