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 / Service Providers
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: TBD
Cost: Free
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Alley Cropping / Farmer Practicum
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Forest Farming Fundamentals / Service Providers
Date: August 28th, 2026
Location: Ocean Hour Farm
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:
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Cost: Free
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Forest Farming / Farmer Practicum
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Silvopasture Fundamentals / Service Providers
Date: Friday, August 14th, 2026
Location: Ocean Hour Farm, Newport, RI
Description:
Are you a technical service provider working in agriculture, forestry, or conservation who is interested in learning about forest farming? Now’s your chance! Forest farming—the intentional cultivation of medicinal, fungal, and horticultural crops beneath an existing forest canopy—is an ancient practice gaining new momentum in the Northeastern United States. Join Interlace Commons for a day-long intensive to learn how to assess your site, design productive understory systems, and implement forest farming practices that align with ecological and economic goals. Participants will also explore policy frameworks and incentives influencing the adoption of forest farming.
Educators: TBD
Cost: Free
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Silvopasture / Farmer Practicum
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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.
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.
Field School (Under Development)
As an extension of our Field Consultancy, our six-week Field School utilizes both conceptual and experiential learning to explore the rich history of agroforestry and the policies preventing or encouraging broad adoption. Students will learn to plan and implement agroforestry-specific systems and associated practices. Our for-profit, Interlace Agroforestry Farm in Whallonsburg, New York, is the host to our field school.