The Institute’s Roots: 10th Anniversary Conversation with Keefe Keeley and Kevin Wolz
As a keynote speaker at the 2023 Perennial Farm Gathering, Ross Gay read from his book Inciting Joy and responded to questions from attendees.
Grazing on Solar Farms, Mobilizing Goats, and Finding Farm Dogs – with Aaron Steele
A few months ago, one of my coworkers asked me if I knew anything about solar grazing. She said that with all of the solar farms going in, it seemed like a major opportunity to get grazing animals back on the landscape. I said that I didn’t know much about it, but that I also wanted to learn more.
New Forest Farm Tour with Mark Shepard
When you talk with someone who’s familiar with agroforestry in the Midwest, the name “Mark Shepard” usually comes up pretty quickly. Mark’s 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 landowners interested in agroforestry and perennial agriculture.
Shower Goats and Arctic Kiwis with Xinyuan Shi
Xinyuan Shi spent 2020 as an Agroforestry Apprentice working with chestnut growers Greg and Amy Miller at Route 9 Cooperative in Ohio. Last year, Xinyuan joined the Savanna Institute staff as a research fellow to update a USDA guidebook on conservation buffers. Now in her final year with the University of Missouri’s Agroforestry Master’s Program, Xinyuan is on an agroforestry career path that we hope others will follow.
“Perennial Dreams and Realities” – Keynote by Dr. Ricardo Salvador, 2022 Perennial Farm Gathering
Imagining the landscapes of the future should be accompanied by strategies to transform the present reality. What will it take to overcome the power of trillions of dollars of sunk costs in the current structure of agriculture?