Working Woods at the Holden Arboretum is a 67-acre, nationally recognized, publicly accessible demonstration site, combining research and public education to increase understanding of and to promote best practices in forest management. The site is a part of the Holden Arboretum. While timber management treatments exist at the center of the site, the edges of Working Woods present an opportunity to use agroforestry to demonstrate non-timber forest product cultivation. We have used the ecosystems at Working Woods to demonstrate everything from growing mushrooms on logs, to tapping trees for maple syrup, to cultivating medicinal plants. As of 2025, there are active demonstrations of a small multi-functional riparian buffer, wild-cultivated medicinal herbs, wild-stewarded ramps, and shiitake mushrooms on hardwood logs.

We also hold workshops, webinars, and have an online library of resources to support land management and forest farming practices.

Our Consulting Forestry team can offer management planning for forest farming (maple sugaring, botanicals, mushroom cultivation etc.) and food-forests and technical assistance in plantings. Our Seed Bank focuses on native species and is able to provide seeds of local ecotype to support reforestation and agroforestry projects.