Category: TreeYo EDU

Creation and Evolution through Patterns: Classification

Creation and Evolution through Patterns: Classification. Patterns Chapter TreeYo EDU release: and i quote, “No matter the pattern, no matter the crossover between them, it’s not so much the physicality of it all, rather the energetic exchange that is facilitated that frames how we… Continue Reading “Creation and Evolution through Patterns: Classification”

Diversity (Guilds)

Diversity (Guilds). Guilds, an art within permaculture that allows the true expression.  its fulfilling of functions with multifunctional elements in a pallet of great diversity depending on your context and climate.  these little mini ecosystems merge overtime to form guilds within guilds within guilds.… Continue Reading “Diversity (Guilds)”

Trees and Their Uses

Trees are such sacred creatures on planet earth that is tough to quantify all that they do.  In the Introduction to Permaculture book, Mollison presented the three ethics but quietly tied in the life ethic as well.  It is vastly important to remember this… Continue Reading “Trees and Their Uses”

Windbreaks

Pressing publish from the studio at Terra Alta on a EDU tree chapter article on Windbreaks.  Great way to add biodiversity back in and bring crop resilience.  http://treeyopermacultureedu.wordpress.com/chapter-6-trees/windbreaks/ Windbreaks. Excerpt Windbreaks were once a commonplace element in the landscape when farming was small scale intensive and… Continue Reading “Windbreaks”

Restoring Natural Stream Hydrology | A Permaculture Design Course Handbook

Restoring Natural Stream Hydrology | A Permaculture Design Course Handbook. New EDU article under the water chapter, this time on restoring natural stream hydrology. Explains the patterns and history of degradation as well as some of the tools possible to bring balance. Fun to… Continue Reading “Restoring Natural Stream Hydrology | A Permaculture Design Course Handbook”

Food Forests or Forest Gardens

Food Forests or Forest Gardens. First entry into the trees chapter as we prepare for the food forest workshop at Terra Alta next weekend.  proud moment, so many hours, hope it helps you on the journey. Enjoy, i sure did, amazing how much you… Continue Reading “Food Forests or Forest Gardens”

Thermophilic Composting Hot | A Permaculture Design Course Handbook

Thermophilic Composting Hot | A Permaculture Design Course Handbook. An excerpt from our EDU article: Basic Pattern Process: Materials are gathered and a pile is heaped together in layers in one or two days to achieve the ideal size and hot compost conditions. Ratios… Continue Reading “Thermophilic Composting Hot | A Permaculture Design Course Handbook”

Rain Gardens | A Permaculture Design Course Handbook

Rain Gardens | A Permaculture Design Course Handbook. Love pressing publish as positive and informative media is needed.  This one is on rain gardens, a simple design feature that directs runoff to basins for infiltration.  Associated plantings can be food producing, biomass producing or… Continue Reading “Rain Gardens | A Permaculture Design Course Handbook”

Roof Water Catchment and Tanks | A Permaculture Design Course Handbook

Roof Water Catchment and Tanks | A Permaculture Design Course Handbook. Fun feature i have been playing with here lately at the lake to help get off us off the grid for water. Had to do some Kentucky style jerry rigging, but when in… Continue Reading “Roof Water Catchment and Tanks | A Permaculture Design Course Handbook”

Cover Cropping | A Permaculture Design Course Handbook

Cover Cropping | A Permaculture Design Course Handbook. To return organic material back to the soil and stimulate the soil food web, a diverse blend of seeds can be sown to cover bare soils thus kickstarting soil repair. With different root depths and qualities,… Continue Reading “Cover Cropping | A Permaculture Design Course Handbook”