An agroforestry podcast and blog by the Savanna Institute
Savanna Institute will host its Perennial Farm Gathering October 6th-8th in Wisconsin
The Savanna Institute will host its Perennial Farm Gathering in person in 2024 from Sunday, October 6th to Tuesday, October 8th at Monona Terrace in Madison. Free tours at its farm campus in Spring Green will be offered on Saturday, October 5th.
🔊 Getting Started with Forest Farming – Ingrid Daudert, Karam Sheban, and Robin Suggs
This episode features portions of the PFG 2023 panel discussion “Everything You Wanted to Know About Forest Farming (But Didn’t Know to Ask)”, featuring Ingrid Daudert from Misty Dawn Farm in Wisconsin, Karam Sheban from the Northeast Forest Farmers Coalition, and Robin Suggs from Appalachian Sustainable Development.
Berry Growers Survey
The University of Wisconsin Emerging Crops Coalition, the Savanna Institute, the Midwest Elderberry Coop, Food Finance Institute, and the American Aronia Berry Association are sponsoring a survey sent to berry growers throughout the Midwest.
Newsletter – February 2024
Catch up on what’s going on at Savanna Institute with our February 2024 newsletter. Included in this issue: A tour of Brambleberry Farm, a new Long-Term Lease Guide, job postings, and our most recent podcasts!
🔊 Agroforestry for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation – with Nate Lawrence and Monika Shea
Nate Lawrence and Monika Shea from the Savanna Institute’s research department dig into the details of agroforestry for climate change mitigation.
🔊“Joy Is What Emerges From Connection” – Q&A with Author Ross Gay
Author and poet Ross Gay speaks with silvopasture farmer Liz Brownlee in a recorded keynote session from the 2023 Perennial Farm Gathering.
NSAC Applauds Introduction of the Innovative Practices for Soil Health Act of 2024
The Innovative Practices for Soil Health Act seeks to make needed improvements to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation programs, as well as designate four national and regional agroforestry centers, to ensure these programs can be useful for farmers who want to incorporate perennial systems or agroforestry into their operations.
Newsletter – January 2024
Catch up on what’s going on at Savanna Institute with our January 2024 newsletter. Included in this issue: Agroforestry Technical Assistance, Agroforestry Apprenticeships, and our most recent podcasts!
🔊“Grass Holds the World Together” – A Beginning Farmer Interviews Greg Judy
This episode features a recorded phone interview between Missouri silvopasture farmer and author Greg Judy and Iowa State University student Jesse Matt, recorded in 2018 as part of a Savanna Institute outreach project.