May 2024

Conservation and ag professionals, are you ready to learn agroforestry?

Our newest collection of courses takes you through the conservation and economic benefits of integrating trees into farm systems so you can better assist landowners in adopting agroforestry.

Over seven courses, you will learn:

  • Soil health fundamentals for farmers.
  • Water quality management and how to make riparian buffers work for you.
  • How to cultivate climate solutions in agriculture.
    Conservation and economic benefits of alley cropping and silvopasture.
  • People skills for providing technical assistance to landowners.

$175 for all seven courses or $40 per course

Over three days in October, the Perennial Farm Gathering will bring together a community of farmers, foresters, students, chefs, and more to share lessons learned from perennial food and farm systems. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect in person for the first time in five years!

Farmers and students receive 15% off with code FOOD15. Register today and see the program on Eventbrite.

THANK YOU LEAD SPONSORS!

An agroforestry podcast and blog by the Savanna Institute

“We Can’t Call Them Superfruit” – Barriers to Berry Markets with Bill Davison & PJ Connolly

In the latest episode of the Perennial AF podcast, Savanna Institute staff members Bill Davison and PJ Connolly explain how for some perennial berry crops, the primary barrier to scaling up production is not a lack of interest or a lack of knowledge, but a lack of market development.

Nightfall Farm, Riveredge Nature Center, Chestnut Research, and More

This podcast episode is a compilation of short interviews from some of the new videos published on our YouTube channel. Our collaborators at Man Alone Media and Windborne Media have been producing some high quality videos for the Savanna Institute this year, and in some cases, the audio can tell a story all by itself.
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PLANT TREES IN 2024

To learn more about Canopy’s design and planting services, click HERE, or reach out HERE and they will be in touch to discuss your project!

Permaculture Design & Forest Farming Workshop
Saturday, June 1, 9am – 11am
Shelby, MI
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Full Circle Organic Experience Field Day
Saturday, June 1, 10am – 4pm
Seymour, WI
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Stream Monitoring at Lowery Creek
Tuesday, June 11, 9am – 11am
Spring Green, WI
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Twilight Tailgate with the Trees
Thursday, June 13, 5pm – 7pm
Urbana, IL
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Wisconsin Demonstration Farm Tour
Wednesday, June 19, 10am – 12pm
Spring Green, WI
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Juneberry Tasting & Farm Tour 
Saturday, June 22, 10am – 1pm
Fields Restored Demonstration Farm
Oregon, IL
The Savanna Institute invites applications for an Adoption Pathways Coordinator to coordinate new and existing efforts in developing effective pathways to agroforestry adoption.

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