A Living History; Coppicing with Mark Krawczyk Part 1

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🗓️ 29 November 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

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We chat with mark Krawczyk, the author of the forthcoming book "Coppice Agroforestry: Tending Trees for Product, Profit, and Woodland Ecology", which I've been waiting for the past half decade, but is slated for early 2022. We discuss the role of coppicing in the modern world, tending to landscapes within the scope of what their capacity is, and much more! Check out Mark's work at: http://www.coppiceagroforestry.com/ https://www.keylinevermont.com/ http://www.rivenwoodcrafts.com/ Support this podcast by becoming a Patron at: https://www.patreon.com/PoorProlesAlmanac

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0:00.0	Welcome back. This is Andy with the Poor Pearls Omniac.
0:18.3	Today we have a special episode for you.
0:20.7	We chat with Mark Krozzik, who is just about to release the book Koppas Agroforestry,
0:25.5	tending trees for product, profit, and woodland ecology.
0:29.2	Not only this, but Mark also owns and operates an agroforestry and keyline consultation
0:34.8	and installation business.
0:36.9	He also spends time teaching workshops on natural building, among a bunch of other things.
0:42.3	In this conversation, we chat extensively about coppicing, its role in historical North America,
0:48.1	as well as the complexity of the system in balancing its benefits versus the challenges you might face
0:53.8	depending on what you're trying to do.
0:56.0	So hopefully you guys really enjoy this conversation.
0:58.4	And if you have any questions, please reach out.
1:03.3	Hi, Mark.
1:04.0	Thanks so much for taking some time to chat with us.
1:06.2	Could you tell our folks a little bit about yourself?
1:08.7	Yeah, it's a pleasure to join you, Andy.
1:10.7	And I'm
1:11.8	thrilled to just have a platform and an opportunity to share some of the insights I've gleaned about
1:16.2	coppicing over the years. My wife and I live in New Haven, Vermont in the Champlain Valley.
1:22.6	We have a small farm and homestead that we've built from the ground up since 2012. I did not grow up in
1:30.0	this world at all. I grew up in the suburbs outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and I lived a pretty
1:36.5	happy and healthy early childhood, but I really had no opportunities to cultivate a strong connection with the natural world.
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