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|Mark Shepard and Forest Agriculture Enterprises: Mark is doing exciting work with tree-based staple crops (mainly chestnuts and hazelnuts) as alternatives to annual corn and soy. He does this in alley-type systems that have pasture strips on “keyline” contour between tree rows and moves various livestock species through these alleys to harvest the grass and nuts/fruits from the trees. Each tree row has a shallow “keyline”-type swale that is interspersed with ephemeral “pocket ponds” that support diverse amphibian life which aid in pest control in the tree crops. Overarching all this design is biomimickry of native plant/animal communities. He has achieved 96% perennial feed source for his hogs, cattle, chickens, turkeys, and ducks—that’s very impressive if you ask me. He has a new book out called Restoration Agriculture that I found to be very enlightening. http://www.forestag.com/ |The Stockman Grass Farmer: My favorite publication hands-down. This monthly periodical focused on pastured livestock production is a delight to read. Excellent editing and writing help me to devour this within a few days of receiving it every month. https://www.stockmangrassfarmer.com |Kentucky State U Pawpaw Program: This is the most comprehensive site to learn more details about the wonderful pawpaw fruit. KSU has the largest germplasm collection of pawpaw in the world, and a working pawpaw orchard to evaluate this as a new crop for farmers. http://www.pawpaw.kysu.edu |Silvopasture forum: A social media/forum site focused on practicing silvopasture. http://silvopasture.ning.com/ |Lost River Market & Deli in Paoli, IN is a small member owned co-op that is unique in it’s focus on supporting local vendors and bringing healthy local food to a very rural area. You can find some of our products and wooden utensils here in season. www.lostrivercoop.com |Permaculture Activist: Learn more about what permaculture is, find permaculture design courses, subscribe to the Permaculture Activist periodical, and more! www.permacultureactivist.net |Blue Rooster Farm: Friends of ours who are doing an amazing job of raising pasture-based meats in central PA. http://www.blueroosterfarm.com/ |EatWild: Great directory of pastured meat producers and general info of pastured meat’s health benefits: http://www.eatwild.com/ |Polyface Farm: The Salatin family runs this famous pastured meat farm in the Shenandoah Valley of VA. Site has a tremendous amount of resources about rotational grazing and pastured meat production. http://www.polyfacefarms.com/ |Permaculture Hub: A social media forum site focused on practicing permaculture. http://www.permaculturehub.com/ |Midwest Permaculture: Another social media forum site focused on practicing permaculture in the Midwest region. http://midwestpermaculture.com/ |The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy: A nonprofit membership organization working to protect over 150 breeds of livestock and poultry from extinction. Included are asses, cattle, goats, horses, sheep, pigs, rabbits, chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys. Founded in 1977, the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy is the pioneer organization in the U.S. working to conserve historic breeds and genetic diversity in livestock. www.albc-usa.org |Fedco Seeds: A co-op, they provide seeds for market gardeners as well as home gardens from sustainable sources and smaller producers, as well as supplies, trees and shrubs and tubers. www.fedcoseeds.com |Lehman’s Non-Electric Catalogue: Everything from hand operated water pumps, to low-tech tools for home & garden, to solar power appropriate appliances. Not cheap, but a good place to figure out what solutions are out there to meet your homesteading challenges. www.lehmans.com
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