Agroforestry Practices

Agroforestry is a land management approach that intentionally integrates trees and shrubs into crop and/or...

Alley cropping is an agroforestry practice where rows of trees or shrubs are planted with...

Brush management is the practice of controlling or removing unwanted woody vegetation, such as shrubs...

A food forest is a designed, perennial polyculture that mimics natural forest ecosystems to produce...

Forest farming is the practice of cultivating high-value, non-timber forest products—like medicinal herbs, gourmet mushrooms...

Forest gardens, also known as edible food forests, are a form of agroforestry that mimics...

Hedgerows are rows of trees, shrubs, and other perennial plants planted along field edges or...

Living fences, also known as hedgerows or green fences, are natural barriers created by planting...

Riparian buffers, also known as streamside protection zones or buffer strips, are areas of permanent...

Riparian forestry is the practice of establishing and managing trees and other woody vegetation along...

Silvopasture is an integrated production system where trees, forage, and grazing animals occupy the same...

Syntropic agriculture is a specific, protocol-driven agronomic methodology focused on managing ecological succession through high-density...

Windbreaks, also known as wind protection barriers, are linear plantings of trees, shrubs, and sometimes...

Woodland pork production, also known as forest pork or silvopasture pork, is a system where...