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“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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“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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