Cornell Cooperative Extension

Tompkins County
A variety of sheep relaxing, one of them looking straight into the camera.
Image by Shelterbelt Farms

Sheep at Shelterbelt Farm

A bunch of chickens in a wire enclosure
Image by Shelterbelt Farm

A flock of chickens in a wire enclosure

A large shelter on a farm, with two dogs running past.
Image by Shelterbelt Farm

Dogs and rainbows, at Shelterbelt Farm!

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Agroforestry Field Day and Community Gathering

  • Saturday, October 21, 2023, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Agroforestry is an umbrella term encompassing 5 farm practices: alley cropping, forest farming, riparian buffers, windbreaks, and silvopasture (the combination of trees and grazing livestock).

Shelterbelt Farm has been experimenting with "silvopasture on a shoestring", which will be the focus of this tour. They've been asking, "what's the least amount of money and labor you can invest in planting trees into pasture and still get worthwhile results?" Farmer Erica Frenay will introduce you to their flock of Katahdin hair sheep and show two silvopasture experiments at differing stages of maturity and with different goals.

The tour will be followed by a group discussion of the broader scope of agroforestry, including participants' interests and needs for further training, and cultivating local networks of agroforestry producers.

Fee

Free, donations accepted

Learn More

https://shelterbeltfarm.com

Register

http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=p4dbbwfab&oeidk=a07ek0gre4z7afcdd40

Contact

Gabe Smith
Agroforestry Educator
gs735@cornell.edu
607-272-2292 x171

Location

Shelterbelt Farm
200 Creamery Rd
Brooktondale, NY 14817

Last updated October 4, 2023

 

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