What is a good design for a commercial permaculture farm.

My design is to have a row of various useful trees for either fruit or lumber, each one on a strip of grass 5 feet wide, every 25 feet. In between the trees I intend to have fruit bushes, or useful shrubs, and the occasional bee hive. In between these rows I intend to plant three crops one ground over, one legume, and one other crop? All done with no till, organic pesticides, and compost for fertilizer. Is this a good plan?

It doesn't sound like a bad plan, but ... gosh, there's so much more to plants that doesn't fit into a nice, evenly spaced grid such as you describe. Some plants/trees will want more than 25 feet of space, some less. Some will work well together, some not so much.

From my standpoint, I personally wouldn't be willing to risk my entire life's fortune on a plan with so few details. But ... that's just my humble opinion.

Best wishes, and I hope it works out for you.

Dan

Thanks Dan that was just a plan I haven't done it yet.

James Miller published a book titled, "Ten Acres Enough", where he describes a farming practice similar to your row based concept that he used in the mid 1800's. It's a fascinating read, as he goes through and lists his expenses and profits for his first three years. He also places a really solid emphasis on manure. If you google it, you should be able to find a copy on line.

Dan