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  • Chapter 1: Introduction
    • Why Permaculture?
    • TreeYo Permaculture Definition
    • Permaculture Ethics
    • History and Mollison’s Inspirations
    • Permaculture As Design
    • State Of The World
    • How Permaculture Is Manifested In The World- An Artistic Glimpse
  • Chapter 2: Permaculture Design Principles
    • Relative Location
    • Multiple Functions for Every Element
    • Each Important Function Supported By Many Different Elements
    • Energy Efficient Planning
    • Use of Biological Resources
    • Energy Cycling
    • Accelerating Succession and Evolution
    • Diversity (Guilds)
    • Small-Scale Intensive
    • Edge Effect
    • Attitudinal Principles
  • Chapter 3: Design Process
    • Final Design Project Guidelines for TreeYo PDC
    • Tools for Cataloging Analysis And Assessment: Consulting And Design Process Guidance
    • Vision Phase
    • Assessment Phase
    • Conceptual Planning Phase
    • Master Planning Phase
    • Design Phase
    • Maps: How To Procure, Read, and Use Them
    • Broad Site Design: Vision and Assessment
    • Conceptual and Master Planning: Idea Generation and Refinement
  • Chapter 4: Pattern Understanding
    • Patterns and Indigenous Culture
    • Creation and Evolution Through Patterns: Classification
    • The Egg Pattern
    • Spoke and Wheel, Webs
    • Core Model
    • Honeycomb
    • Sinuous
    • Dendritic
    • Spirals
    • Overbeck Jet, Eckman, and Von Karman
    • Vortex
    • Cymatics, Lobe, and Wave
    • Pattern Summary
  • Chapter 5: Climatic Factors
    • Factors In Formation of Global Climate
    • Climate Classification
    • Climate and Design
    • Climate Analog and Map Resources
    • Microclimate
    • Savory’s Brittle and Non Brittle Climate Classification
  • Chapter 6: Trees and their Energy Transactions
    • Trees and Their Uses
    • Food Forests or Forest Gardens
    • A How-To on Tree Planting: Before, During, and After
    • Windbreaks
    • Non-Timber Forest Products Part 1- Intro and Herbs and Spices
    • Non Timber Forest Products 2- Medicinal Plants and Fish and Wildlife Management
    • Non Timber Forest Products 3- Mushroom Cultivation and fibers and crafts
    • Non Timber Forest Products 4: Honey Production and Roundwood Construction and Fuels
    • Non Timber Forest Products 5: Fruits and Nuts and Saps and Resins
    • Alley Cropping and Silvopasture
    • Timber and Forestry
  • Chapter 7: Water
    • Hydrological Cycle: Half and Full
    • The Numbers Behind the Half Hydrological Cycle
    • Catchment Calculations
    • A Permaculture Development Model: A Holistic Plan for Climate Change
    • Infiltration Earthworks
    • Greywater
    • Curb Cuts
    • Contour Brush Piles
    • Restoring Natural Stream Hydrology
    • Roof Water Catchment and Tanks
  • Chapter 8: Soils
    • Soil Food Web Intro
    • Compost Teas and Extracts
    • Thermophilic Composting (Hot)
    • Cover Cropping
    • Animal Rotation and Tractoring
    • Chop and Drop of Trees and Biomass Plants
    • Vermi-Composting
  • Chapter 9: Earth Working and Earth Resources
    • Earthworks Best Practices/ Design/ Context Building
    • Permaculture Swales
    • Swale Design Process Case Study 1
    • Rain Gardens
    • Silt Trap
    • Terraces
    • Raised Beds
    • Sunken Beds
  • Chapter 10: The Humid Tropics
    • Banana Circle
    • Tropical Social and Environmental Context
    • Soil Building Techniques Part 1
    • Soil Building Techniques Part 2
    • Soil Building Techniques Part 3
    • Soil Building Techniques Part 4
    • Cottage Industries Part 1
    • Cottage Industries Part 2
    • Cottage Industries Part 3
    • Tropical Housing
  • Chapter 11: Dryland Strategies
    • Drylands Corridor Planting
    • Tree Crop Selection
  • Chapter 12: Humid Cool to Cold Climates
    • Season Extension: A Key to Temperate Living and Food Security
  • Chapter 13: Aquaculture
    • Aquaculture Food Web
    • Aquatic Plant Ecology
    • Water Quality Parameters and Augmentation
    • Chinampas
    • Tyre Pond
    • Alternative Feeds and Systems
    • Supplemental Aquaculture Info
  • Chapter 14: The Strategies of an Alternative Global Nation
    • Conscious Consumption with Eco-Entrepreneurship
    • Fair Share Economics
  • Natural Building
    • Thermal Mass vs Insulation: Materials Choice
  • Fermentation
    • Gringo Kimchi- An Asian/European Fusion of Sauerkraut
    • 13 Permaculture Health Tips for Better Immunity
  • Animal Systems
    • Meeting the basic needs of Animals on a Pattern Level
    • Cut and Carry
    • Fodder Crops for Animals
  • Appropriate Technology
    • Renewable Electricity Production, Conversion, and Storage
    • Cooking with Appropriate Technology
    • Transportation/Animal Power
  • Ask A Permaculture Expert
  • Orders
  • Orders
  • Join the Paw Paw Master Class
  • TreeYo EDU Blog
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
    • Why Permaculture?
    • TreeYo Permaculture Definition
    • Permaculture Ethics
    • History and Mollison’s Inspirations
    • Permaculture As Design
    • State Of The World
    • How Permaculture Is Manifested In The World- An Artistic Glimpse
  • Chapter 2: Permaculture Design Principles
    • Relative Location
    • Multiple Functions for Every Element
    • Each Important Function Supported By Many Different Elements
    • Energy Efficient Planning
    • Use of Biological Resources
    • Energy Cycling
    • Accelerating Succession and Evolution
    • Diversity (Guilds)
    • Small-Scale Intensive
    • Edge Effect
    • Attitudinal Principles
  • Chapter 3: Design Process
    • Final Design Project Guidelines for TreeYo PDC
    • Tools for Cataloging Analysis And Assessment: Consulting And Design Process Guidance
    • Vision Phase
    • Assessment Phase
    • Conceptual Planning Phase
    • Master Planning Phase
    • Design Phase
    • Maps: How To Procure, Read, and Use Them
    • Broad Site Design: Vision and Assessment
    • Conceptual and Master Planning: Idea Generation and Refinement
  • Chapter 4: Pattern Understanding
    • Patterns and Indigenous Culture
    • Creation and Evolution Through Patterns: Classification
    • The Egg Pattern
    • Spoke and Wheel, Webs
    • Core Model
    • Honeycomb
    • Sinuous
    • Dendritic
    • Spirals
    • Overbeck Jet, Eckman, and Von Karman
    • Vortex
    • Cymatics, Lobe, and Wave
    • Pattern Summary
  • Chapter 5: Climatic Factors
    • Factors In Formation of Global Climate
    • Climate Classification
    • Climate and Design
    • Climate Analog and Map Resources
    • Microclimate
    • Savory’s Brittle and Non Brittle Climate Classification
  • Chapter 6: Trees and their Energy Transactions
    • Trees and Their Uses
    • Food Forests or Forest Gardens
    • A How-To on Tree Planting: Before, During, and After
    • Windbreaks
    • Non-Timber Forest Products Part 1- Intro and Herbs and Spices
    • Non Timber Forest Products 2- Medicinal Plants and Fish and Wildlife Management
    • Non Timber Forest Products 3- Mushroom Cultivation and fibers and crafts
    • Non Timber Forest Products 4: Honey Production and Roundwood Construction and Fuels
    • Non Timber Forest Products 5: Fruits and Nuts and Saps and Resins
    • Alley Cropping and Silvopasture
    • Timber and Forestry
  • Chapter 7: Water
    • Hydrological Cycle: Half and Full
    • The Numbers Behind the Half Hydrological Cycle
    • Catchment Calculations
    • A Permaculture Development Model: A Holistic Plan for Climate Change
    • Infiltration Earthworks
    • Greywater
    • Curb Cuts
    • Contour Brush Piles
    • Restoring Natural Stream Hydrology
    • Roof Water Catchment and Tanks
  • Chapter 8: Soils
    • Soil Food Web Intro
    • Compost Teas and Extracts
    • Thermophilic Composting (Hot)
    • Cover Cropping
    • Animal Rotation and Tractoring
    • Chop and Drop of Trees and Biomass Plants
    • Vermi-Composting
  • Chapter 9: Earth Working and Earth Resources
    • Earthworks Best Practices/ Design/ Context Building
    • Permaculture Swales
    • Swale Design Process Case Study 1
    • Rain Gardens
    • Silt Trap
    • Terraces
    • Raised Beds
    • Sunken Beds
  • Chapter 10: The Humid Tropics
    • Banana Circle
    • Tropical Social and Environmental Context
    • Soil Building Techniques Part 1
    • Soil Building Techniques Part 2
    • Soil Building Techniques Part 3
    • Soil Building Techniques Part 4
    • Cottage Industries Part 1
    • Cottage Industries Part 2
    • Cottage Industries Part 3
    • Tropical Housing
  • Chapter 11: Dryland Strategies
    • Drylands Corridor Planting
    • Tree Crop Selection
  • Chapter 12: Humid Cool to Cold Climates
    • Season Extension: A Key to Temperate Living and Food Security
  • Chapter 13: Aquaculture
    • Aquaculture Food Web
    • Aquatic Plant Ecology
    • Water Quality Parameters and Augmentation
    • Chinampas
    • Tyre Pond
    • Alternative Feeds and Systems
    • Supplemental Aquaculture Info
  • Chapter 14: The Strategies of an Alternative Global Nation
    • Conscious Consumption with Eco-Entrepreneurship
    • Fair Share Economics
  • Natural Building
    • Thermal Mass vs Insulation: Materials Choice
  • Fermentation
    • Gringo Kimchi- An Asian/European Fusion of Sauerkraut
    • 13 Permaculture Health Tips for Better Immunity
  • Animal Systems
    • Meeting the basic needs of Animals on a Pattern Level
    • Cut and Carry
    • Fodder Crops for Animals
  • Appropriate Technology
    • Renewable Electricity Production, Conversion, and Storage
    • Cooking with Appropriate Technology
    • Transportation/Animal Power
  • Ask A Permaculture Expert
  • Orders
  • Orders

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Banana Circle – Permaculture Design Course Handbook

UncategorizedBy Doug Crouch24 Mar 2020Leave a comment

https://treeyopermacultureedu.com/chapter-10-the-humid-tropics/banana-circle/ Because its everyone’s favorite article and can be adapted plant wise to all climates and even double as a greywater system! Pit gardens rock!

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