Have a wild patch that won’t fruit?
Want to help develop the next great Paw Paw cultivar?
Have wooded areas or edges that could use some biodiversity?
If so, you’re in the right place!
Working his family's 3rd generation land, Doug has learned by doing; propagating and managing hundreds of Paw Paw trees with success over the course of nearly two decades.
With +10 Years of Applied Teaching Experience, Doug has extensive experience and knowledge surrounding landscape planning and food production systems. He has now lead 30+ Permaculture Design Certifications as lead teacher.
Trained as both a Permaculture Designer and Fish and Wildlife Manager, Doug is currently a Professor at University of Cincinnati (Former Professor at Maharishi College of Management)
How do you turn a hand full of seeds into a forest? Doug will start you with the foundations, so that you understand not just what to do for success but why. Become fully equipped with expert knowledge and have the best shot at paw paw propagation through systematic seed saving and planting success. Learning to work with what genetics you have will allow you to become a plant breeder, an age old tradition and noble cause.
What makes the difference between a small natural Paw Paw grove and a hyper prolific permaculture orchard? Proper planning and management. Once the trees are in the ground or you found a wild patch, the journey has just started. Learn techniques to leapfrog your trees growth cycle while improving soil fertility and fruit production.
Although quite seasonal, there are immediate usage recipes and storage capabilities. By getting bananas out of our diets for months on end in the temperate climates, we will reduce our carbon footprint as they come great distances to those who live in climates where paw paw is grown easily.
Design course content guides you through longer term planting and management in a number of different scenarios. These visual aides can be paused and digested at great length.
This holistic offering of eight different sections overall gives you the full run through of paw paws. This plant is in high demand and its fruits. You can be the next to create a new grafted variety, the next best recipe, or lead people on tours through your paw paw paradise just as Doug Crouch does.