The plan is to deer fence the area in front and south of our house, and develop this area into a summer garden (it gets very little winter sun).  It is on a relatively steep slope that will need swales or to be terraced.  Gopher precautions will also need to be made.  We would like to incorperate permaculture principles as much as possible.  I hope to get the deer fence up and start developing a few beds this summer, and a few more each year.  There are some fruit trees already planted: 2 mature but small peaches, 1 mature winter apple, 1 mature fugi perssimon, a young asian pear, and a young bosc pear.  By fencing this area we will be adding up to another 400 sq feet of growing area.