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Jacob Grace

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Sep 14, 2022 By ,

Agriculture as a Climate Solution: Just Add Trees

In the latest episode of Perennial AF, Savanna Institute’s Executive Director, Keefe Keeley, and Wisconsin Community Agroforester, Barbara Decré, present agroforestry as a natural climate solution in a webinar for the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, recorded in March 2022. The transcript below has been edited for brevity and clarity.
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Aug 31, 2022 By ,

“A Growth Mindset for Agroforestry” – featuring Bill Davison

A few months ago I got to talk to Bill Davison, a Savanna Institute staff member based in central Illinois. Bill works to develop value chains for Midwest tree crops, and has recently been focused on scaling up the Midwest chestnut industry. Bill served in the Army after high school and worked as a biologist, farmer, bike mechanic, and Extension agent before joining the Savanna Institute. 
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Aug 2, 2022 By ,

“The Indiana Jones of Agroforestry” with Eliza Greenman

Eliza Greenman is a farmer, “fruit explorer”, and Savanna Institute staff member based in Virginia. In addition to working with the Savanna Institute to identify the best tree crops and cultivars for our research and plant breeding programs, Eliza is in the midst of writing a new business plan for purchasing a farm, while also continuing her efforts to track down living fruit and nut cultivars that have been lost to time.
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