Preparing the Ground for Successful Agroforestry Plantings

Location
Bread & Butter Farm, 200 Leduc Farm Rd., Shelburne, VT, 05482
Cost
$35 for members; $45 for non-members; free for BIPOC*
Start Date
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Contact Name
Hannah Sporn, NOFA-VT Events Coordinator
Phone
802-434-4122
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agroforestry plantings on a farm

Agroforestry is a set of practices that are becoming increasingly popular with Vermont farms. Farmers, are you looking for a natural climate solution to build resilience while expanding products and enterprises? This workshop at Bread & Butter Farm will focus on site preparation, critical for successful agroforestry plantings. In the coming years, the farm will be adding silvopasture, alley cropping, and windbreaks to the 400 acres that they steward. Tour the property to understand their vision, discuss soil types, hydrology, seeds, biostimulants, fertilizers, and the equipment being used, including a demonstration of the RipSower. Plus, meet Vermont Organic Farmers staff to ask your burning organic certification questions. 

 

*We aim to keep our event prices low, but if registration is a barrier, please reach out about scholarships. NOFA-VT offers the option of free registration to anyone who identifies as Black, Indigenous, or a person of color (BIPOC) in an effort to actively work toward dismantling systems of racism that have historically disadvantaged BIPOC and continue to do so today. Learn more.

Additionally, members of NOFA-VT may attend workshops at a discounted rate. Those with farm-level memberships, business-level memberships, or friends of NOFA memberships may enroll up to four participants at the discounted rate. Learn more about membership.

 

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