Who are the Blue Ridge Woodland Growers?
The Blue Ridge Woodland Growers (BRWG) is a group of people interested in developing economic opportunities around products that can be sustainably grown or harvested from the woods and fields of Grayson, Carroll, and surrounding counties.
What products do the BRWG focus on?
The emphasis is on the products that fall between vegetable produce and timber, often called non-timber forest products. Non timber forest products (NTFPs) are products other than timber that can be sustainably harvested or cultivated forests or trees in fields. NTFPs include fruits, nuts, woodland medicinals, decoratives, crafts and forage crops such as elderberry, hazelnut, black walnut, ramps, and black cohosh.
What do the BRWG do?
The BRWG work together to figure out how to get NTFPs with the most potential from our fields and forests to market. BRWG has hosted 6 workshops (hazelnut, ginseng and goldenseal), 5 planning meetings, and 3 pilot projects (autumn olive, lily of the valley, elderberry), and keeps and active email list letting folks know about educational opportunities around NTFPs. We will be developing a shared action plan to further guide our activities.
See Contact page for ways to get involved with the Blue Ridge Woodland Growers!
The Blue Ridge Woodland Growers (BRWG) is a group of people interested in developing economic opportunities around products that can be sustainably grown or harvested from the woods and fields of Grayson, Carroll, and surrounding counties.
What products do the BRWG focus on?
The emphasis is on the products that fall between vegetable produce and timber, often called non-timber forest products. Non timber forest products (NTFPs) are products other than timber that can be sustainably harvested or cultivated forests or trees in fields. NTFPs include fruits, nuts, woodland medicinals, decoratives, crafts and forage crops such as elderberry, hazelnut, black walnut, ramps, and black cohosh.
What do the BRWG do?
The BRWG work together to figure out how to get NTFPs with the most potential from our fields and forests to market. BRWG has hosted 6 workshops (hazelnut, ginseng and goldenseal), 5 planning meetings, and 3 pilot projects (autumn olive, lily of the valley, elderberry), and keeps and active email list letting folks know about educational opportunities around NTFPs. We will be developing a shared action plan to further guide our activities.
See Contact page for ways to get involved with the Blue Ridge Woodland Growers!
