Beginning Farmers: Social Justice and Agroforestry

For many people, part of their interest in agroforestry lies in being an active participant in an agricultural system that is more environmentally regenerative, economically viable, and socially responsible than the current dominant US agricultural system. Creating a more regenerative and equitable agricultural system through agroforestry, however, requires us to recognize and address the injustices that have led to, and continue to shape, the current system. Developed by the Savanna Institute, a nonprofit that lays the groundwork for widespread agroforestry in the Midwest. Developed by the Savanna Institute, a nonprofit that lays the groundwork for widespread agroforestry in the Midwest.
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Ohio

Learn on-farm skills from chestnut growers in Ohio Ohio is covered with forest, grassland, and wetland ecosystems, with the Allegheny plateau in the east and prairie and beech forests to […]
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Illinois

A hub for perennial education and farm services in Illinois Savanna Institute got its start in the low, fertile flatlands of central Illinois in 2013. Around a farm table, a […]
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