Silvopasture (grazing livestock with trees) systems are complex, dynamic and site specific. The practice is both rooted in indigenous land stewardship and its benefits are well documented by scientific literature. Adoption by farmers and land stewards of silvopasture is growing in interest.
With support from the USDA National Agroforestry Center (NAC), a collaboration of Regenerative Design Group, Wellspring Forest Farm, and Inhabit Films completed a project to highlight innovative examples of silvopasture systems in the Northeastern USA.
The project began with an inventory of self-identified silvopasture practitioners and resulted in nine case study videos of a wide range of farms utilizing pigs, sheep, goats, cattle, and poultry in their farming systems.
On March 22 from 12:30 - 2pm, Wellspring Forest Farm hosted a live panel discussion via ZOOM with four of the farmers where participants are invited to join and ask questions of the farmers.
Participating farms include:
Eric Shatt of RedByrd Orchard, Trumansburg NY
Charlize and Bru Katzenbach of Sweet Sourland Farm, NJ
John Hopkins, forester from Susquehanna Tree Care, and former owner of Forks Farm, PA
Lisa Reilich of Painted Pepper Farm, ME