Buildin Soil on the Daily Video
My wintertime musings, how should i build soil today here at Treasure Lake? Here is a glimpse into it from a 24 hour period. Enjoy
2020 Food Forestry Recap through Designs
As I reflect upon this last year of tree planting through the design documentation that I love to do on these days that are cold and day length is short, I remember what was and what is. My yearning to plant trees is still strong, mostly limited by resources like time and money. Nonetheless, the…
2020 Winter to Fall Update: Deepening Roots
Honestly, it has been so much change and evolution that I have not even had the time to write. While a shame in some ways, it is tied to deepening roots here at Treasure Lake. It has been about executing the 2020 plan, of course altered by covid, but the intention led to action. Major…
Food Forest Management Vlog: The Asian Pear Terrace
The last few months have been very busy and the time to do much educational material production has been quite minimal. Many systems are being installed, upgraded, and managed at Treasure Lake. Here is an example of one of the spaces we created last year that is going through an upgrade via management. It has…
New TreeYo EDU Article: Timber and Forestry
Timber and Forestry: Its actually the reason I got into Permaculture, not agriculture. So this article is a special one for me full of different viewpoints, designs, and videos. Check it out as this is a vital topic in how ecosystems are managed worldwide. https://treeyopermacultureedu.com/chapter-6-trees/timber-and-forestry/
Tree Planting Recap 2019
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…
New class: Rooted in Gratitude: Treasure Lake, Petersburg, KY, : November 30th, 2019
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
EDU Earthly: Treasure Lake, KY Stream Repair update: VLOG of Back to Back days of footage
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,…
New Article: Cut and Carry: Animals Chapter
As the debate rages on whether we should be eating meat or not, I publish my latest article within the animals chapter to present another key facet to holistic animal management; Cut and Carry. Its a traditional technique that has been adapted by Permaculturists to ensure healthier animals and pastures. Read about it here and…
Terra Alta Food Forest Update: A Vlog from my old home: Sintra, Portugal
It was a true joy to see it again. Years and years of effort to rehabilitate what once was just an abandoned track of land. The stacking in space and time, the building of resources to enhance succession, the diversity, it is all there on this special slice of land at Terra Alta, Sintra,…