Our Latest Perennial Report

Our Latest Perennial Report

Our Latest Perennial Report Future generations will look back at this time to see the seeds we have passed on and the trees we have planted as archives of our love, to use the phrase Ross Gay offered us at the 2023 Perennial Farm Gathering. These days, thinking in...
Celebrating 10 Years

Celebrating 10 Years

Celebrating 10 Years Just like the multi-species, interconnected farming systems we champion, you and thousands of others in our community are working together to create a more hopeful future. Thanks to our supporters, the Savanna Institute has put down roots and is...
Our 10-Year Perennial Report

Our 10-Year Perennial Report

Our 10-Year Perennial Report This past harvest season was a special one. The first orchard trees I planted had finally grown big enough to climb. And at four years old, my daughter was ready to be a big kid and climb up and away. Even better, it was the first real...
Ten Years Growing Agroforestry

Ten Years Growing Agroforestry

Ten Years Growing Agroforestry Agroforestry is a powerful and essential strategy for putting trees to work on farms and stabilizing the climate. Once mature, an acre of hazelnuts can sequester 18 tons of carbon in woody biomass alone. Think of the impact we will have...
The Perennial Report

The Perennial Report

The Perennial Report Early in the summer of 2021, Savanna Institute’s Farm Director Erik Hagan found something special at our new farm in Sauk County, Wisconsin. When poking around in a patch of prairie beside one of the crop fields, Erik came across a large prickly...