Forest Gardening
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The design and establishment of gardens that mimic forest ecosystems often starting from a blank slate, such as an open field or lawn and planting in useful tree and shrub species such as fruits, nuts, and medicinals. Forest Gardens can range in size from your backyard to an entire forested area.
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Resources:
- Brantly, S. (2014). “Forest Grazing, Silvopasture, and Turning Livestock into the Woods” Agroforestry Notes (8). http://nac.unl.edu/documents/agroforestrynotes/an46si09.pdf
- Fike, J. H., Buergler, A. L., Burger, J. A., & Kallenbach, R. L. (2004). “Considerations for establishing and managing silvopastures.” Forage And Grazinglands, 2(1), 0-0. http://www.ext.vt.edu/topics/agriculture/silvopasture/files/silvopastures-considerations.PDF
- Hamilton, J. (2008) Silvopasture: Establishment & Management Principles for Pine Forests in the Southeastern United States. USDA National Agroforestry Center.
- Klopfenstein, N. B., Rietveld, W. J., Carman, R. C., Clason, T. R., Sharrow, S. H., Garrett, G., & Anderson, B. (1997). “Silvopasture: an agroforestry practice.” Agroforestry Notes (8). http://nac.unl.edu/publications/agroforestrynotes.htm
- Robinson, J. L., & Clason, T. (2000). “From a pasture to a silvopasture system.” Agroforestry Notes (22). http://nac.unl.edu/documents/agroforestrynotes/an22s04.pdf
