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I'm working on a new book - For the Love of Paw Paws. Like my first book, Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist, I am going the self publishing route - which means I've created a Kickstarter to make it happen.

Interesting Paw Paw facts:
Check out my Kickstarter HERE.

In my new book, For the Love of Paw Paws, you'll learn about everything Paw Paw - from cultivation to preparation (Seed to Table) - and it will include some delicious recipes from adventurous chefs!
So if you are interested in the Paw Paw, and would like to help out in bringing this book to fruition, please visit my Kickstarter page and lend a hand in helping me get this book published.
Gracias Adelante
Michael Judd
Permaculture Rascal

Michael Judd
www.ecologiadesign.com
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maybe add a $1 donation -- will receive an email of our gratitude for supporting... =-- the reason is that some people will be willing to pitch in a buck or 2, where $10 might be over what they are willing to give. The wall of supporters is a nice touch
side note: Are you in Fredric Maryland? If so Cool! I recently bought an abandoned azalea farm in Lanham (1000' outside of the DC Beltway).
You might also want to offer seeds and/or plants and/or products likes jellies/jam/something-- although this may need come with restrictions (like interstate and exportation control). Fundamentally people want things they can touch. The book is a very nice thing, but what to do for people who are out of the natural range of distribution or plant hardiness zone? Maybe you can offer other things as well.
How is publishing the book? Have you looked at on-demand publishers like Lulu?
Also, Kickstarter is an all or nothing gig. You might look at other venues like Indigog and others (see https://www.floship.com/kickstarter-alternatives-you-should-know-about/ for a list)
other than that it looks good.
As a side note, numerous people have asked/suggested if I would propagate paw paw at the revamped farm. I know little about them to date. Maybe that is something we can discuss offline.
I wish you the best of luck!
EBo --
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Good work, Nicole! I missed this post before you sent your email.
Yes, I'm that David The Good. My books are here: http://amzn.to/2kYcCKp. My daily site is here http://www.thesurvivalgardener.com and my awesome videos are here https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=davidthegood
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That should get you a few more backers. I don't have anything near Paul's reach, but I have a good-sized audience.
Yes, I'm that David The Good. My books are here: http://amzn.to/2kYcCKp. My daily site is here http://www.thesurvivalgardener.com and my awesome videos are here https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=davidthegood
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We are about to build in AL and Passive Solar Design, conservation, and permaculture and food forest and raised beds will be key elements!
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Mr. Ebo - propagating paw paws from seed is very successful - I'll put a few notes here:
- care needs to be taken that the seeds always stay moist, so after eating a fresh paw paw clean the seeds and place in a ziplock in the fridge or in the ground where it will grow (mulch well)
- using a heating mat to germinate speeds up the process to only 14 days - verse 4-6 week average. set the mat at 85 degrees
- pot into deep tree pots 12" plus deep as the germinating seed will send down a 9" deep tap root before it even sends up a shoot!
- be patient as under ideal temps and conditions you will have to wait 6 weeks before seeing a shoot arise
The Paw Paw Mini Manual I am working on will go into good detail on all aspects of the paw paw horticulture and then onto paw paws and permaculture; hugelkultur, guilds, etc
I have created a Permies specific link to my Kickstarter page so I can track the love coming from you all!! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ecologia/michael-judd-for-the-love-of-paw-paws-from-seed-to?ref=awheee
Please check it out and spread the love!!
Michael Judd
www.ecologiadesign.com
I also expect to have problems with the deer mowing everything down, but that is not a problem of growing paw paw or anything in specific, but wildlife management (as a note, I have seen as many as 30 dear traipse through the edge of the woods at one time, and they are actually browsing on the daffodils, azaleas, and rhododendrons not to mention anything that tastes yummy).
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Jim Davis of Deep Run Paw Paw Orchard who has the largest and longest standing commercial paw paw orchard near Westminster Maryland has a walk in cooler with filters to help pull out excess ethylene gas. He normally has them only in there for a day or two before he overnights them to distributors.
I pulp and freeze as much as I can during the season and when I get behind I just freeze the whole fruit until I can process it. Freezing the whole fruit is actually the easiest way to pulp the paw paw - once frozen you can peel them like a potato and the seeds pop right out - compared to pulping fresh fruit which is a messy affair that can take up to 10 minutes per fruit if you are carefully cleaning the seeds. Charles West, another paw paw elder, told me he swapped the blades in his blender with rubber paddles to de-pulp.. Processing the paw paw is one of the bottle necks to it becoming a wide spread food. Chris Chmiel of Integration Acres (a fellow permie) has some big machinery developed for the paw paw which I will cover in the manual I am Kickstarting for now. He sells pulp mostly from wild harvested paw paws and other value added goodies - check his site - https://www.integrationacres.com/.
Michael Judd
www.ecologiadesign.com
As a note, part of my background and experience is maintaining/designing/modifying machines for field ecologists and ag folks. Let me dig out from my current pile of must-do's and we should talk about what folks want to try to support processing native fruits and veggies. If interested ping me off list and we can talk about timing, etc.
Greetings Michael and good luck with your book
I've been promoting pawpaws here in western Pa for about 15 years, a sort of one man band
here are a few pictures from last fall's "Make Pawpaws Great Again" tour
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The rewards are a solid barter that will have an exponential effect. Together we can root culture, perennial culture.
Check it out - link in top thread post.
P.s. I'll post about quick and cheap paw paw seed germination next..

Paw Paw Custard Pie!!
Michael Judd
www.ecologiadesign.com
Also, perhaps a tier for a pawpaw seed, if you have access to a lot. I think people would select that tier if it's $5-10.
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I inherited my germination method from paw paw grower legend Jim Davis of Deep Run Paw Paw Orchard. Using just a single heating mat, a pair of turkey basting pans and a light weight seeding mix seeds will sprout in just fourteen days. Now, I germinate hundreds of seeds at a time for my nursery business but the same method works for even just a hand full of seeds.
What you need:
• Small seedling heating mat
• Digital control thermostat for heat mat
• 2 aluminum turkey basting pans
• Lightweight seedling soil/potting mix
Be sure your mat has an adjustable thermometer and set it at 85 degrees, place an empty aluminum pan on the mat, moisten the seedling mix and layer 1 inch thick, place paw paw seeds flat side by side, cover with an additional 1 inch of moistened mix, place seeds, etc, up to, three layers if you have the seed. Whether one or three layers make sure the seeds have an inch layer on top and cover with a turned upside-down pan as the lid, clamp shut. Seeds will germinate in approximately 14 days. Pick them out as soon as the root pokes out and pot up in 12+ inch deep pots or directly in the ground where they will be grown with the root radical facing down.
Alternatively you can place stratified seeds in 12+ inch deep pots, with a moist lightweight soil medium, that have been warmed to room temperature in your home or greenhouse.
*The root is very fragile and will break easily so best to plant while it’s just a nub. I pot mine up in 12-inch-deep tree pots ordered from Stewe and Sons to help assure the tap root will not be comprised.
** seeds do not need light be begin germination
Resource for buying deep potted paw paws of the best quality:
West Farm – Charlie West
https://farmandfoodguide.com/listing/west-farm
wcwest@gmail.com
908-255-5471
Michael Judd
www.ecologiadesign.com
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Michael Judd wrote: Though I have been planning acknowledgement in print to Permies.com, as I did in my first book, I am up to offer a full page of honor to Permies.com if we can reach $5,000 from permies.
How is it that I am just now seeing this?
How far has permies come so far?
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You guys are awesome!! Permies to the People & Paw Paws to the People.
Thank you Paul for throwing in so hard and far, you are a slugger for sure.
The campaign still has another 11 days so please keep supporting and spreading the word. Any and all funds beyond the self publishing costs will go towards the manuals first printing..
Michael Judd
www.ecologiadesign.com
Paw Paw Seed Starting Article
Michael Judd
www.ecologiadesign.com
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And.. by request here at Permies I am adding a new reward that offers my first book at a deal:
The perfect combo - a signed copy of my first book 'Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist' & a signed copy of 'For the Love of Paw Paws: A Mini Manual for Growing and Caring for Paw Paws - From Seed to Table’. Plus your name will appear on the Paw Paw Wall of Heroes - which will sit smack in the center of our 3rd Annual Paw Paw Fest. This is a deal that offers the Edible Landscaping book for just $15 (reg $25). Books will ship together when the mini manual is released. Your library will be complete!
The campaign link - Kickstarter page
Michael Judd
www.ecologiadesign.com
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Cheers! -- Stan de Riel
Michael Judd
www.ecologiadesign.com
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Michael Judd
www.ecologiadesign.com
With all the snow falling here at the homestead I am busy strumming up some last minute support for the campaign's stretch goal for first printing. 4 days and $1,600 to go - that's $400 a day - which I know can happen.. with a little help. If you have shared the campaign already - thank you - please do again as repeating has a multiplying effect and lets friends know you are truly in support of this venture, and if you have not please consider doing so with a personal note to your community. This is how a paw paw revolution is born!
See you in 4 days..
PawPawKickstarter
Michael Judd
www.ecologiadesign.com
So, the challenge is.. I will research and write about paw paws, pigs and permies in the publication - if the permies.com community steps up and helps reach the last stretch goal of the campaign.
Paw Paw Mini Manual Kickstarter - Permies
I already have confirmation that pigs dig paw paws from Kate Spinillo of Ham Sweet Farm in Michigan who says "They readily eat fruit & seeds & all.. When I was managing a niche pork production farm in West Virginia a few years ago, if you wanted paw paws you had to get to them before the pigs and other wildlife did. They are some really hot commodities! Longterm we want to be finishing our hogs on mast of all kinds, but of course paw paws are top of the list of good stuff to have around."
I have started another thread as a conversation point for paw paws, pigs, and permacutlure over in the Permaculture forum - Paw Paws, Pigs & Permies

Michael Judd
www.ecologiadesign.com
Michael Judd wrote:Master Steward Paul Wheaton we are up 67 awesome permies kicking in $2,017 For the Love of Paw Paws!! 60 hours left and just $300 shy of the stretch goal..
I added a bit of something to the top of all the pages at permies, plus our fb stuff and something will (hopefully) go our in the dailyish today.
I was going to get fruit and seeds but for all of the trees, including large ones, there is very few fruits growing, and only very high up, and we never see any that have dropped to the ground.
Is there some good tips for transplanting, including time of year? Also, that might make for a section in the book. Thanks.
Paul and Team Permie have been amazingly supportive, their hearts and spirits are solid and large.
I am wondering if we can set this thread up over in the fruit forum.. tweak it a bit and continue the sharing and learning about paw paws..?? I would love the interaction, questions, experience, etc. to help make the mini manual as diverse and useful as possible.
Again, thank you to all who kicked in.
Michael
Michael Judd
www.ecologiadesign.com

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