š New Forest Farm Tour with Mark Shepard
When you talk with someone whoās familiar with agroforestry in the Midwest, the name āMark Shepard” usually comes up pretty quickly. Markās book Restoration Agriculture was published ten years ago this year, and through his book and his speaking appearances, Mark has become an inspiration to countless farmers and landownersĀ interested in agroforestry and perennial agriculture.
This video tour of Markās farm is currently the most-viewed video on our YouTube channel! Donāt miss it:Ā
Mark operates New Forest Farm in southwestern Wisconsin, which serves as a living demonstration of his vision for diverse, perennial agroforestry. Weāve been fortunate to work with Mark a number of times over the years, including swapping tree varieties with him and featuring him and his farm in our videos and educational materials.
Mark began growing hybrid hazelnuts on his farm in the early ā90s. Here is what heās learned:Ā
Our latest podcast episode is taken from an interview and farm tour we recorded with Mark at New Forest Farm back in 2018. It was the day after southwest Wisconsin had received catastrophic heavy rains, and as Mark tells us in the video below, he and his car were nearly washed away in the floodwaters. Experiences like this have only strengthened his sense of urgency in expanding restoration agriculture across the Midwest.
For Mark Shepard, combating the climate crisis has gotten personal:
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