Our collection for beginning farmers focuses on key tree crops and practices, marketing, land access and finances. Each course features multimedia lessons with video and audio with all you need to dig deep into each subject. The self-paced courses can be taken individually or in sequence. Beginning farmers can take these courses to supplement an on-farm learning program or to build their résumé as they get started in agroforestry.

Alley cropping is the cultivation of crops in between widely spaced rows of trees or shrubs. Their deep perennial roots capture nutrients that shallow annual crop roots cannot, increasing the productive potential of the agricultural system.

This course is designed to walk you through the process of providing agroforestry technical assistance from start to finish, and includes templates, case studies, agroforestry knowledge, and software tutorials so you can complete each step of the process.