Find the updated profile on the new ARKx   ORGs  and   FARMS  pages. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: This is an Agroforestry Regional Knowledge Exchange (ARKx) Farmer/Agroforester Profile. This profile information is provided with permission so that others can see successful stories and learn more about regional agroforestry practice adoption. Please respect privacy and property; contact them directly via public information regarding opportunities to connect. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Farm Name: Meadowdale Farm Farmers: Kate Bowen Agroforestry Practices: Forest Farming, Silvopasture, forest products (firewood, lumber, timber framing, mulch) Agroforestry Acres:   24 Agroforestry Goals: Currently in Phase I of our silvopasture project which will be home to South Poll cattle, broilers, layers, katahdin sheep, and hogs. Animal Welfare in southern summers, soil health, lower feed costs, healthier animals. Project Summary: After 20 years of practicing agroforestry in New England, we are transforming a mature hardwood forest into a diversified farm. Using our background in sustainable forest products we're milling timber, clearing land for perimeter fencing, and strategically working to rehabilitate the soil. We raise meat, eggs, hay, forest products, and also provide farmstead design consulting. Links:   meadowdalefarm.com www.instagram.com/Meadowdale_Farm

Find the updated profile on the new ARKx   ORGs  and   FARMS  pages. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Midwest Forest Farming coalition (MWFFC) is a network of farmers, landowners, universities, and other organizations with a shared goal of promoting the establishment and growth of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) and producers in the Midwest. This effort stems from and is supported by the Appalachian Forest Farmer Coalition (AFFC) (formerly ABFFC) and the Northeast Forest Farmers Coalition (NFFC), and aims to expand on these established models within the context of the Midwest region. ​To learn more about us or to join our coalition, visit https://www.mwffc.org/ . https://www.facebook.com/MidwestForestFarming/ https://www.instagram.com/midwestforestfarming/

Find the updated profile on the new ARKx   ORGs  and   FARMS  pages. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is an Agroforestry Regional Knowledge Exchange (ARKx) Demonstration Site that holds farm tours, workshops, or other events related to agroforestry. They may be contacted by the contact/information listed below. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: Alexis Campbell executivedirector@hornfarmcenter.org Agroforestry Practices: Riparian Buffers, Forest Garden Demonstration Agroforestry Acres:   16 Project Summary: The Horn Farm Center fosters ecological learning through land stewardship, community partnership, and hands-on experiences. We believe in the power of education. The Horn Farm Center aims to create a community of capable land stewards in Pennsylvania and beyond by showcasing holistic land management practices that offer food, ecological benefits, and economic advantages. Our programs and demonstrations empower people to feed themselves and their communities while restoring local ecosystems. Additionally, we support the development of new agribusinesses and small-scale industries through regenerative agriculture and land stewardship training programs. Horn Farm's Agroforestry Program aims to support the development of and increase the adoption of agroforestry practices in Pennsylvania and the temperate Appalachian region. Our training program, which will launch in 2026, will train farmers and gardeners in regionally specific practices in Pennsylvania. The program includes two demonstration spaces: a 10 acre multifunctional riparian buffer and a Demonstration Field that includes a 6-acre multifunctional riparian buffer and a 1/4 acre forest garden. Both spaces serve as living classrooms for training and workshops. Agroforestry Goals: Increased biodiversity, watershed health, soil health, wildlife habitat, agricultural production and demonstration, and education. Agroforestry Trees and Shrubs:   6 acres in high-density plantings (Miyawaki-style), 4 acres in traditional buffer spacing , 6 acres in varied planting styles/formats Live Stake Production: Black willow Sandbar willow Red Osier dogwood Silky dogwood Buttonbush Viburnum Smooth Alder Ninebark Coppice & Crop Production: Elderberry Spicebush American plum American Hazelnut Pawpaw 40 + European Varieties of willow for basketry Links:   https://hornfarmcenter.org/

Find the updated profile on the new ARKx   ORGs  and   FARMS  pages. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Contour Lines Corp Contact: Thomas Leonard thomas.leonard@contourlines.org Agroforestry Practices: Forest Farming, Silvopasture, Windbreaks, Alley Cropping, Riparian Buffers, Urban Food Forests Agroforestry Acres:   100+ Project Summary: Contour Lines Corp provides trees and technical assistance to landowners to help them transition to agroforestry. By 2024 we have successfully transitioned over 14,000 farmers from conventional slash a burn agriculture to regenerative agroforestry in Guatemala, the United States, and Honduras. Agroforestry Goals: Our goal is to empower landowners to efficiently and effectively transition land from conventional land uses to regenerative agroforestry using soil conservation practices. Agroforestry Trees and Shrubs:   We use about 40 species of native trees and shrubs. We focus on nitrogen fixing, fodder, fruit, and nut species. Links:   https://contourlines.org/USA/

Find the updated profile on the new ARKx   ORGs  and   FARMS  pages. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is an Agroforestry Regional Knowledge Exchange (ARKx) Agroforestry Project Profile. This profile information is provided with permission so that others can see successful stories and learn more about regional agroforestry practice adoption. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agroforestry Acres: 9 Agroforestry Practices:   Forest Farming, Alley Cropping, Riparian Buffers Project Details: Nascent smallhold agroforestry project seeking to foster biodiversity through the re-introduction of native edible and medicinal crops to a previously logged northwest facing mountainside in the Western Catskills. Working slowly to make small adjustments to the landscape with minimal inputs, soil disturbance or fossil fuel use. Thinking critically about the (re)introduction of endemic and naturalized species with the goal of striking the balance between disease resistance, 'invasiveness' and productivity. Interested primarily in the future sale of value added products such as vinegars, tinctures, herbal blends, dried goods, etc. Goals: Biodiversity and forest health, personal food yields, forest edibles/medicinals business Agroforestry species:   ginseng, black cohosh, goldenseal, ramps, hazelnuts, chestnuts, assorted mushrooms, fiddleheads, asparagus, wood nettle, etc.

Find the updated profile on the new ARKx   ORGs  and   FARMS  pages. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: This is an Agroforestry Regional Knowledge Exchange (ARKx) Farmer/Agroforester Profile. This profile information is provided with permission so that others can see successful stories and learn more about regional agroforestry practice adoption. Please respect privacy and property; contact them directly via public information regarding opportunities to connect. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Farm Name: Cash Mountain Acres Farmer: Christopher Cash Agroforestry Practices: Forest Farming Agroforestry Acres:   6 Project Summary: Cash Mountain Acres is a rustic, yet inspiring family owned homestead on almost 80 acres, with virgin land dating back to the early 19th century. We established Cash Mountain Acres in 2022 after being blessed with the opportunity to purchase a substantial raw forest tract, with only several acres cleared. This is our journey from the suburbs of the big city to homesteading life. We have dedicated ourselves to conserving the property’s natural resources and wildlife habitat, with its treasures just waiting to be shared with the community. We plan to expand experiences as we progress in our homesteading journey, while evolving the infrastructure for our farm animals, our vast berry gardens and sustainable food forest. Agroforestry Goals: Want to create a rural fruit forest for both animals and the local area. Agroforestry Trees and Shrubs:   Various fruit and nut trees. Apples, Pears, Medlar, Paw Paw, Pecan, Mulberry, Peach, Goji Berry, Blueberry, Blackberry, Raspberry, Persimmon, Plum, Fig, etc. Links:   https://www.facebook.com/cashmountainacres/

Find the updated profile on the new ARKx   ORGs  and   FARMS  pages. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: Will Lewis, Forest Farming Coordinator yewforestfarming@gmail.com Agroforestry Practices: Forest Farming, Maple Syrup & Mushrooms Demonstration Agroforestry Acres:   10 Project Summary: The Yew Mountain Center is a non profit organization focusing on education. We are located near Hillsboro WV on a 500 acre piece of property that is mostly forested. We have been developing our forest farm since 2018. We have several different areas and sites where we have planted demonstration beds of forest botanicals that we use for nursery stock production but also for educational purposes. Our main focus has been on the production of forest botanicals, but we also have a 160 tap maple syrup sugar bush and a small mushroom log production area. As stated our primary goal is educational. We host the annual WV forest farming field day which offers various classes on all forest farming topics. We also have several other forest farming workshops throughout the year on various topics such as a ramps, seed collection, planting, and our new Mountain Medicine Weekend. We love to have visitors and teach anyone that is interested in learning more about forest farming. We also have a lodge where people can come and stay and spend time at our site. Agroforestry Goals: Forest botanical production and research. Education of all forest farming practices. Agroforestry Trees and Shrubs:   We farm and wild steward golden seal, ramps, black cohosh, ginseng, and other forest botanicals, we also have demonstration maple syrup operation and mushroom log production. Links:   https://www.yewmountain.org/ http://www.wvforestfarming.org/

Find the updated profile on the new ARKx   ORGs  and   FARMS  pages. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The West Virginia Forest Farming Initiative is a collaborative effort to grow a thriving  ecosystem and economy for non-timber forest products and the people who love them in the Mountain State. ​ The WVFFI was started through a collaborative partnership of six organizations:  Appalachian Sustainable Development, Partner Community Capital (formerly the Natural Capital Investment Fund), Rural Action, Sprouting Farms, United Plant Savers, and the Yew Mountain Center.  We are members of the Appalachian Beginning Forest Farmer Coalition. Our work is supported by the Benedum Foundation, the Sacharuna Foundation, and the Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program.  http://www.wvforestfarming.org/

Find the updated profile on the new ARKx   ORGs  and   FARMS  pages. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Northeast Forest Farmers Coalition (NFFC) is a partnership of individuals, farms, universities, nonprofits, businesses, and other organizations with the shared goal of growing forest farming opportunities and education within the Northeast region. The aim of the NFFC is to catalyze a grassroots forest farming industry in the region that is grounded in promoting both economic resiliency within local communities and the health of forest ecosystems. At the center of the project is a network of Research & Demonstration Forests – these are active research sites generating important ecological, financial, and production data on five understory plant species with significant profit potential. These sites also serve as locations for hands-on educational opportunities. Learn more and join at https://www.northeastforestfarmers.org/

Find the updated profile on the new ARKx   ORGs  and   FARMS  pages. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: Adam Huss connect@organicwinepodcast.com Agroforestry Practices: Forest Farming, Silvopasture, Alley Cropping Site Access: By appointment, Coming soon Years in Agroforestry: 2 years Demonstrations or educational programming offered: Vitiforestry, Married Vine Polycultures, Wineforest Farming Agroforestry goals Enhance resilience, decrease external inputs, multi-crop systems potentials, increase biodiversity, enhanced soil/plant health, increase beauty, increase wine quality Agroforestry summary: The Beyond Organic Wineforest Farm demonstrates multiple forms of vitiforestry - or agroforestry that includes and focuses on winegrowing. "Married vines" - or vines grown with living tree trellising systems - will be the feature of the Wineforest Farm. Married vines are to vitiforestry as the Three Sisters are to annual crop production: these are symbiotic, dynamic polycultures with multi-level benefits. But they also have intrinsic successional potentials, allowing for adaptive perennial agriculture. These systems were the first form of viticulture, as they emulate the relationships these plants establish without human intervention. The Wineforest Farm will give a vision of how winegrowing can embody beauty and wonder in an immersive agroforestry experience, and it will show the ecological and cultural benefits and potentials of these systems, as well as give winemaking experiences. Practice Details Planting multi-perennial guilds that include grapevines, trees, and other species. Alley-cropping flowers and aromatics for teas and distillates. Silvo-pasture grazing, both in a "silvo-pasture by reduction" savannah woodland, and in the wineforest with multiple species of animals and birds. Links https://www.beyondorganicwine.com https://www.instagram.com/organicwinepodcast