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Demonstration Site Profile
Working Woods at The Holden Arboretum
Kirtland Hills, OH
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.
Farm Information
Location:
Kirtland Hills, OH
County:
(not provided)
Context:
(not provided)
Land Tenure:
Own
Total Acres:
Other Practices:
Agroforestry Profile
Agroforestry Established:
2020
Agroforestry Acres:
Agroforestry Practices:
Forest Farming, Riparian Buffers, Community Food Forest
Do you offer tours, programming or events?
Size of Agroforestry Practices:
2 acres
Contact Information
Jessica Miller Mecaskey
Farm Visitors
By appointment only
Agroforestry Practice Details,
Production & Crops
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 October 1, 2025
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