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Rusted Plowshare Farm Tour with Josh Payne
Farmer Josh Payne leads a tour of his farm in central Missouri and describes his management of beef cattle, sheep, and hogs in a rotational grazing silvopasture system with chestnuts and additional agroforestry crops.
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Hoch Orchard Part 2: Carmelita Gardens, Belize (2025 Interview)
Harry and Jackie Hoch describe their work establishing tropical agroforestry in Carmelita Gardens, Belize, and discuss what has happened with their farmland in Minnesota since the 2018 interview heard in the previous...
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Hoch Orchard Part 1: Southeast Minnesota (2018 Farm Tour)
Hear an audio tour of Hoch Orchard and Gardens in southeastern Minnesota in this archival recording from 2018. Harry and Jackie Hoch describe their systems for organic apple and cider production, orchard management...
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“There Are No Slackers In This Field” - Plant Breeding Farm Tour with Adam D’Angelo
Adam D’Angelo, Breeding Operations Manager for the Savanna Institute Tree Crop Improvement Program, leads a tour of a research farm at the Savanna Institute’s Spring Green Campus in Spring Green, Wisconsin. Learn...
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Is It Forest Or Is It Pasture? Silvopasture Q&A with Brett Chedzoy and Cherrie Nolden
Brett Chedzoy and Cherrie Nolden have decades of experience managing silvopasture on farms in New York, Argentina, and Wisconsin. In this recorded session from PFG 2024, Brett and Cherrie describe their experiences...
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PFG Archives: Grafting with Lupe Rios, Silvopasture with Eliza Greenman, and Farm Loans with Paul Dietmann
Lupe Rios talks about grafting, Eliza Greenman talks about silvopasture and fruit exploring, and Paul Dietmann talks about farm loans and financing in these interviews from the 2019 Perennial Farm Gathering. Show...
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Sembrando Vida, A Flagship Agroforestry Program in Mexico - with Pablo Gonzalez Moctezuma and Sophia Winkler-Schor
In 2018, the Mexican government launched a national program called Sembrando Vida, or “sowing life”, with the goal of reducing poverty and reforesting rural areas with agroforestry. Since the program’s launch, it has...
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Perennial Beverage Workshop: Maple Syrup Sparkling Water, Acorn Kombucha, Shrub-Grown Shrubs, and More
Perennial beverage makers discuss the processing, marketing, and development of syrups, sparkling waters, salves, cordials, shrubs, beers, wines, and other beverages made with perennial ingredients in this recorded...
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“This Felt Really Hard” - Obstacles to Perennial Adoption for Non-Operating Landowners
Host Jacob Grace talks with his friend Alex about her family’s experiences as non-operating landowners trying to establish perennial management on their historic Wisconsin farm, and the hurdles and roadblocks they...
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Hedgelaying in the UK with Martin Turner, George Pidgeon, and Steven McCulloch
This January, Savanna Institute staff member MJ Oviatt visited the UK to study hedgelaying with members of the Blackdown Hills Hedge Association. In this episode, we hear MJ’s recorded conversations with hedgelayers...
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Culinary Creativity with Beth Dooley, Francesca Hong, and Odessa Piper
Chefs and perennial food advocates Beth Dooley, Francesca Hong, and Odessa Piper discuss cooking and baking with perennial ingredients, favorite recipes, and suggestions for being engaged and “curious eaters” in this...
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"In Some Cases It's Actually Not That Hard" - Silvopasture Farm Tour with Erik Hagan
Erik Hagan, farm director of the Spring Green Campus, leads a farm tour of silvopasture systems in this recording from a field day in August 2024. Show notes at SavannaInstitute.org/PerennialAF
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