An agroforestry practice This presentation was developed by the
USDA National Agroforestry Center Slide 2 Define agroforestry
Define forest farming Describe the benefits and concerns associated
with forest farming Identify potential opportunities, crops and
products Forest Farming 2 Slide 3 the intentional combining of
agriculture and working trees to create sustainable farming
systems. Forest Farming Silvopasture Alley cropping Windbreaks
Forest farming Riparian buffer 3 Slide 4 The intentional
manipulation, integration, and intensive management of woodlands
that capitalize on specific plant interactions to produce
non-timber products. 4 Forest Farming Slide 5 Multi-storied
cropping Woodland gardening Farming the forest Home gardens
(tropical) Intentional and deliberate 5 Forest Farming Slide 6
Woods cultivated higher costs farming in the forest Wild simulated
mimics nature lower cost less inputs 6 Forest Farming Slide 7
Improve value and diversity of existing forests Diversify income
Increase cash flow Cultural/social connotations 7 Forest Farming
Slide 8 More intensive management, more skills Markets remain
fluid/poorly understood Task of learning new concepts may be
challenging Considerable capital investments may be needed Some
plants may be endangered or subject to exploitation. 8 Forest
Farming Slide 9 Economic value with ready market Associated with
the understory ground cover, herbs, shrubs, trees Easy to grow or
cultivate Native Traditional use Under-utilized/novelty Cultural or
social interest 9 Forest Farming Slide 10 Mushrooms Florals
Greenery Fruits Herbs/vegetables Landscaping Crafts
Botanicals/medicinals Nuts Pollen 10 Forest Farming Slide 11
Medicinals Food Products Decoratives Handicrafts 11 Forest Farming
Slide 12 12 Forest Farming Examples: Black cohosh Ginseng
Goldenseal May apple Witch-hazel Bloodroot Pacific yew Saw palmetto
Dietary supplements Herbal medicines Ethnobotanicals Slide 13 13
Popular/ in vogue High demand High value International and US
markets Forest Farming Slide 14 Fruits Syrups Mushrooms Nuts
Vegetables Honeys 14 Forest Farming Slide 15 People love (and need)
food Native plants = natural (and wholesome) Local food markets
Processing increases value Organic possibilities 15 Forest Farming
Slide 16 16 Forest Farming Examples: Bittersweet Red-twig dogwood
Forsythia Sword fern Pine straw Pine cones Galax Moss Boughs Salal
Landscaping Florals Slide 17 17 Popular Local and regional markets
Ready markets Seasonal Forest Farming Slide 18 18 Forest Farming
Derived from: Vines Branches Cones Foliage Bark Roots Burls Culls
Slide 19 Open to the imagination Making silk out of a sows ear
Local and regional markets High value possibilities Forest Farming
Slide 20 A number of web sites are available to provide more
detailed information on forest farming. Here are a few: USDA
National Agroforestry Center
http://www.unl.edu/nac/forestfarming.htm
http://www.unl.edu/nac/forestfarming.htm The Center for
Agroforestry http://www.centerforagroforestry.org/practices/ff.php
http://www.centerforagroforestry.org/practices/ff.php Association
for Temperate Agroforestry
http://www.aftaweb.org/forest_farming.php
http://www.aftaweb.org/forest_farming.php Non-Timber Forest
Products http://www.sfp.forprod.vt.edu/
http://www.sfp.forprod.vt.edu/ Non-Timber Forest Products
Information Exchange http://www.ifcae.org/ntfp/
http://www.ifcae.org/ntfp/ Forest Farming Slide 21 Multi-storied
agriculture with trees Enhanced economic diversification Improved
value and diversity of existing woodlands Increased cash flow
through a variety of non-timber products Cultural/social
connotations Forest Farming Slide 22 "The U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and
activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age,
disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial
status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic
information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of
an individuals income is derived from any public assistance. (Not
all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with
disabilities who require alternative means for communication of
program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should
contact USDAs TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TDD). To
file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of
Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964
(voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and
employer." "The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits
discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of
race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where
applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status,
religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political
beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individuals income
is derived from any public assistance. (Not all prohibited bases
apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means for communication of program information
(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDAs TARGET
Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of
discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room
326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington,
D.C. 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an
equal opportunity provider and employer." This presentation was
developed by the USDA National Agroforestry Center (NAC), Lincoln
NE. NAC is a USDA partnership between the U.S. Forest Service and
the Natural Resources Conservation Service. A partnership of:
National Agroforestry Center 22 Forest Farming
