Agroforestry can be described as a combination of agriculture and forestry. It is designed to maximize yield from the land, especially in areas with limited space. Forest farming, one of the six ...

For those who love galavanting through the woods, few things are more satisfying than stumbling on free forest snacks: blackberries, hazelnuts, wild onions, or—if you’ve really hit the jackpot—a ...

It has many names: multi-story cropping, agroforestry, forest farming. All of these refer to farming within treed land. It’s a great way to seamlessly integrate the farm into the landscape and ...

May 4—CEDAR — Patti Travioli has operated Heartwood Forest Farm in Leelanau County for about 10 years. Travioli received a horticulture degree from Michigan State University and ran an organic farm in ...

Former U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar (left) and Jay Akridge, Purdue's Glenn W. Sample Dean of Agriculture (right). (Agricultural Communication photo/Tom Campbell) Download Photo Purdue's forestry and ...

One tree at a time, draft horses named “Bliss” and “Roy” haul ash logs to the ridge for sawing at Banks Mountain Forest Farm, up in the higher elevations of Edneyville. The process is part of a ...

Due to market pressures, ecosystem loss, and a growing consumer base, there is a push to inspire forest farming and herb growing. Documenting and sharing the Appalachian ethnobotanists' oral ...

More than 35 years after Oregon began one of the nation's most ambitious land use planning programs, a new study suggests it's still difficult to demonstrate that it has accomplished one of its ...

Drive near the Washington state Capitol Campus in Olympia this month and you’ll see a banner proclaiming that “Sustainable Forestry Started Here.” What does that mean? Seventy-five years ago, the ...