Agroforestry Regional Knowledge Exchange Network (ARKx)
Demonstration Site Profile
Atkins' Acres Educational Farm
Millstadt, IL
17 Acres of Food Forest, Raised bed, poor pantry garden, French Kitchen Demonstration Garden, pollinators, prairie restoration. Many varieties of trees, blackberries, fruit trees, herb gardens and vegetable gardens.
Farm Information
Location:
Millstadt, IL
County:
St Clair
Context:
Rural
Land Tenure:
Own
Total Acres:
17
Other Practices:
IRAP for fishing in our pond
Agroforestry Profile
Agroforestry Established:
2021
Agroforestry Acres:
17
Agroforestry Practices:
Food Forest
Do you offer tours, programming or events?
We have 4-H, scouts, homeschools, public school and summer programs, garden tours, Frog Watch USA, IRAP, raised beds, pollinators, Jr Master Naturalist program, teach people how to be good stewards of the environment. We are new-ish and growing every month.
Size of Agroforestry Practices:
Contact Information
Kimberly Atkins
757-751-5965
Farm Visitors
Visitors: By appointment only
Agroforestry Practice Details,
Production & Crops
produce, pollinators, elderberry, various native trees, French Potager Jardin and more
Other Information
Support: Technical Assistance, implementation, grant cost share, funding, etc.
Barriers/Obstacles
Business, Marketing, sales
How did you get involved in agroforestry?
Future plans
Imported: May 2025, Updated: October 1, 2025
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