A notebook for your own exploration

The field desk.

Turn a few ideas into useful questions, rough measurements and a brief you can take into the field.

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01 / Your assessment

Before drawing the plan.

These are your own notes, not verified project statuses or a formal feasibility assessment. “Evidence noted” means you have recorded something to review; it is not official approval.

Property access and permission to investigateSource or next question

Existing use and planning questionsSource or next question

Water supply, drainage and sanitationSource or next question

Existing power and connectivitySource or next question

Routes, accessibility and neighbouring usesSource or next question

Time, skills and ongoing maintenanceSource or next question

02 / A rough floor-space estimate

Room to make things.

Enter the footprint of benches, storage units or equipment. The allowance adds a rough amount of space around the combined footprints; it does not test a layout, clearances, structural loads or compliance.

Workshop items — measurements in metres
Item	Length (m)	Width (m)	Quantity
Item 1 name	Item 1 length in metres	Item 1 width in metres	Item 1 quantity
Item 2 name	Item 2 length in metres	Item 2 width in metres	Item 2 quantity
Item 3 name	Item 3 length in metres	Item 3 width in metres	Item 3 quantity
Item 4 name	Item 4 length in metres	Item 4 width in metres	Item 4 quantity

Additional access-space allowance (%)Enter a complete item row to estimate space.

Item area = length × width × quantity. Rough total = item area × (1 + allowance ÷ 100). Blank measurements stay unknown.

03 / Start with a manageable patch

A small garden on paper.

Estimate the area of identical rectangular beds and a rough footprint including paths. This is an area calculation, not a planting, accessibility or harvest prediction.

Bed length (m)Bed width (m)Number of bedsAdditional path-space allowance (%)

Add the bed dimensions and quantity to estimate area.

Growing area = length × width × number of beds. Rough garden footprint = growing area × (1 + path allowance ÷ 100). Actual path layout may require a different area.

04 / One useful next step

Your mission brief.

Keep the next action small and specific. These fields begin blank; they are your personal notebook, rather than a task assigned to the project.

What do I want to understand?Place or area to observeDate of my visit or reviewWho do I need to ask?

What evidence or measurements will help?What would count as a useful outcome?What did I learn, and what still needs checking?

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