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New Class: Mycology Mushroom Inoculation April 18th

Posted on February 14, 2020 by cdoug_e

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 your lands is sure to follow. https://treeyopermaculture.com/permaculture-design-courses-pdc/mycology-mushroom-inoculation-class/

King stropharia wine cap growing

King stropharia wine cap harvest

mushroom spawn in chunks of wine cap being placed in between layers of cardboard and wood chips, 2018

Edge garden freshly planting with annual vegetables, perennial vegetables, fruit trees, berry bushes and climbers, and inoculated wood chip mulch for wine cap mushrooms, 2018 summer

oyster mushroom logs, maple hands on of log inoculation that fits at that time of the year, 2018

More wooded wood chip beds and remay cloth covering logs to keep woodpeckers away

New TreeYo EDU Article: Water Heating: Appropriate Technology Chapter

Posted on January 17, 2020 by cdoug_e

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New TreeYo EDU Article: Beyond food supply, one of the ways in which humans have increased their life expectancy, in my opinion, is to have hot water on demand. We all consume it, but have we ever thought just how much energy this consumes and how that energy is produced? At nearly 20% of household consumption on average in the USA, well thats a lot and there are alternatives for sure! This article details appropriate technology features for just that.

Water Heating

New TreeYo EDU Article: Timber and Forestry

Posted on January 3, 2020 by cdoug_e

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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/

2020 Permaculture Design Courses: First Quarter

Posted on January 1, 2020 by cdoug_e

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2020 will be a dynamic and busy year ahead, one I am very much looking forward to with lots of teaching at various places and site development at Treasure Lake. Heres my first quarter schedule of events and classes. And heres our mission. To teach environmental literacy so positive climate change action along with community building is strengthened into a full force wave of transition. https://treeyopermaculture.com/permaculture-design-courses-pdc/

2019 tree planting recap blog

Posted on December 26, 2019 by cdoug_e

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2019 has been a dynamic year for me fully back to Treasure Lake and really starting to make bigger moves there and in the area. My blog details this, entitled tree planting recap 2019. Check it out! lots of video, text, and designs to help explain. and yes 2020 there will be more climate positive action! https://treeyopermacultureedu.com/2019/12/26/tree-planting-recap-2019/

New Online Course: The Paw Paw Master Class

Posted on December 19, 2019 by cdoug_e

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After nearly 20 years of growing paw paws and months of production, we bring you the paw paw masterclass online. Very thorough, sale now, USA customer get some free seeds as well! Give the gift of education this holiday season!!! https://treeyopermacultureedu.com/create-your-own-pawpaw-paradise/

Doug Crouch in his beloved paw paw groves

paw paw harvest on the bar

paw paw in the field, big wild ones we have

Abby enjoying the first paw paw harvested in 2018 at Treasure Lake, KY

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Fall Fecundity: TreeYo Project Update

Posted on November 12, 2019 by cdoug_e

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Here is my seasonal blog, detailing the last three months and what is to come. From harvests to murmuration to our current tree planting mission, be sure to check out this one out please. https://treeyopermacultureedu.com/2019/11/12/fall-fecundity-treeyo-project-update/

New TreeYo EDU Article from App Tech Chapter: Transportation/ Animal Power

Posted on October 24, 2019 by cdoug_e

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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/

New TreeYo EDU article: Fodder Crops for Animals

Posted on October 9, 2019 by cdoug_e

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Bringing animals into the systems requires a reduction of industrial feed inputs all the while pumping outputs within the system for animals to feed from. A long tradition, a creative complexity, and a boon to the animals. #permaculture #holisticmanagement #regenerativefarming

https://treeyopermacultureedu.com/animal-systems/fodder-crops-for-animals/

New TreeYo EDU Article: App Tech Cooking

Posted on September 12, 2019 by cdoug_e

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Billions of people don’t have the luxury of turning a nob to cook and our luxury to do so is quite taxing on the environment. Our daily nourishments and cravings require quite an energy input for cooking. Remember that as you read please! My latest article on TreeYo EDU from the app tech chapter.

https://treeyopermacultureedu.com/appropriate-technology/cooking-with-appropriate-technology/