https://www.interlacecommons.org/field-notes daily 0.75 2025-01-09 https://www.interlacecommons.org/field-notes/jaaxezwls9fi48nxp0brfjv2oeq5w7 monthly 0.5 2025-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe0e18f097b5a752bcc1c0d/06fcdd53-6831-4df0-b5c9-552e0738eb5b/Canopy-Logo_MASTER_no-sub_300.jpg field notes - Teamwork makes the dream work. Vermont-based agroforestry nonprofit partners with Canopy Farm Management to bring implementation services to northeastern landowners. Teamwork makes the dream work. A Vermont-based agroforestry nonprofit partners with Canopy Farm Management to bring implementation services to northeastern landowners. https://www.interlacecommons.org/education-programs daily 0.75 2025-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe0e18f097b5a752bcc1c0d/decf6eba-67f7-4dd5-8bea-97272c52165f/IMG_0285.jpg Education Programs - Field Consultancy Program We collaborate with farms to design and implement agroforestry practices that protect and enhance ecosystem function, positively increase land use, and improve livelihood strategies. We help participants understand agroforestry’s biophysical, social, and economic outcomes and identify the most appropriate practice that aligns with participants’ goals. This dynamic process is flexible, adaptive, and innovative. There are two ways to work with us: Grant-funded programming. Sliding Scale Fee-for-Service Please get in touch with email to learn more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe0e18f097b5a752bcc1c0d/1630678631819-X2OBZNN1ZSO7WIBAZHJZ/IMG_0294.JPG Education Programs - Train the Trainer (TnT) This program utilizes a peer-to-peer knowledge-sharing framework. We teach technical service providers about the usefulness of agroforestry interventions. With specific learning outcomes in mind, our classes examine the policies that prevent or encourage adoption, the socioeconomic and biophysical influences of agroforestry, production cycles, impacts on livelihoods, landscape sustainability, risks, and trade-offs. Training includes both conceptual and experiential opportunities for learning. https://www.interlacecommons.org/interlace-commons daily 0.75 2025-01-28 https://www.interlacecommons.org/home daily 1.0 2025-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe0e18f097b5a752bcc1c0d/dc4b69c5-e463-4275-8b5e-efe658f50450/FrontPage_Alleycropping_2600x1200.jpg Home Silvoarable - Agricultural Land - Alley Cropping https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe0e18f097b5a752bcc1c0d/b583a193-986f-4c4d-b271-f1a0ee265f1b/FrontPage_Forestfarming_2600x1200.jpg Home Silvoarble - Forested Land - Forest farming https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe0e18f097b5a752bcc1c0d/655dfe2e-00ff-4f89-b4c5-a23ce71a618a/FrontPage_RiparianBuffer_Final+Option.jpg Home Linear - Agricultural Land - Riparian Forest Buffer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe0e18f097b5a752bcc1c0d/3531ef36-06c7-4101-99eb-80e3efbf29c2/FrontPage_Silvopasture_2600x1200.jpg Home Silvopastoral - Forested Land - Silvopasture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe0e18f097b5a752bcc1c0d/f34f9158-6cdb-4aaf-97ea-f8b53a648a8a/FrontPage_Windbreaks_2600x1200.jpg Home Linear - Agricultural Land - Windbreak https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe0e18f097b5a752bcc1c0d/1623177769399-I9AYCD47Z04MKJ3GW2YW/Icon_SharingKnowledge_Final.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe0e18f097b5a752bcc1c0d/1623177801599-S0YAEMRS0IN4GVUC6LGS/Icon_Stability_Final.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe0e18f097b5a752bcc1c0d/1623177824224-UVG5ZR49GYX4YL4TG6MG/Icon_ModernAncient_Final.jpg Home https://www.interlacecommons.org/research daily 0.75 2025-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe0e18f097b5a752bcc1c0d/75ffc770-da09-487a-a1f0-f14322d1c799/Canopy+Cover+W+Drainage.jpg Research - SARE Research & Education: Scaling Northeastern Agroforestry using a Farm-Centered Field Consultancy Model Case Studies from the Northeastern United States https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe0e18f097b5a752bcc1c0d/1630684802145-IDOXQGR4FM9G6T9T8NF6/IMG_5066.jpg Research - Interplanted shrubs that flower from April until November creating structural and species diversity, encouraging fauna to inhabit the space throughout the growing season. The shrubs create a spatial relationship between; in this case, peach trees that seek water and nutrients below the shrubs. Catala, France https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe0e18f097b5a752bcc1c0d/1630692265081-KDSLU1DHN20INND7O016/IMG_4788.JPG Research - Pictured is a Cornish hedge consisting of Corylus, Crataegus, and Prunus spinosa with Quercus standards used for biomass production in southern England dairy. The resulting detritus is chipped and used for various farm enterprises, including a bedded pack barn for future fertilizer on farm fields. Cornwall, England https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe0e18f097b5a752bcc1c0d/1630701095695-R5XU7K8ADCHHRKY6W6OA/IMG_5354.JPG Research - Pictured is an agrosilvopasture study at Henfaes Research Centre. Brassicas were grown to assess nutritional value under different light densities to support sheep production between autumn and winter. Gwynedd, Wales https://www.interlacecommons.org/staff-boardofdirectors daily 0.75 2025-07-18 https://www.interlacecommons.org/agroforestry daily 0.75 2021-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe0e18f097b5a752bcc1c0d/1624489855014-KZNOVE3Y83ZV5J03YX1Z/alley-cropping_1000x1000.jpg Agroforestry - Alley cropping Defined as rows of trees and/or shrubs planted in a spatial arrangement creating alleys where crops are grown, alley cropping includes orchard intercropping, trees planted with annual intercrops, and alley coppice. Photo credit: Meghan Giroux https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe0e18f097b5a752bcc1c0d/1624489991305-SIXG063CRBGVVC7E3IYY/forest_farming_Katie_Commender_1000x1000.jpg Agroforestry - Forest farming The cultivation of shade-tolerant crops grown under the protection of a tree canopy that is often modified and managed to provide appropriate growing conditions. Photo Credit: Katie Commender https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe0e18f097b5a752bcc1c0d/1630696292082-MOUVH4RAOHNM6HNUFB29/14569832821_2180999f14_o.jpg Agroforestry - Silvopasture (Pasture conversion to silvopasture ) This practice, which includes orchard grazing, is established by adding trees to fields or pastures and introducing livestock. Photo Credit: C. Commons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe0e18f097b5a752bcc1c0d/1624484765156-Z82LLF33GCFHKWUCTXH8/agrosilvopasture_1000x1000.jpg Agroforestry - Agrosilvopasture A practice infrequently used in the northeastern United States that utilizes sequential mixtures of silvoarable and silvopastoral systems. Photo Credit: M. Giroux https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe0e18f097b5a752bcc1c0d/1624486738926-QVP5L8RSS4QO948XGA3I/forest-grazing_1000x1000.jpg Agroforestry - Silvopasture (Forest conversion to silvopasture) Created by reducing the canopy of a forested landscape, establishing forages, and grazing livestock. Photo Credit: J. Orefice https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe0e18f097b5a752bcc1c0d/1611436614670-7J5BXI9046MX9LPCCLGK/hedges_700x700.jpg Agroforestry - Hedges Lines of closely spaced shrubs and sometimes trees creating a barrier or marking a boundary between adjacent properties with and without silvicultural applications. Photo Credit: G. Treece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe0e18f097b5a752bcc1c0d/1611435346219-3SSGXIVKJJ4LT8649EAF/riparian_buffer_1000x1000.jpg Agroforestry - Riparian Buffers Established adjacent to watercourses, riparian forest buffers contain shrubs, trees, and other permanent vegetation. In addition to providing conservation benefits, plantings can produce harvestable crops that can provide economic benefits. Photo Credit: J. Munsell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe0e18f097b5a752bcc1c0d/1624485683878-JJ573YSFSVMJRBGWNS1M/windbreaks_1000x1000.jpg Agroforestry - Windbreaks & Shelterbelts Single or multiple rows of trees or shrubs established for environmental and economic purposes. Photo Credit: M. 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We teach technical service providers about the usefulness of agroforestry interventions. With specific learning outcomes in mind, our classes examine the policies that prevent or encourage adoption, the socioeconomic and biophysical influences of agroforestry, production cycles, impacts on livelihoods, landscape sustainability, risks, and trade-offs. Training includes both conceptual and experiential opportunities for learning.