
Growing into a New Season
Over the last 9 years, weโve learned that organizations grow a lot like plants – with great patience and intention, a steady supply of nourishment, and a bit of hope the conditions will be favorable.
As we kick off ourย 2022 Year-End Campaign, we are mindful of the ways donor support has nourished our growth and we hope youโll join us, once again, inย supporting the Savanna Instituteโs workย to make agriculture a climate solution that strengthens farms and communities.
With your help over the past year:
- We put down roots acrossย 4 farms in Spring Green, WIย – building the beginnings of a campus that will help us advance agroforestryย andย build community while continuing to welcome folks to our demonstration farms across Wisconsin and Illinois
- Weโve partnered with overย 60 farmers and landowners, with plans to convert overย 3,000 acres to agroforestry
- We launchedย Canopy Farm Management, a farmland management business and tree crop nursery that planted almostย 100,000 treesย in just its first year of operation
- We convened aย network of leadersย from across North America to scale up agroforestry throughย collaborative actionย in key areas like market development, landholder assistance, and farm policy.
- Weโve grown from one full time staff member in 2017, toย 30 full time staffย just 5 years later!
Weโre confident this is just the beginning of our story, and weโre so grateful for your part in it. As we approach ourย 10 year anniversary in 2023, weโre excited to see whatโs in store for us in the season ahead, but we know we canโt do it alone.
Can you give now, and give generously to support us in this new season?
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