AGROFORESTRY Michael Downey Forest Stewardship Program Coordinator Service Forester North Central District MA Bureau of Forest Fire Control & Forestry Soil & Water Conservation Society Winter Conference Sturbridge, MA March 16, 2018 DCR Mission: To Protect, promote and enhance our common wealth of natural, cultural, and recreational resources
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AGROFORESTRY · 2018-03-26 · What is Agroforestry? The intentional integration of agriculture and forestry to create productive and sustainable farms, ranches, and woodlands.
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AGROFORESTRY
Michael Downey
Forest Stewardship Program Coordinator
Service Forester North Central District
MA Bureau of Forest Fire Control & Forestry
Soil & Water Conservation Society Winter Conference
Sturbridge, MA
March 16, 2018
DCR Mission: To Protect, promote and enhance our common wealth of natural, cultural, and recreational resources
Acknowledgements
Photos not credited in this presentation are from
USDA National Agroforestry Center (NAC), Lincoln NE
NationalAgroforestryCenter
Jeff Jourdain, MA Licensed Forester, Becket, MAGray Dog’s Farm, Huntington, MAWalker Farms, New Braintree, MA
Hemlock Hill Farm, Ashby, MARichard Valcourt, Jr., MA Licensed Forester, Phillipston, MA
Angus Glenn Farm, Watkins Glen, NYTwisted Tree Farm, Spencer, NY
Wellspring Forest Farm, Trumansburg, NY
What is Agroforestry?
The intentional integration of agriculture and forestry to create productive and sustainable farms, ranches, and woodlands.
The intentionalmanipulation, integration, and intensivemanagement of woodlands that capitalize on specific plant interactions to produce non-timber products.
Agroforestry Practices
Forest Farming
Goldenseal
Ginseng
Maple Sap
Shitake
Firewood
Forest Farming Benefits
• Enhance Forest Health
• Improve Forest Composition
• Diversify Income Opportunities
• Range of Operation Sizes (<1/2/ acre to >50 acres)
• Medicinal
Aromatic oils, bark, buds, leaves, roots, fruit & flowers and pollen
• Edible
Fiddleheads, Ramps, Mushrooms, Nuts, Roots, Honey, Maple Syrup, Fruit and Leaves