Forest Farming Intensive with Interlace Commons
Fri, Oct 17
|Sage Mountain Botanical Sanctuary
If you’re a landowner or someone who advises them and wants to learn more about forest farming, this training is for you! Join us to learn about the principles, design considerations, benefits, and possible challenges of forest farming.
Time & Location
Oct 17, 2025, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sage Mountain Botanical Sanctuary, Orange, VT, USA
About the Event
Are you a farmer or technical service provider working in agriculture, forestry, or the conservation sectors, and want to learn about forest farming? Now’s your chance.
Combining horticultural, medicinal, or fungal plants in the understory of forests is an ancient practice that is gaining rapid interest here in the northeastern United States. This day-and-a-half intensive will teach you to assess your landscape, design, and implement forest farming systems. You’ll learn about different forest medicinals, fungi, and horticultural crops that are appropriate for forest farming. Additional information will be shared regarding the policies that either prevent or encourage the broad adoption of these practices.
Educators: Meghan Giroux, Interlace Commons, Anna Plattner, Wild Hudson Valley & Robin Suggs, Appalachian Sustainable Development
Cost: Free, registration opens July 25th at https://www.interlacecommons.org/training-programs