{"product_id":"farming-the-woods-an-integrated-permaculture-approach-to-growing-food-and-medicinals-in-temperate-forests-9781603585071","title":"Farming the Woods: An Integrated Permaculture Approach to Growing Food and Medicinals in Temperate Forests","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first in-depth guide for farmers and gardeners who have access to an established woodland and are looking for productive, innovative ways to create a natural forest ecosystems that produces a wide range of food, medicinals, and other non-timber products.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"What a joy to read! Nice pictures, great case studies, and well organized. . . . \u003cem\u003eFarming the Woods\u003c\/em\u003e is \u003cem\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e source for temperate climate agroforestry.\"--Jonathan Bates, Owner of Food Forest Farm\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile this concept of \"forest farming\" may seem like an obscure practice, history indicates that much of humanity lived and sustained itself from tree-based systems in the past; only recently have people traded the forest for the field. The good news is that this is not an either-or scenario; forest farms can be most productive in places where the plow is not: on steep slopes, and in shallow soils. It is an invaluable practice to integrate into any farm or homestead, especially as the need for unique value-added products and supplemental income becomes more and more important for farmers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFarming the Woods\u003c\/em\u003e covers in detail: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to cultivate, harvest, and market high-value non-timber forest crops\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComprehensive information on historical perspectives of forest farming\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to mimic the forest in a changing climate\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCultivation of medicinal crops\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to create a forest nursery\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHarvesting and utilizing wood products\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe role of animals in the forest farm\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to design and manage your forest farm once it's set up\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForest crops covered include\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAmerican ginseng\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShiitake mushrooms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRamps (wild leeks)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMaple syrup\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFruit and nut trees\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOrnamental ferns\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnd many more!\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is a \u003cstrong\u003emust-read\u003c\/strong\u003e for farmers and gardeners interested in incorporating aspects of agroforestry, permaculture, forest gardening, and sustainable woodlot management into the concept of a whole-farm organism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMudge, Ken:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eKen Mudge has been involved in agroforestry research, teaching, and extension for over twenty years. His research has focused on non-timber forest products including nitrogen-fixing trees, American ginseng, forest-cultivated mushrooms, and others. He teaches courses including a practicum in forest farming, plant propagation, and grafting. He is principal investigator on a NE SARE-funded extension project, in collaboration with the University of Vermont and with established shiitake farmers (including coauthor Steve Gabriel) to train forest owners in shiitake mushroom production as a business enterprise. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGabriel, Steve:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSteve Gabriel, author of \u003cem\u003eFarming the Woods\u003c\/em\u003e (with Ken Mudge), is an ecologist, educator, and a forest farmer who has lived most of his life in the Finger Lakes region of New York. His personal mission is to reconnect people of all ages with the natural world and to provide the tools for good management of forests and other landscapes. He currently splits his time between working for the Cornell Small Farms Program, and developing the farm he runs with wife Elizabeth, Wellspring Forest Farm, which produces shiitake mushrooms, duck eggs, pastured lamb, nursery trees, and maple syrup.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMunsell, John:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJohn Munsell is an associate professor and forest management extension specialist at Virginia Tech. His background is in sociology and natural resource management. He also is associate editor of the journal \u003cem\u003eAgroforestry Systems\u003c\/em\u003e and has served as a reviewer for New York City Museum of Natural History, Routledge, Taylor \u0026amp; Francis Group, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. John teaches agroforestry and permaculture at Virginia Tech. 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