Lets face it, I love planting trees. Doug the Digger. And after moving back to Treasure Lake in Northern Kentucky in summer of 2017, I have been busy planting and caring for trees. However in 2019, it took a large step forward building on top of what was before and planting in new spaces framed…
Having farmed, traveled, and lived in the Mediterranean climate on four different continents, this summer felt oddly familiar. It was hot and dry. After meeting our yearly rainfall of 43 inches by mid june this year everyone was begging for the rain to stop. And stop it did. It dried out and because of that…
Society has a problem, moving ourselves and materials, including moving the soil and processing goods, around at a great fossil fuel usage rate. How will we solve such problems? Solutions are there with appropriate technology and pattern application of permaculture design. https://treeyopermacultureedu.com/appropriate-technology/transportation-animal-power/
Our next foraging foray focuses on the fun of the roots beneath out feet. Thus we are rooted in gratitude at this time of the years for the gifts that nature provides. Both culinary and medicinal application is the focus of this next course with myself and Abby Artemisia https://www.facebook.com/events/518271358745666/?ti=as
A diverse and complete soil food web where soils are well structured and fertile through an increasing organic mater percentage is the goal of modern-day regenerative agriculture, organic gardening and Permaculture design systems. https://treeyopermacultureedu.com/chapter-8-soils/soil-food-web-intro/
Universal law: nature works with diversity to produce functional interconnections to facilitate flows of energy. Shall we not embrace natures teachings to lead us in these times? How can we form guilds in community? https://treeyopermacultureedu.com/chapter-2-3-or-the-11-design-principles-from-the-intro-book/diversity-guilds/
Tiny house living at treasure lake has begun. The collins family did a wonderful build on this one, the layout and details are spot on! I even have running water and electric! Now its time to build out the #tinystead #tinyhouse #treasurelakeky #permaculture
Response to Carolien via this article: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006320718313636 Insects are the basis of the food chain for so much. Birds for example are one of the many creatures that thrive off of them, well certain types thats for sure but even predatory birds that eat larger forms of life depend on bugs to build the food…
The videos bellow are taken about 24 hours apart in mid January 2019. One during a high flow situation due to rain on top of snow. Then as the stream flow slows down, you can see the architecture of our restoring natural hydrology work in the second video. It shows an incised creek being reshaped,…