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Laying the groundwork for widespread agroforestry in the Midwest
We're thrilled to share a new mini-documentary about Midwestern fruit and nut producers! 

“Persistence: Midwestern Farmers and their Uncommon Crops” explores the challenges, delights, and motivations of perennial fruit and nut producers in the Midwest. The film was produced by Anders Gurda of Windborne Media LLC, and was featured at the 2018 Perennial Farm Gathering and 2019 MOSES Organic Conference.
Thanks to all of you who applied for our inaugural Savanna Institute Apprenticeship Program this season! We were fortunate to receive many qualified applicants, and we'll be arranging apprenticeships in the coming month. 
Upcoming Nutshell Webinars
We hope you'll tune in for more of our live Nutshell webinars this year! Nutshell webinars are held biweekly on Tuesday evenings, now at 7pm CST. 
CLICK HERE to view a Nutshell webinar!
March 26th at 7pm
Ken Mudge - Forest Cultivation of Shiitake and Other Edible and/or Medicinal Mushrooms

Kenneth will discuss log acquisition and inoculation with fungal spawn, incubation, fruiting, and harvest of edible and medicinal mushrooms. Ken Mudge is a professor emeritus at the Department of Horticulture, Cornell University and co-author of the book Farming The Woods, An Integrated Permaculture Approach to Growing Food and Medicinals in Temperate Forests.

April 9th at 7pm
Christopher Patton - Elderberry: Transitioning from Hobby to Commercial

Chris will build on Terry Durham's Nutshell presentation by discussing the amazing plant's potential commercial future, Midwest Elderberry Cooperative's role in that future, and how that can benefit elderberry growers, including those for whom elderberry is not a primary crop. As founding director and President of the Midwest Elderberry Cooperative and CEO of River Hills Harvest Marketers, LLC, Chris brings extensive knowledge about marketing shelf stable finished products for the River Hills Harvest brand throughout the Midwest and expanding nationally.

April 23rd at 7pm
Leah Penniman - Black Agroforestry: From the "jaden lakou" of Haiti to the "Fanya juu" of Kenya

Leah will discuss how Black farmers have innovated agroecological systems for millennia. Learn how farmers at Soul Fire Farm and their sibling organizations are implementing and honoring these practices. Leah Penniman is a Black Kreyol educator, farmer/peyizan, author, and food justice activist from Soul Fire Farm in Grafton, NY. She co-founded Soul Fire Farm in 2011 with the mission to end racism in the food system and reclaim our ancestral connection to land.

Anatomy of a Flood

A new photo essay written by the Savanna Institute's Keefe Keeley considers whether Driftless Area communities can use the lessons they learned from confronting soil erosion in the Dust Bowl to address the challenge of extreme flooding events. 

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