GUIDELINES / 4.0 Economic Opportunities

• 4.0 Introduction
• 4.1 Buffers & Ecosystem Services
• 4.2 Carbon Sequestration
• 4.3 Multi-story Cropping in Buffers
• 4.4 Windbreaks & Crop Yields
• 4.5 Alley Cropping
• 4.6 Biofuel Buffers
• 4.7 Energy Conservation: Site
• 4.8 Energy Conservation: Landscape
• 4.9 Crop Pollinator Habitat
• 4.10 Economic Impact of Trails
• 4.11 Greenways & Property Values

4.3 Multi-story Cropping in Buffers

Useful and marketable products can be grown under tree buffers (see table).

Key Design Considerations

• Select plants that provide multiple benefits.
• Use plants that provide short and long-term products.
• Avoid plants that compete for same resources.
• Utilize the different canopy layers to increase options.
• Avoid plants that compromise other buffer objectives.

DOWNLOAD: 4.3 Guidelines and References (PDF)