Trees for Bucks, Birds, & Bees: Agroforestry for Conservation & Recreation

Tuesday, September 30 @ 8am - 4pm

Cost: $25

Monticello, IL

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Financing Trees & Perennial Crops for Your Farm: An Agroforestry Primer

If you’re thinking about adding trees or other perennial crops to your farm, you’re likely thinking about financing options. This Primer is designed for small and mid-sized farmers and landowners who are in the early stages of exploring financing options for agroforestry and perennial agriculture.

1,281 Hours of Birds: Bioacoustic Monitoring with Nate Lawrence

In 2024, we began a bioacoustic monitoring program to record the sounds of birds and other wildlife each morning and evening at one of our research farms. Ecosystem scientist Nate Lawrence explains the initial results from this project and how we hope to expand our acoustic monitoring in the future to identify birds, amphibians, insects, and bats in agroforestry fields.

Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture by J. Russell Smith – Part 1

If you have ever planted a tree, you probably have also installed some sort of tree protection. There are a variety of tree protection systems. Illinois Agroforestry Educator, MJ Oviatt, reviews some of the methods used on Savanna Institute's demonstration farms.

NOW TAKING ORDERS

Asian Pears, Peaches, Heartnuts, Elderberries, Honeyberries, Gooseberries, Serviceberries, Jostaberries, Bush Cherries, Grafted and Seedling Persimmons, Willow Cuttings and Tree Protection Supplies.

PFG2026 Call for Abstracts and Speakers

The 2026 Perennial Farm Gathering organizing committee is seeking abstracts for short research talks and speakers for our general sessions at our gathering from March 11-13, 2026 in Dubuque, IA. Those interested in submitting abstracts for short research talks about independent, on-farm, or academic research projects can learn more and submit here. For those interested in leading a general session or speaking as a panelist, you can find more information here to submit. All submissions should be related to agroforestry and/or perennial agriculture systems and the deadline to submit is 5pm CST on Monday, November 24, 2025. Thank you!