“This Felt Really Hard” – Obstacles to Perennial Adoption for Non-Operating Landowners
Host Jacob Grace talks with his friend Alex about her family’s experiences as non-operating landowners trying to establish perennial management on their historic Wisconsin farm, and the hurdles and roadblocks they have encountered along the way.
Agroforestry for Community Food Security
Sola Gratia in Urbana, Illinois grows food for a community where one in 10 people and one in eight kids don’t know where their next meal is coming from.
Hedgelaying in the UK with Martin Turner, George Pidgeon, and Steven McCulloch
This January, Savanna Institute staff member MJ Oviatt visited the UK to study hedgelaying with members of the Blackdown Hills Hedge Association. In this episode, we hear MJ’s recorded conversations with hedgelayers Martin Turner, George Pidgeon, and Steven McCulloch.
Culinary Creativity with Beth Dooley, Francesca Hong, and Odessa Piper
Chefs and perennial food advocates Beth Dooley, Francesca Hong, and Odessa Piper discuss cooking and baking with perennial ingredients, favorite recipes, and suggestions for being engaged and “curious eaters” in this recorded session from the 2024 Perennial Farm Gathering.
Stewarding a Vision at Hillside Pastures in Spring Green, Wisconsin
When Daniel and Linda Marquardt purchased their first farm in Spring Green, Wisconsin in the mid 1990s, the 40-acres of land was not in good shape. “It was heavily eroded – pretty much destroyed,” said Daniel.
Eligible Farmers Invited to Apply for Participation in Agroforestry Program
Eligible producers with crop and grazing operations are invited to apply to the Expanding Agroforestry Incentive Payment Program beginning January 31 through March 14, 2025. If selected for participation, producers will receive direct incentive payments to install new agroforestry plantings, thus increasing their income potential while enhancing the environmental outcomes of their operations.
“In Some Cases It’s Actually Not That Hard” – Silvopasture Farm Tour with Erik Hagan
Erik Hagan, farm director of the Spring Green Campus, leads a farm tour of silvopasture systems in this recording from a field day in August 2024.
What tree crops are suitable for your land? Canopy Compass can tell you
Advice about what trees to plant is one of the most common requests we get at the Savanna Institute and at Canopy Farm Management, two organizations working to scale up tree-based agriculture in the Midwest.
The Pros and Cons of Windbreaks and Riparian Buffers – Eliza Greenman and Nate Lawrence
Tree crop researchers Eliza Greenman and Nate Lawrence discuss the pros, cons, and tradeoffs of windbreak and riparian buffer management for ecosystem services and profitability in this recording from the 2024 Perennial Farm Gathering.
Visualizing Your Future Farm – A Guided Meditation with Barbara Decré
Barbara Decré, assistant director of our Agroforestry Adoption program, leads a guided meditation to help you visualize a perennial farming project five, fifteen and thirty years from now. What is your “why”, and how does it help shape your vision?
Working with NRCS | Agroforestry on Your Farm
Chef Sean Sherman delivers the keynote address at the 2024 Perennial Farm Gathering in October 2024.
Why Trees Die (and what we can do to help them!) with Steve Gabriel
Agroforester Steve Gabriel leads the audience in a conversation about why agroforestry plantings fail and what we can do to help projects succeed in this recorded session at the 2024 Perennial Farm Gathering.