Agro-foresty – agricultural forestry
• Integration of trees and plants with other farm systems
• Mimics natural ecosystems
• Good land management
Five categories –
• Windbreaks/shelter belts
• Alley cropping
• Silvopasture
• Riparian bufffer strips http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riparian_zone
• Forest farming + special forestry products
Resources –
• ATTRA.org – Steve Diver
• Agroforestry News (U.K.)
• University of Missouri
• United Plant Savers – Rosemary Gladstar + Rich Cech – http://unitedplantsavers.org/
• Growing At Risk Medicinal Plants
• Horizon Herbs
American Ginseng is one of he best species of ginseng
Ginseng is very hard to find in this area now
Government money is available for agri-forestry systems
• Swale development
• Riparian buffer zones
• USDA website – NRCS – check it out
• Funds available if you plant 30 species
• public access
• species must be labeled
Prepare the land ahead of time
• Cover crops
• Nitrogen fixing trees
Alley cropping – grow crops between rows of trees
Bees – great forest “crop”
Silvapasturing – trees and paasture combination
Graze livestock in between trees – pigs, crops, bee forage, cattle, etc.
Pollarding – different way to coppice trees – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollarding
http://www.ehow.com/how_2087305_pollard-tree.html
“Fedge” – food tree and hedge, ex. Hardy Citrus and Tree Quince
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