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…
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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…
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Health is a form of wealth. Here is 13 Health Tips for Better Immunity that I wrote 18 months ago but only now able to press publish. Its a very long road of health, its hard in fact. Do what you can eh. A lot has to do with supporting your micro biome. 13 Permaculture…
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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…
DetailsPaw paw setting fruit
Prarie banana, paw paw, Asimina triloba, North America’s largest fruit here in an edible landscaping context. Its 13th growing season at my folks house in the burbs, swale fed. And despite this being its 3rd flowering of the year due to late frost, this soon to be cultivar of grafted trees, is once again loaded…
DetailsDiversity (Guilds) – Permaculture Design Course Handbook
Know the pattern of diversity, and the details of guilds will follow! #permaculture #foodforest https://treeyopermacultureedu.com/chapter-2-3-or-the-11-design-principles-from-the-intro-book/diversity-guilds/
DetailsTerraces – Permaculture Design Course Handbook
I absolutely love terracing! Terraces, a long standing tradition throughout many cultures, can still be seen from the past and are being implemented once more for their multi-function approach to landscape productivity and regeneration. They create access, help to slow water, retain and help build soil, and give productive space for production of crops of all sorts including…
DetailsBanana Circle – Permaculture Design Course Handbook
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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EDU in Action: Mycology: Mushroom Inoculation Class: Treasure Lake: Northern Kentucky
The next day course April 18th will be a fun one and continue our mushroom mission and collaboration with maestro Romain Picasso. Learn the basics of mycology and mushroom inoculation both theoretically and out in the field. Learn from our trials and errors and successes at Treasure Lake in Northern Kentucky and the abundance in…
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