Resources
Organic Resources
Introduction to Organic Gardening Manual
The Introduction to Organic Gardening manual provides the basic, foundational knowledge needed to begin an organic garden. Information in this book has been training new backyard and market gardeners in our Grow Your Own home gardening program for years using data drawn from agricultural best practices and evidence based research.
Organic Growers Materials Manual
Agroforestry Resources
The information and resources given here are from a variety of sources and are intended to help forest landowners learn how to protect streambanks, utilize their property to earn income or to provide a food source. If there is specific information that you are looking for and do not see it here or if you have questions about our Whole Farm Planning or Land Planning Services, please click here.
What is Agroforestry/Intro to Agroforestry
Training Manual for Applied Agroforestry Practices, University of Missouri Center of Agroforestry
Alley Cropping
Alley Cropping Design Tools Playlist, The Savannah Institute
Forest Farming (Edible, Medicinal, & Decorative Species)
Non-Timber Forest Products Information, Institute for Cultural and Ecology Archived Content
Forest Botanical Planting Stock Resources, ASD Agroforestry Team
Multifunctional Riparian Forest Buffers
Non-Timber Forest Products Calculator
Food Forests
Urban Food Forests, The National Urban and Forestry Advisory Council
Community Food Forest Handbook, Cathie Buckowski’s
Food Forests
Silvopasture Resources, Virginia Tech
Educational Silvopasture Video Series, Virginia Tech Extension
Windbreaks
Windbreaks, USDA National Agroforestry Center
Agroforestry Windbreaks, University of Minnesota Extension
Publications Relating to Windbreaks and Shelterbelts, NRCS Plant Materials Program
Special Interests
Herb Hub/Herb Hub Resources
Landscape Design
The Permaculture Research Institute Resources
A Comprehensive Guide to Permaculture Implementation
Native Fruits + Nuts
Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture
University of Vermont Growing Elderberries Guide
Tree and Shrub Planting
Species Specific Growing Information
Tree + Shrub Care
Other Agroforestry Organizations
- The Land iInstitute, Natural Systems Agriculture | The Land Institute
- The Savanna Institute, Savanna Institute | Laying the groundwork for agroforestry in the Midwest
- USDA National Agroforestry Center, USDA National Agroforestry Center
- University of Missouri, Center for Agroforestry, The Center for Agroforestry at the University of Missouri
- Appalachian Beginning Forest Farmer Coalition Forest Farming | Appalachian Beginning Forest Farmer Coalition (appalachianforestfarmers.org)
- West Virginia Forest Farming Initiative WV Forest Farming Initiative – Home
Webinars
- Seed to Medicine Chest: Alcohol Tinctures – The Seed to Medicine Chest Summer 2020 webinar series is a virtual education series focused on the entire process of creating herbal remedies at home, from starting at seed to a finished product! Offered by Appalachian Sustainable Development in partnership with Herbalachia, in this segment, Michelle Bouton, herbalist, will show you how to make your own alcohol tinctures.
- Seed to Medicine Chest: Propagation Techniques – The Seed to Medicine Chest Summer 2020 webinar series is a virtual education series focused on the entire process of creating herbal remedies at home, from starting at seed to a finished product! Offered by Appalachian Sustainable Development in partnership with Herbalachia, in this segment, Robin Suggs, Procurement Manager at ASD, will discuss the propagation of 2 Appalachian local species: Black Cohosh and Passionflower as well as other general plant propagation tips for your herb garden.
- Seed to Medicine Chest: Infused Oils and Salves – The Seed to Medicine Chest Summer 2020 webinar series is a virtual education series focused on the entire process of creating herbal remedies at home, from starting at seed to a finished product! Offered by Appalachian Sustainable Development in partnership with Herbalachia, in this segment, Michelle Bouton, herbalist, will show you how to create an infused oil with aromatic herbs and then utilize them in a salve!
- NAC Webinar Library – The USDA National Agroforestry Center (NAC) has recently updated its library of archived webinars related to agroforestry practices and related issues, including webinars presented by NAC staff. The webinar now contains over 160 archived webinars and can be filtered by agroforestry practice or year. To learn more visit NAC’s Webinar Library.
- Schedule of Upcoming Webinars | agroforestryinaction (wixsite.com) UMCA Agroforestry Webinar Series
- Savanna Institute – YouTube Savanna Institute’s Nutshell Webinar series
- Non-timber forest products Archived Webinar Series
- Seed to Medicine Chest: Cottage Law Basics – The Seed to Medicine Chest Summer 2020 webinar series is a virtual education series focused on the entire process of creating herbal remedies at home, from starting at seed to a finished product! Offered by Appalachian Sustainable Development in partnership with Herbalachia. We have a special guest Donika Krebs, owner of Elysian Farm, value added product maker and manager of the Elizabethton, TN farmers market describing some basic understandings of Cottage Law with an emphasis on how each individual must do their own research to ensure their own legal protection under individual states laws on Cottage products.
- Seed to Medicine Chest: Vinegars and Fire Ciders – The The Seed to Medicine Chest Summer 2020 webinar series is a virtual education series focused on the entire process of creating herbal remedies at home, from starting at seed to a finished product! Offered by Appalachian Sustainable Development in partnership with Herbalachia, in this segment, Michelle Bouton, herbalist, explains the uses of herbal vinegars for benefitting your health and creating fire cider!
- Seed to Medicine Chest: Harvest and Post-Harvest – The Seed to Medicine Chest Summer 2020 webinar series is a virtual education series focused on the entire process of creating herbal remedies at home, from starting at seed to a finished product! Offered by Appalachian Sustainable Development in partnership with Herbalachia, in this segment, Robin Suggs, Procurement Manager at ASD, will discuss the process of planning your herb harvest as well as the post harvest handling of those herbs to ensure the best quality.
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