Agroforestry Trainings for Natural Resource Professionals
Do you advise land managers, and have an interest in learning more about forest farming, silvopasture, or alley cropping? The increasing interest in agroforestry among land managers has produced a growing need for technical assistance. Join us to learn more about these practices to provide agroforestry technical assistance to your clients.
Agroforestry Trainings for Natural Resource Professionals (ATFNP) programming is an inter-regional collaboration that is has been led by Appalachian Sustainable Development since its inception in 2021. ATFNRP offers consistent, regionally appropriate educational opportunities to natural resource professionals who advise or assist land managers with the adoption or expansion of agroforestry practices. This program offers a series of in-person trainings combined with online courses. The online courses are all designed to be a la carte, so you can attend whichever sessions you choose. In-person trainings are offered across the United States through various partners at both the 100 & 200 educational levels. To learn more about current educational opportunities within our region, the online courses and our current ATFNRP partners, please click the associated tab below.
If you are interested in learning more about Agroforestry Trainings for Natural Resource Professionals programming opportunities, please contact Stesha Warren at swarren@asdevelop.org. If you’d like to stay up to date on ATFNRP programming within our region then please consider signing up for our quarterly ATFNRP Newsletter below:
As a part of Agroforestry Trainings for Natural Resource Professionals, online courses are now available on-demand. While it isn’t required, we do recommend that you take the relevant online courses before attending an in-person workshop, as it will provide important foundational knowledge. Online courses are self-paced and include videos, audio presentations, and supplemental resources so you can dig deeper into each subject.
Course topics include:
• Introduction to Agroforestry for Natural Resource Professionals
• Fundamentals of Alley Cropping
• Fundamentals of Forest Farming
• Fundamentals of Silvopasture
• Fundamentals of Social Competency: Growing Agroforestry
• Understanding NRCS Support for Agroforestry
Registration is now live at www.learnagroforestry.com/professionals.
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Time: 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Location: Wild East Farm, 370 Wilkerson Way, Marion, NC 28752
To Register (required): Click here
Cost: Free
This event will happen rain or shine!
NC State University, Appalachian Sustainable Development, Virginia Tech, and collaborators are excited to invite you to this Agroforestry Training for Natural Resource Professionals one-day workshop.
Silvopasture is the intentional integration of forages, trees, and livestock, and can increase productivity and support health in farm and forest systems. The growing interest in silvopasture and other agroforestry practices among farmers, landowners, and land managers has produced a need for technical assistance.
Lyric and Noah East run Wild East Farm, a diverse silvopasture operation in the mountains of Marion, North Carolina. Join these innovative farmers, along with the NC Alternative Crops and Organics program of Jeanine Davis, Appalachian Sustainable Development’s Stesha Warren, NRCS representatives, and John Fike of Virginia Tech for this “train the trainer” workshop.
Participants will learn principles, design considerations, benefits, and potential challenges associated with silvopasture. The training includes a farm tour and instruction on forage selection and establishment, site assessment, and local and historical examples of silvopasture.
This training has been approved for the following: 6.0 NRCS CEU hours, 4.5 SAF Cat 1 credits, 6.0 Extension Professional Development Contact Hours (XLMS), Agents may receive credit towards NC Environmental Education Certification.
If you have questions about this event, accessibility, or other upcoming events, please contact Mary Bulan mary_bulan@ncsu.edu. If you have questions about the Agroforestry Trainings for Natural Resource Professionals initiative or inter-regional collaboration, please contact Stesha Warren swarren@asdevelop.org.
2025 Tennessee Workshops – Information coming soon!
This training program is an interregional collaboration between Appalachian Sustainable Development and:
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