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Last Chance for Early Bird Pricing
Early Bird pricing for the Perennial Farm Gathering ends January 15th! Students and Farmers can use code ROOTS35 to receive an additional 35% OFF all tickets. Reserve your tickets here.
New Sessions Confirmed!
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March 12th, 1 - 2pm
“Heartwood Space” Asynchronous Storytelling + Art Project
A communal space dedicated to the heartwork that grounds us and builds resilience. Play with self-guided prompts and contribute to a community art piece. Enjoy opportunities to share your story and learn from others, and participate in guided sessions to write your own poem or make your own artwork.
March 12th, 2:15 - 3:15pm
We Can Do Better: Collected Writings on Land, Conservation, and Public Policy
Join us for a panel discussion featuring We Can Do Better: Collected Writings on Land, Conservation, and Public Policy, a collection of writings by Paul Johnson, who was a farmer, conservationist, and Iowa state legislator |
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March 13th, 2 - 3pm
Land Access: Asking for What You Want and Need
Amid the tremendous changes taking place in agriculture, the needs of aging landowners and the yearning of young farmers for access to land continue to create opportunities and challenges for our families and communities.
March 13th, 2 - 3pm
Wet Feet Farming: Working Agroforestry Systems in Riparian and Wetland Buffers
Wetland and riparian areas of the farm present a unique challenge. While these ecologically sensitive zones require care and protection, they also confound traditional income-generating farming practices. But what if they could do both?
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Savanna Institute’s Technical Assistance Program helps you take advantage of resources available to plant trees on your pastures, fields, and waterways. Free consultations available in 6 Midwestern states. Enhanced assistance available in Minnesota and Wisconsin thanks to our partners at USDA-NRCS.
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An agroforestry podcast and blog by the Savanna Institute |
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“Living Roots: The Promise of Perennial Foods” Book Discussion with Liz Carlisle and Aubrey Streit Krug
Living Roots: The Promise of Perennial Foods, a new book co-edited by Dr. Liz Carlisle and Dr. Aubrey Streit Krug, will launch at the upcoming Perennial Farm Gathering in Dubuque, Iowa on March 12th. In this episode, Liz and Aubrey share the stories behind the book. Living Roots features writing by over thirty different contributors who are working to advance perennial agriculture, including several Savanna Institute staff members.
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It Must be the Water: Agroforestry’s Key to Success
Photographer Randall Hyman visited our Water Quality Program demonstration farms in 2022 as they were being established – and again this past summer. What he found was unrecognizable! See the photos from the Water Quality Program, made possible by the Great Lakes Protection Fund.
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Canopy’s Nursery is offering affordable trees with high quality genetics in collaboration with Savanna Institute's Tree Crop Improvement Program, Red Fern Farm and many other great seed orchards.
We have many bare root plants still available for shipping in Spring 2026. Chestnuts, Black Currants, Persimmon, Asian Pear, Elderberry, Willow and Protection Supplies.
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Reach out to us if you have questions about varieties or to make requests for trees you want to see available in 2027! CanopyNursery.com
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SAVANNA INSTITUTE IS HIRING
Illinois Demonstration Farm Manager
Manage three Savanna Institute-managed agroforestry production-focused demonstration farms.
Agroforestry Technical Assistance Provider (WI)
Help farmers in the Midwest adopt and expand agroforestry practices; design plantings; advise on implementation, management, and succession; and access financial and business support.
FROM PARTNERS
Field Technicians
Canopy Farm Management is hiring for Field Technicians out of Spring Green, WI. The work involves long hours outdoors operating equipment to install and maintain Chestnut/Black Currant plantings as well as working at Canopy's bare root tree nursery.
Agroforestry Training Specialist
Appalachian Sustainable Development (ASD) is now hiring an Agroforestry Training Specialist to lead their Agroforestry Trainings for Natural Resource Professionals (ATFNRP) programming with inter-regional partners. Apply by 1/27.
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Thank you for partnering with the Savanna Institute and generously supporting our mission in 2025. Your commitment, collaboration, and belief in our work make it possible to grow resilient landscapes, support farmers, and create an agroforestry-filled future together.
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