1. Strengths
   1. Solid understanding of the design process
   2. Well networked
      1. Permaculture movement
      2. Veganic networks
      3. Food Sovereignty Movements / Land & Food Struggles
      4. Anarchist movement /social struggles
   3. Website & documentation systems in place
   4. Access to Land / Brook End
   5. Existing qualifications
      1. BSc Integrative Ecosocial Design
      2. Dip. Applied Permaculture Design
      3. Sustainable Woodland Management
      4. 4 RHS modules
      5. ACS Diploma in Horticulture
      6. RegenAG
   6. Current knowledge
      1. Basic ecology
      2. Horticulture
      3. Design
      4. Food System / Industrial Agriculture critique
   7. Political awareness of food system
      1. Organising experience
      2. Good reputation
      3. 'My niche'
   8. Access to support
      1. Movements & Networks
      2. Gaia University
   9. Ongoing MSc Political Agroecology learning pathway
   10. Key Point: Agroecology as a Movement by biggest strength (followed by practice)
2. Weaknesses
   1. Skills
      1. Scientific skills
      2. Research skills
      3. CAD design
      4. Surveying
   2. Knowledge
      1. Keyline design & water management
      2. Soil Care
         1. Plant based fertility
      3. Advanced horticulture
         1. Plant science & botany
         2. Plant ecology
         3. Advanced propogation
      4. Agroforestry
      5. Whole systems
      6. Arboriculture
      7. Mycology
   3. Key Point: Agroecology as a science my biggest weakness
      1. Why? Root?
         1. Distate for reductionist science
         2. RC ideas - science hard/difficult/not fun/ only for smart/privileged kids
         3. Links with institutions e.g. Unis
            1. Privilege
            2. Status
            3. Authority
         4. Harder to find action learning opportunities
   4. Practice
      1. Advanced propagation
      2. Soil fertility
         1. Chromatography
3. Opportunities
   1. Design Work
      1. Design Clients
      2. Projects e.g. Feed Avalon
   2. Teaching
      1. See educator pathway design
   3. Writing
      1. Articles
      2. Book writing - Anarchist Agroecology
   4. Organising
      1. Feed Avalon
      2. Reclaim the Fields
      3. Incredible Edible Somerset / SCF
   5. Learning opportunities
      1. RegenAG courses
         1. Biofertilisers
      2. Edible Cities Nursery Course
      3. RHS Horticulture Diploma
      4. HCC Diploma Arboriculture
   6. Being a Grower
      1. Brook End / Food
      2. Feed Avalon Nursery
4. Threats
   1. 'Busy-ness' distracting from learning pathway
   2. Access to finance for courses/books etc
   3. Rejection due to qualifications/academia privilege
5. Design Timeline
   1. 2014 (26)
      1. Do Soil exam for RHS course
      2. Self ed around soils/fertility/plant nutrition
      3. Horticulture self-ed
      4. Work through agroecology text book
      5. Do Vectorworks course
   2. 2015 (27)
      1. Finish arboriculture diploma
      2. Do RHS exams in Feb / June - plant health, botany & propagation
      3. Work through forest garden books / agroforestry
      4. Start arboriculture diploma
      5. Self ed around plant conservation & ecology
   3. 2016 (28)
      1. Mycology self ed
      2. RegenAG refresh/ keyline
      3. Finish arboriculture diploma
   4. 2017 (29)
   5. 2018 (30)
   6. Summary of yearly focuses: Soils & agroecology principles > Plant health, botany & propagation> Agroforestry & Arboriculture > Mycology / Broadscale design & keyline