Principles and Practices of 4H and Permaculture - lumes

Appendice 4. Agricultural assets in Östra Torns 4H gård and S:t HansgårdenCapitalNaturalandphysicalÖstra Torns 4H gård(source: observation by author andinterview with Marie Nilsson)Main stable: 3 horses (2 Shetland ponies,1 Haflinger); 3 goats; 1 pig; 4 Sheep, 1catSub stable: 5 ducks (3 Blekingeanka and2 Svensk gul anka), 8 hens (SkånskBlommehöna), 33 rabbitsPaddocks for horsesS:t Hansgården(source: interview with Lennart Pranter andMarianne Larsen)Trees (hagtorn and maples as windshield), smallscaletemperature (influence of Gulf Stream),rainfall, wind, soil (mostly clay), water (creek 5 to7m under the ground), rainwater (polluted withbacteria and car tires, asphalt, etc).Animal house: 2 goats (1 Angora-goats fromAfghanistan, 1 Moroccan dwarf goat), 5 sheep(female mix of Swedish meat and fine woolsheep, each bears one to three lambs a year,except for 2008 because of unavailability ofhealthy male), 39 rabbits, 2 catsHens house: 20 hens (mix of Brahmas andAustralian Orpington)Social Children’s day care center and afterschoolclub (fritidsgård) are located nextPermaculture network, permaculture study circles(does not exist now)doorHuman Approximately 30 children2 employees and 2 volunteersRabbits club members and their parentsApproximately 150 children11 employees (most of them are qualified withpedagogical skills, 3 employees started acertificate course in permaculture in 2008),Children, rabbits clubFinancial Eggs are purchasable 2 million SEK were spent to construct thebuildings and facilities in the garden, funded bydifferent organizations35