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Southwest Virginia explores herb, medicinal, forest product economics
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WISE — Five different varieties of hops scattered on tabletops at Friday's agriculture conversation with Sen. Mark Warner came with little signs that encouraged those gathered to, please, DO handleThe Summer 2018 Forest Farming Footnotes Newsletter is out!
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Hello forest farming friends! We are delighted to share yet another issue of Forest Farming Footnotes. Amazing to think the newsletter started almost 6 years ago! If you have not done so, you should v...Hello ABFFC members! Check out this grassroots event taking place in August in West Virginia. Even though this event is not officially sponsored by or affiliated with the Appalachian Beginning Forest Farmer Coalition, we hope folks in the area will check it out and consider going!
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Forest Farming & Medicinal Herb Weekend Intensive
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Check out Forest Farming & Medicinal Herb Weekend Intensive by West Virginia Food and Farm Coalition!Check out this video about forest farming training using virtual reality! vimeo.com/273887922
Forest Farming : Polyculture Production under the Canopy
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Virginia Tech Faculty are working to improve cultivation and production of forest-grown food and medicine. In training Extension agents and landowners with Virtual…
impressive and i immediately wonder what was the reason for forest farming in the first place? to keep the forest, i assume. and these computer based learning systems rely on components which eliminate forests.
What a day at the Grower- Industry Expo in kingsport, TN! We had a full house at the expo with tons of vendors, forest farmers, and herb buyers getting to shake hands and learn a bit about each other. In the afternoon training sessions, growers and herb industry folks got to hear from some of the industry's most well-known experts about a variety of topics like cultivation, post harvest handling, and much more! Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings during the field day in Duffield, VA!
will there be video posted for folks who were not in attendance? 🙂
Great event today. Learned alot. Thank you and continue providing events such as this. Look forward to tomorrow's portion.
Janice Honeycutt
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Training and Support
Hands-on workshops on all aspects of operations: choosing and preparing a site, management planning, organic production and certification, forest grown verification, best handling and processing practices, value added production techniques, forest farming business planning and record keeping. Unique opportunities to see value-added facilities and productive forest farms.
Valuable Resources
This Coalition clearinghouse website houses a wide array of online and video resources for forest farmers on diverse topics from industry basics to cultivation to value added production and beyond. The coalition will also help link members to free and reduced rate seed distribution programs and house an equipment share forum to assist growers in accessing tools for harvest and processing. Bi-annual Appalachian Forest Farmer Chronicle.
Connecting Growers
Forest farmer and industry stakeholder meetings will offer opportunities for growers to connect with buyers, organic certifiers, representatives from verification and other labeling programs.
Technical Assistance
Forest farmer to forest farmer mentorship program. Access to university extension and other agency personnel for FAQs and assistance with site and habitat management planning.