Agroforestry in the Northeast Connor Stedman NOFA Summer Conference 2012 (Thanks to Eric Toensmeier for photos and support.)
Agroforestry: mulalayer agriculture with trees
Agroforestry: Tradi3onal Ecological Knowledge 3
Tropical Agroforestry
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Indigenous Forest Management in North America 7
Tradi3onal Tree Crops of Eurasia 11
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Func3ons of Agroforestry Overyielding Polycultures Perennial Staple Crops Carbon Sequestra3on Erosion Control & Soil Fer3lity Renewal Sustainable, Local, Carbon- Neutral Fuel Habitat Regenera3on Produc3ve Use of Marginal/Degraded Land Enhancement of Exis3ng Farm Systems = BIOREGION REPAIR
Func3ons of Agroforestry Overyielding Polycultures Perennial Staple Crops Carbon Sequestra3on Erosion Control & Soil Fer3lity Renewal Sustainable, Local, Carbon- Neutral Fuel Habitat Regenera3on Produc3ve Use of Marginal/Degraded Land Enhancement of Exis3ng Farm Systems = BIOREGION REPAIR
Func3ons of Agroforestry Overyielding Polycultures Perennial Staple Crops Carbon Sequestra3on Erosion Control & Soil Fer3lity Renewal Sustainable, Local, Carbon- Neutral Fuel Habitat Regenera3on Produc3ve Use of Marginal/Degraded Land Enhancement of Exis3ng Farm Systems = BIOREGION REPAIR
Func3ons of Agroforestry Overyielding Polycultures Perennial Staple Crops Carbon Sequestra3on Erosion Control & Soil Fer3lity Renewal Sustainable, Local, Carbon- Neutral Fuel Habitat Regenera3on Produc3ve Use of Marginal/Degraded Land Enhancement of Exis3ng Farm Systems = BIOREGION REPAIR
Func3ons of Agroforestry Overyielding Polycultures Perennial Staple Crops Carbon Sequestra3on Erosion Control & Soil Fer3lity Renewal Sustainable, Local, Carbon- Neutral Fuel Habitat Regenera3on Produc3ve Use of Marginal/Degraded Land Enhancement of Exis3ng Farm Systems = BIOREGION REPAIR
Func3ons of Agroforestry Overyielding Polycultures Perennial Staple Crops Carbon Sequestra3on Erosion Control & Soil Fer3lity Renewal Sustainable, Local, Carbon- Neutral Fuel Habitat Regenera3on Produc3ve Use of Marginal/Degraded Land Enhancement of Exis3ng Farm Systems = BIOREGION REPAIR
Func3ons of Agroforestry Overyielding Polycultures Perennial Staple Crops Carbon Sequestra3on Erosion Control & Soil Fer3lity Renewal Sustainable, Local, Carbon- Neutral Fuel Habitat Regenera3on Produc3ve Use of Marginal/Degraded Land Enhancement of Exis3ng Farm Systems = BIOREGION REPAIR
Func3ons of Agroforestry Overyielding Polycultures Perennial Staple Crops Carbon Sequestra3on Erosion Control & Soil Fer3lity Renewal Sustainable, Local, Carbon- Neutral Fuel Habitat Regenera3on Produc3ve Use of Marginal/Degraded Land Enhancement of Exis3ng Farm Systems = BIOREGION REPAIR
Func3ons of Agroforestry Overyielding Polycultures Perennial Staple Crops Carbon Sequestra3on Erosion Control & Soil Fer3lity Renewal Sustainable, Local, Carbon- Neutral Fuel Habitat Regenera3on Produc3ve Use of Marginal/Degraded Land Enhancement of Exis3ng Farm Systems = BIOREGION REPAIR
Func3ons of Agroforestry Overyielding Polycultures Perennial Staple Crops Carbon Sequestra3on Erosion Control & Soil Fer3lity Renewal Sustainable, Local, Carbon- Neutral Fuel Habitat Regenera3on Produc3ve Use of Marginal/Degraded Land Enhancement of Exis3ng Farm Systems REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE
Home- Scale Edible Forest Gardens
Produc3on- scale Agroforestry Systems Alley Cropping Forest Farming Silvopasture
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Enhancing Farm Systems with Tree Crops Windbreaks Riparian Buffers Hedgerows
Designing Agroforestry Enterprises: Budgets
Enterprise Budget: 1 Crop 45
Designing Agroforestry Enterprises: Crops
Top AF Crops: Small Fruits Currants & Gooseberries (Ribes spp.) Raspberries & Blackberries (Rubus spp.) Goumi (Eleagnus mulaflora)
Top AF Crops: Mid- Sized Fruits Juneberries (Amalanchier spp.) Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) Seaberry (Hippophae rhamnoides)
Top AF Crops: Orchard Fruits Pear (Pyrus spp.) Persimmon (Diospyrus spp.) Plum (Prunus spp.)
Top AF Crops: Nut Trees Hazel/Filbert (Corylus spp.) Chestnut (Castenaea spp.) Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)
Top AF Crops: Timber/Coppice Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) Black Walnut (Juglans nigra) Mulberry (Morus spp.)
Top AF Crops: Sun Understory Strawberries Asparagus Tea Plants Cut Flowers Grass/legume Pasture
Top AF Crops: Shade Understory Ginseng/Goldenseal Ramps Shiitake
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Some Helpful Tips. Use a lot of nitrogen fixers. 56
Some Helpful Tips. Use a lot of nitrogen fixers. Obtain a yield from support plants. 57
Some Helpful Tips. Use a lot of nitrogen fixers. Obtain a yield from support plants. Keep produc3on- scale polycultures simple. 58
Some Helpful Tips. Use a lot of nitrogen fixers. Obtain a yield from support plants. Keep produc3on- scale polycultures simple. Sun/shade changes over 3me - plan for and use this. 59
Some Helpful Tips. Use a lot of nitrogen fixers. Obtain a yield from support plants. Keep produc3on- scale polycultures simple. Sun/shade changes over 3me - plan for and use this. Livestock components need to be carefully designed. 60
Resources LOTS of web resources, especially for silvopasture, forest farming, and farm enhancements. University of Missouri - Center for Agroforestry Cornell University - How, Where, Why of Forest Farming 61