Agroforestry Trainings for Natural Resource Professionals: Agroforestry Fundamentals

Virginia State University’s Small Farm Outreach Program, Virginia Tech’s Center for Systems and Community Transformation, Appalachian Sustainable Development and partners are excited to invite you to this one-day Agroforestry Training for Natural Resource Professionals on Agroforestry Fundamentals. This workshop has been approved for 4 NRCS Planner Certification Contact Hours; 4 DCR Certified Conservation Planner Contact Hours and 6 SAF Continuing Forestry Education Credits.

Agroforestry is a land use management system in which trees and/or shrubs are grown with crops and/or livestock. This intentional combination of agriculture and forestry has a variety of environmental and economic benefits.

Join us and learn about the principles, practices, design tools, and historical context of agroforestry in Virginia. Hear from farmers and natural resource professionals about their experience establishing and managing agroforestry systems in Virginia. You will also get to participate in hands-on activities in a forest farm mushroom demonstration plot.

You'll leave with a greater understanding of agroforestry and ways you can support your clients with these practices.

More information about the training and trainer biographies is available at https://www.asdevelop.org/agroforestry-trainings-for-natural-resource-professionals/. 


Seating is limited for all events. All events are rain/shine. For more information contact Katie Trozzo at ketrozzo@vt.edu or Nadine Jackson at njackson@vsu.edu. 

When registering, please select the ticket type that most closely matches your organizational affiliation (for example: Cooperative Extension).

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These Virginia workshops are made possible through partnerships and funding by:

• Appalachian Sustainable Development
• Virginia Tech Center for Food Systems and Community Transformation
• Virginia Tech Catawba Sustainability Center
• Virginia State University’s Small Farm Outreach Program
• Virginia Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS)
• Virginia Cooperative Extension
• Virginia Association for Biological Farming
• Southern Sustainable Agriculture and Research Education (SARE)
• Edwards Mother Earth Foundation
• ARK Exchange
• Stone Root Farm

Online Course

As part of the Agroforestry Trainings for Natural Resource Professionals, online introductory courses are also being offered and are available at learnagroforestry.org/professionals. These are designed specifically for you as a natural resource professional as part of this educational series. Courses include:

• Introduction to Agroforestry
• Fundamentals of Forest Farming 
• Fundamentals of Silvopasture
• Fundamentals of Alley Cropping
• Social Competency in Agroforestry
• Understanding NRCS Support with Agroforestry

Partners and Collaborators

The Agroforestry Trainings for Natural Resource Professionals Program is an inter-regional collaboration brought to you by:

Appalachian Sustainable Development
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Interlace Commons
Savanna Institute
USDA National Agroforestry Center
Virginia Tech
North Carolina State University Extension