The last tree crop we will cover in this course is the saskatoon, also known as serviceberry or juneberry. It is another exciting shrub that can be mechanically harvested. Some people think they taste like better-tasting blueberries, but are extremely low maintenance...
If you’re in a warmer climate, zones 6-9 (or possibly 5 with climate change), consider growing northern pecans. They are an important nut crop that grow well in agroforestry systems. In some areas, pecans are easy to grow organically due to site conditions and low...
Ever wish you could grow something like bananas or mangos in the Midwest? Pawpaw is a unique–the only member of it’s family native to North America– fruit, and can taste like a banana, mango, or papaya with some citrus notes. It has few pests, and is an...
Honeyberry (aka haskap, blue honeysuckle) is a hardy fruit with a wide growing range that is generating excitement as a commercial crop in the Midwest. These are cultivated native shrubs and are not invasive, unlike the non-native honeysuckle. Honeyberries have more...
The Midwest hazelnut market is well-positioned to expand as global demand increases. Better yet, they are a native food plant in the Midwest that are valuable in many agroforestry applications (e.g., silvopasture, alley cropping, riparian buffers, windbreaks). Two...
🔊 “You Can’t Believe It Grows Here” – Project Pawpaw with Adam D’Angelo
🔊 A Thorny Topic: Black Locust and Honey Locust for Agroforestry
🔊 “Spreadsheets on the Radio” – Farm Viability and the Fruit & Nut Compass with John Hendrickson
🔊 Getting Started with Forest Farming – Ingrid Daudert, Karam Sheban, and Robin Suggs
🔊 Agroforestry for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation – with Nate Lawrence and Monika Shea