Training
In addition to working collaboratively with farms and institutions to plan for and implement agroforestry practices, we offer training for service providers operating in the agriculture, conservation, and forestry sectors and the wider community.
Upcoming Trainings
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Alley Cropping Fundamentals for Techical Service Providers with Ocean Hour Farm
Date: August 7th, 2026
Location: Ocean Hour Farm, Newport, RI
Description:
Are you a service provider in the agriculture, conservation, or forestry sectors looking to learn how to design and implement alley cropping? Now is your chance! Alley cropping involves intentionally integrating trees with crops, where agricultural or horticultural plants are grown in the alleys between rows of trees. This agroforestry practice offers numerous benefits, including diversified farm income, increased crop production efficiency, and enhanced ecosystem functions. Join us for a day-long workshop to learn how to effectively plan and implement this valuable practice.
Educators:
Cost: Free
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Alley Cropping / Farmer Practicum with Round the Bend Farm
Date: September 9th, 2026
Location: Round the Bend Farm, Dartmouth, MA
Description:
Alley cropping involves intentionally integrating trees with crops, where agricultural or horticultural plants are grown in the alleys between rows of trees. This agroforestry practice offers numerous benefits, including diversified farm income, increased crop production efficiency, and enhanced ecosystem functions. Join us for a day-long workshop to learn how to effectively plan and implement this valuable practice.
Educators: TBD
Cost: Free
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Alley Cropping Fundamentals for Technical Service Providers with Wisconsin Land and Water
Date: September 25th, 2026
Location: Wisconsin
Description:
Are you a service provider in the agriculture, conservation, or forestry sectors looking to learn how to design and implement alley cropping? Now is your chance! Alley cropping involves intentionally integrating trees with crops, where agricultural or horticultural plants are grown in the alleys between rows of trees. This agroforestry practice offers numerous benefits, including diversified farm income, increased crop production efficiency, and enhanced ecosystem functions. Join us for a day-long workshop to learn how to effectively plan and implement this valuable practice.
Educators: Meghan Giroux with Special Guests
Cost: Free
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Vermont Alley Cropping Design Intensive for Technical Service Providers
Date: TBD
Location: TBD
Description:
Are you a service provider in the agriculture, conservation, or forestry sectors looking to learn how to design and implement alley cropping? Now is your chance! Alley cropping involves intentionally integrating trees with crops, where agricultural or horticultural plants are grown in the alleys between rows of trees. This agroforestry practice offers numerous benefits, including diversified farm income, increased crop production efficiency, and enhanced ecosystem functions. Join us for a day-long workshop to learn how to effectively plan and implement this valuable practice.
Educators: TBD
Cost: Free
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Forest Farming Fundamentals for Technical Service Providers with Ocean Hour Farm
Date: August 28th, 2026
Location: Ocean Hour Farm, Newport, RI
Description:
Are you a farmer or technical service provider working in agriculture, forestry, or the conservation sectors, and want to learn about forest farming? Now’s your chance.
Combining horticultural, medicinal, or fungal plants in the understory of forests is an ancient practice that is gaining rapid interest here in the northeastern United States. This day-and-a-half intensive will teach you to assess your landscape, design, and implement forest farming systems. You’ll learn about different forest medicinals, fungi, and horticultural crops that are appropriate for forest farming. Additional information will be shared regarding the policies that either prevent or encourage the broad adoption of these practices.
Educators: TBD
Cost: Free
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Growing Forest Botanicals with Little Hogback Farm
Date: May 8th, 2026
Location: Little Hogback Farm, Bristol VT
Description:
Are you a land steward or someone who advises them and wants to learn more about forest farming? Is so, join Interlace Commons, Wild Hudson Valley and Little Hogback Farm for a one-day intensive.
Forest farming, an ancient form of agroforestry, involves growing medicinal, edible, decorative, and craft crops under the canopy of a forest. This practice is utilized as a conservation and production management strategy that can enhance forested landscapes by planting botanical species that can produce future income from the resulting harvests. Additionally, it can improve forest health by increasing plant diversity, supporting wildlife habitat, and reducing the impact of harvesting wild non-timber forest products (NTFPs).
The increasing interest in agroforestry among land managers has created a greater need for knowledge exchange. Join us to learn about the principles, design considerations, benefits, and potential challenges of cultivating forest botanicals.
Educators: Meghan Giroux & Anna Plattner
Cost: Free
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Growing Forest Botanicals with Sage Mountain Botanical Sanctuary
Date: October 9th, 2025
Location: Sage Mountain Botanical Sanctuary, West Topsham VT
Description:
Are you a land steward or someone who advises them and wants to learn more about forest farming? Is so, join Interlace Commons, Wild Hudson Valley and Sage Mountain Botanical Sanctuary for a one-day intensive.
Forest farming, an ancient form of agroforestry, involves growing medicinal, edible, decorative, and craft crops under the canopy of a forest. This practice is utilized as a conservation and production management strategy that can enhance forested landscapes by planting botanical species that can produce future income from the resulting harvests. Additionally, it can improve forest health by increasing plant diversity, supporting wildlife habitat, and reducing the impact of harvesting wild non-timber forest products (NTFPs).
The increasing interest in agroforestry among land managers has created a greater need for knowledge exchange. Join us to learn about the principles, design considerations, benefits, and potential challenges of cultivating forest botanicals.
Educators: Meghan Giroux, Anna Plattner and Emily Ruff
Cost: Free
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Silvopasture Fundamentals for Technical Service Providers with Ocean Hour Farm
Date: Friday, August 14th, 2026
Location: Ocean Hour Farm, Newport, RI
Description:
If you advise land managers and are ready to learn about silvopasture, then this training is for you! Silvopasture is the intentional integration of forages, trees, and livestock, which can help increase the productivity and health of both farm and forest systems.
The increasing interest in agroforestry among land managers has produced a growing need for technical assistance. Join us and learn about the principles, design considerations, benefits, and potential challenges associated with silvopasture.
Educators: Meghan Giroux & Eli Robers
Cost: Free
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Silvopasture Fundamentals for Technical Service Providers with Wisconsin Land and Water
Date: September 4th, 2026
Location: Wisconsin
Description:
If you advise land managers and are ready to learn about silvopasture, then this training is for you! Silvopasture is the intentional integration of forages, trees, and livestock, which can help increase the productivity and health of both farm and forest systems.
The increasing interest in agroforestry among land managers has produced a growing need for technical assistance. Join us and learn about the principles, design considerations, benefits, and potential challenges associated with silvopasture.
Educators: Meghan Giroux & Eli Roberts
Cost: Free
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Silvopasture / Farmer Practicum with Wild Harmony Farm
Date: September 11th, 2026
Location: Wild Harmony Farm, Exeter, RI
Description:
If you advise land managers and are ready to learn about silvopasture, then this training is for you! Silvopasture is the intentional integration of forages, trees, and livestock, which can help increase the productivity and health of both farm and forest systems.
The increasing interest in agroforestry among land managers has produced a growing need for technical assistance. Join us and learn about the principles, design considerations, benefits, and potential challenges associated with silvopasture.
Educators: Meghan Giroux & Eli Roberts
Cost: Free
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Vermont Silvopasture Design Intensive for Technical Service Providers
Date: TBD
Location: TBD
Description:
If you advise land managers and are ready to learn about silvopasture, then this training is for you! Silvopasture is the intentional integration of forages, trees, and livestock, which can help increase the productivity and health of both farm and forest systems.
The increasing interest in agroforestry among land managers has produced a growing need for technical assistance. Join us and learn about the principles, design considerations, benefits, and potential challenges associated with silvopasture.
Educators: TBD
Cost: Free
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Farmer Field Days
Dates: Summer & Fall 2026
Location: New England
Description:
Are you interested in learning about land use practices known as agroforestry? Discover what these practices look like across different land types and scales. Join us in the summer of 2026 for our first-ever Agroforestry Road Show! Stay Tuned.
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Learn to Grow Trees - Implementation Demonstration
Date: TBD
Location: Nomad Farm, Bellows Falls, VT
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Learn to Grow Trees - Implementation Demonstration
Date: TBD
Location: Choiniere Family Farm, Highgate Center VT
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.