Agroforestry Regional Knowledge Exchange Network (ARKx)
Demonstration Site Profile
Demonstration Site Name
Three Creeks Farm + Forest
Demonstration Site Area
Ashland, MO
Demonstration Site Contact Information
Emily Wright
Agroforestry Practices Demonstrated
Windbreaks, Alley Cropping, Forest Farming
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General Information
Agroforestry Profile
Size of each agroforestry practice
Geographic context
Rural
Open to contact regarding Agroforestry?
Yes
Land Tenure
Own
What species & products are being grown or produced in the agroforestry demo?
Perennials for Culinary and Floral Specialty Crops
What is the scale of production?
Four acres intensive production - market garden scale
Do you use other non-agroforestry conservation practices?
Yes
Total Site Size (acres)
15
Years in operation
5
Did you work with a Technical Service Provider or consultant for your design?
NRCS, Center for Regenerative Agriculture
Year agroforestry systems established
2020
Visitors?
By appointment only
Demonstration Site Address
14220 S Wren School Rd, Ashland MO 65010
Did you receive any technical assistance for implementing your agroforestry demonstration?
NRCS, Center for Regenerative Agriculture
Have you used grants or other financial assistance (cost share, etc.) to fund agroforestry?
NRCS EQIP, NC-SARE, Center for Regenerative Agriculture
Are you doing any marketing?
We do all of our own marketing
Who are you selling to? How are you selling? (CSA, farmers markets, distributors, etc.)
Wholesale to Restaurants, Specialty Grocery Stores, Floral Designers
Does your farm offer educational programs? If Yes, what type(s)?
Yes - tours, workshops, conference presentations
How did you get involved in agroforestry?
Graduate School - Yale School of the Environment
What are your future plans?
Can you describe any of the barriers or obstacles that you've overcome in establishing and maintaining your agroforestry demonstration site? (ex. land access, financial challenges, labor, operation costs, etc. )
Financing perennial plantings
Anything additional you want to share (i.e. economics, environmental, social impacts, etc.)