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Northeast Agroforestry Road Trip Part I: Sven Pihl, Seva Water, and Joe Orefice
Road trip! We hear from agroforesters Sven Pihl, Seva Water, and Joe Orefice on a road trip to the northeast. Show notes at savannainstitute.org/PerennialAF.
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Canopy Compass: A New Tree Crop Suitability Mapping Tool - with Monika Shea and Kevin Wolz
Monika Shea and Kevin Wolz, two of the researchers behind Canopy Compass, describe the history and the potential of this new web-based tree crop suitability mapping tool. You can access Canopy Compass at...
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Persimmon Folklore, Fruit Exploring, and Genetics - with Eliza Greenman
Savanna Institute researcher Eliza Greenman describes her search for the best-tasting American persimmon cultivars, which involves box turtles, pudding competitions, indigenous plant breeding, extinct megafauna,...
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"We Can't Call Them Superfruit" - Barriers to Berry Markets with Bill Davison & PJ Connolly
Savanna Institute staff members Bill Davison and PJ Connolly describe their work to expand regional markets for four nutritionally-dense perennial berries: black currant, elderberry, aronia, and honeyberry. Show notes...
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Nightfall Farm, Riveredge Nature Center, Chestnut Research, and More
A compilation of short interviews from our recent videos, featuring Nightfall Farm, Riveredge Nature Center, Scott Brainard & Eliza Greenman, Grassland 2.0 and Canopy Farm Management. Videos by Man Alone Media and...
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“You Can’t Believe It Grows Here” - Project Pawpaw with Adam D’Angelo
Adam D’Angelo, founder of Project Pawpaw, answers commonly asked questions about this elusive and beloved North American fruit.
Project Pawpaw: https://www.projectpawpaw.com
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A Thorny Topic: Black Locust and Honey Locust for Agroforestry
A lot of people hate black locust and honey locust trees, but some people think they hold great potential for agroforestry. Greg Judy, Austin Unruh, Steve Gabriel, Brett Chedzoy, Eliza Greenman, and others share their...
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“Spreadsheets on the Radio” - Farm Viability and the Fruit & Nut Compass with John Hendrickson
Spreadsheet wizard John Hendrickson helps host Jacob Grace get started with the Fruit and Nut Compass, a free spreadsheet tool for producers to track the financial viability of their enterprises. Show notes at...
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Getting Started with Forest Farming - Ingrid Daudert, Karam Sheban, and Robin Suggs
This episode features portions of the PFG 2023 panel discussion "Everything You Wanted to Know About Forest Farming (But Didn't Know to Ask)", featuring Ingrid Daudert from Misty Dawn Farm in Wisconsin, Karam Sheban...
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Agroforestry for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation - with Nate Lawrence and Monika Shea
Savanna Institute research scientists Nate Lawrence and Monika Shea dig into the details of agroforestry for climate change mitigation (through reduced inputs and carbon sequestration) and climate adaptation (through...
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“Joy Is What Emerges From Connection” - Q&A with Author Ross Gay
Author and poet Ross Gay speaks with silvopasture farmer Liz Brownlee in a recorded keynote session from the 2023 Perennial Farm Gathering. Show notes at https://www.savannainstitute.org/PerennialAF/
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“Grass Holds the World Together” - A Beginning Farmer Interviews Greg Judy
This episode features a recorded phone interview between Missouri silvopasture farmer and author Greg Judy and Iowa State University student Jesse Matt, recorded in 2018 as part of a Savanna Institute outreach...
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