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Urban and Community Food Forests and Forest Gardens

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This Agroforestry Note provides science-based guidelines for public-facing urban and community food forests or edible forest gardens that integrate trees, shrubs, and perennial plants with community-driven design. It is intended to assist natural resource professionals who are working with farmers and communities to develop food forests that are both ecologically productive and socially engaging.
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Direct Marketing for Agroforestry Producers

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Direct marketing is a process through which producers sell products and experiences directly to consumers, e.g., through farm stands, farmers markets, “pick-your-own" and agritourism experiences, on-farm stands/stores, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), and internet sales. This Agroforestry Note is intended to assist natural resource professionals in their work with agroforestry producers interested in developing marketing plans.
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Building community to mitigate wildfires

Image shows a collage of four photographs. The left-most shows two people walking towards a car with a hill in the background, the second from the left shows a woman marking on a map on a wall, the third from the left shows a man showing a group of people something in the undergrowth of a forest, and the fourth from the left shows a group of people standing around a table.
What do you do when you can't entirely stop something bad from happening? You mitigate the damage it might cause. Natural disasters, like hurricanes, tornadoes and wildfires, can never be completely stopped. In fact, wildfire is an important part of many healthy ecosystems. That doesn’t mean it won't pose an existential threat to people's lives and property, so dealing with the threat it poses…
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Living the language in Minnesota’s Northwoods

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Three villagers pose for a photo while on a hike in the woods. Photo courtesy of Concordia Language Villages. MINNESOTA — Neighboring the Chippewa National Forest is Concordia Language Villages, where language and nature intersect. Central to the mission of Concordia Language Villages is their stewardship…
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Community resilience in action

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Lisa Zamora Thompson, Carson National Forest East Zone archaeologist, talks to attendees about wildfire resilience, land management strategies and the Taos Canyon Forest and Watershed Restoration Project. (USDA Forest Service photo by Olga Melancon).  NEW MEXICO – One community’s…
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Green gratitude: For the love of our national grasslands

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The large Indian breadroot is a flower you might find blooming on the Fort Pierre National Grassland in the late spring. (USDA Forest Service photo by Dan Svingen) SOUTH DAKOTA — Some people love forests, others love deserts, many love cities. But Dan Svingen, he loves grasslands.Dan Svingen is a happy and…
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