Catalyzing Agroforestry Events, Updates and Resources

Springtime greetings Agroforestry folk,

I just finished adding a bunch of spring and summer agroforestry events to the Catalyzing Agroforestry Community Calendar. Highlights include: Appalachian Sustainable Development's Ask an Agroforester Series, and upcoming Agroforestry Farm Tours across Virginia and Tennessee, the 2025 Forest Farming Webinar Series, Appalachian Forest Farmer Coalition's Forest Farming Office Hours, and the 19th North American Agroforestry Conference (NAAC19). Find details and links for each on our calendar. It's great to see so many online events that are accessible to anyone live or as recordings, in addition to the exciting Agroforestry Farm Tours by several regional organizations. Look for more in NC and other states soon.

Just a quick reminder that now, anyone can add their own agroforestry event to our calendar by visiting the homepage, and selecting the + button on the right upper corner of the calendar. You can then fill in the short form with your event details. The team will review events, but partner organizations can request pre approval for future calendar additions.

Updates from the Catalyzing Agroforestry Team:

CAGP application selection is well underway, and project announcements will be made in late April/early May.

The ARKx Network is excited to be working on several major collaborations and upgrading the way that profiles are created, as well as upgrading the Agroforestry Map platform in the near future.

Other updates and resources:

MWFFC Planting Stock Access Program - April 18th

Applications for the 2025 Planting Stock Access Program are due by April 18th, 2025. The program is open to Missouri-based residents only for 2025, but we hope to expand to other Midwestern States in the coming years.

Appalachian Sustainable Development's Ask an Agroforester Series

We have an exciting lineup of agroforestry heroes for our totally free 2025 Spring sessions.

And remember, you can always watch the previous webinar recordings by browsing our full YouTube “Ask an Agroforester” playlist.

2025 Forest Farming Webinar Series

With upcoming in-depth webinars on the topics of Pawpaws, American ginseng and Maple Syrup, there is also an archive of previous recordings that cover introductions, research updates and several fundamental forest farming concepts such as crop selection and marketing and economics.

Keep on Catalyzing,

Sara Jackson (and the Catalyzing Agroforestry Team)

Agroforestry Project Coordinator

CatalyzingAgroforestry.org