Agroforestry Field Day!
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Agroforestry Field Day!

Join us for a morning on the farm! We will have a farm tour & pasture walk, as well as a discussion on silvopasture, hazlenuts and sheep.

By SilvoCulture

Date and time

Location

11213 Mattaponi Rd

11213 Mattaponi Road Upper Marlboro, MD 20772

About this event

  • Event lasts 4 hours 30 minutes

Join Us for a Morning on the Farm!Come walk the land, meet the animals, and share in peer-to-peer learning on agroforestry and silvopasture. Topics will include silvopasture, blight resistant hazelnuts, and sheep integration.

Event Schedule

  • 8:30–9:00 AM – Arrival & Welcome
  • 9:00–10:30 AM – Roundtable Presentation & Group Discussion
  • 10:30–12:00 PM – Guided Field Walk (silvopasture, orchard, grazing systems)
  • 12:00–1:00 PM – Lunch + Closing Reflections & Open Discussion

Please Note:

  • This event is rain or shine
  • Bring a lawn chair if you'd like a seat during the presentation
  • Wear close-toed shoes for walking the farm

This field day is made possible with support from the Edwards Mother Earth Foundation (EMEF) through the Catalyzing Agroforestry Grant Program, which supports on-the-ground implementation of alley cropping, forest farming, riparian buffers, silvopasture, urban food forests, and windbreaks.

Learn more at www.catalyzingagroforestry.org

Organized by

SilvoCulture is a non-profit based in Myersville, MD whose mission is to help plant one million nut trees in the Mid-Atlantic region. SilvoCulture hosts educational events and workshops to help people learn more about growing nut trees ecologically and economically.

Free
Aug 7 · 8:30 AM EDT