[Sdpg] A Quiet Push to Grow Crops Under Cover of Trees

John Valenzuela johnvalenzuela at hotmail.com
Wed Nov 23 01:05:40 PST 2011


Nice article to see in the national media. It includes some great agroforestry links:

National Agroforestry Center: http://www.unl.edu/nac/

USDA Alternative Farming Systems Information Center, Alternative Crops and Plants, Agroforestry page:
http://afsic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=2&tax_level=2&tax_subject=298&topic_id=1428

One link is not well labeled:
While the idea of farming with trees is being reborn in the United States, it is not new. 
-this links to the great website (with a Pacific Island emphasis) at: http://www.agroforestry.net/

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Agroforestry page:
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/landuse/forestry

My favorite quote from the article is:
And around the world, agroforestry goes back centuries. “Many 
generations have been on the land,” said Jill M. Belsky, a professor of 
rural and environmental sociology at the University of Montana who has 
studied forest farms. “They have deep ecological knowledge and many 
cycles of these seasons.        
“For example, they taste the soil and say, ‘We need a few more chickens in here’ ” for fertilizer.        
Thanks to Linda Robertson of the Redwood Chapter, California Rare Fruit Growers, for forwarding this.
JV

John Valenzuela, Chairperson
Golden Gate Chapter, California Rare Fruit Growers
http://www.crfg.org/
http://www.crfg.org/chapters/golden_gate/index.htm

Cornucopia Kitchen Gardens and Food Forests
John Valenzuela 
Permaculture Services
Horticulturist, Consultant, Educator
California, Hawai'i 
phone: (415) 246-8834

e-mail: johnvalenzuela at hotmail.com
http://cornucopiafoodforest.wordpress.com


Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:50:33 -0800
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    Interesting article on techniques of mixing trees, crops, and
    livestock.

    

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                          Quiet Push to Grow Crops Under Cover of Trees
                        
                      
                    
                    

                    
                      By JIM ROBBINS
                    

                    
                      The Department of Agriculture has begun
                      encouraging greater use of trees in agriculture.
                      

                    
                  
                
                 
                  
                
              
            
            
              
                
                  
                    
                  
                  
                    
                       
                        
                          
                        
                        
                        
                          
                            
                              
                                
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