Introduction to Agroforestry for Natural Resource Professionals
Six courses on the fundamentals of agroforestry: silvopasture, alley cropping, and forest farming designed for technical assistance providers.
Fundamentals of Social Competency: Growing Agroforestry
This course focuses on growing agroforestry by expanding social skills for working with people and working across differences.
Beginning Farmers: Social Justice and Agroforestry
For many people, part of their interest in agroforestry lies in being an active participant in an agricultural system that is more environmentally regenerative, economically viable, and socially responsible than the current dominant US agricultural system. Creating a more regenerative and equitable agricultural system through agroforestry, however, requires us to recognize and address the injustices that have led to, and continue to shape, the current system.
Developed by the Savanna Institute, a nonprofit that lays the groundwork for widespread agroforestry in the Midwest.
Beginning Farmers: Agroforestry Foundations
The Agroforestry Foundations course is designed to introduce you to a diversity of agroforestry practices, financial arrangements, farm designs and business models while helping you reflect on your own personal values and goals.
Developed by the Savanna Institute, a nonprofit that lays the groundwork for widespread agroforestry in the Midwest.
PFG2023 Recordings Now Available for Free on YouTube
John Hendrickson is a former vegetable farmer and a professional spreadsheet wizard. He even showed up to record an interview for the Perennial AF podcast wearing a special hat that said “Spreadsheets” across the front! John has developed a series of Excel-based tools to help farmers understand the financial viability of their various on-farm enterprises, including the Fruit and Nut Compass, which was developed in partnership with the Savanna Institute.