"Hi Shana, thanks for becoming my first friend on NING! Your project sounds amazing. Where are you working in the tropics?"
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Tree Fodder Seminar July 8-12 in Maine invites presenters and attendees
Started this discussion. Last reply by Emily Macdonald Apr 4, 2019. 1 Reply 0 Likes
TREE FODDER SEMINAR 2019: TREES IN THE FOOD CHAIN FOR CLIMATE REMEDIATION will be July 8-12, 2019. Presenters, suggestions invited. Call Shana, (207) 338-3301 I am currently working on the…Continue
Tree leaf livestock fodder as component of silcvopasture systems
Started Apr 15, 2018 0 Replies 1 Like
I was honored to present at Agroforesterie Francais' Colloque Trognes this winter. Proceedings should be published soon. Many inspiring overviews of traditional silvopasture systems involving…Continue
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Shana Hanson replied to Ashley S Bridge's discussion Silvopasture Questionnaire"Dear Ashley, the questionnaire will not load in Explorer. Other browsers do not support my need for black backgrounds. I am happy to do it on a word doc or by phone is even more preferred. (207) 338-3301, shanahanson@gmail.com"
Shana Hanson posted eventsTree Fodder Seminar 2021: ADAPTATION: Last Year’s Introspection, the Climate Crisis Now, and Forest Farming Ahead.
July 5, 2021 at 7am to July 10, 2021 at 4pmPlant Transpiration & Climate: Why your Silvopasture Matters & What is Missing for Widespread Repair?
July 6, 2021 from 1pm to 2pm
Shana Hanson left a comment for Bing Cheah"Hi, Bing. We were both in Brett's webinar last month. You responded resonantly, about "invasive" plants and one other thing. My eyes don't like the computer, but if you have any tree leaf animal fodder…"
Shana Hanson posted an eventTREE FODDER SEMINAR 2019: TREES IN THE FOOD CHAIN FOR CLIMATE REMEDIATION at 3 Streams Farm Belfast, ME and MOFGA, Unity, and Site Visits
July 8, 2019 at 8am to July 12, 2019 at 8pm
$0-$25 single events; $120 full week (food and simple lodging included).$50-65/2days. $35-50 Mon. only; $45 Tues. only; $25-35/day Wed. or Thurs; $10 Fri.Partial or full barter offers considered and often accepted.Monday, July 8, 8 AM- 4 PM, MOFGA day, Unity: Tree leaves in the Farm Food Chain.Monday, 6:30-8 PM, location TBD (Belfast CoHousing Common House?): Cliff Davis of Spiral Ridge Permaculture in Summertown, Tennessee skypes with us about Pollarding and Coppicing Trees over Ground Crops…See More
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- State where you live or work?
- Maine
- County where you live or work?
- Waldo
- What is your occupation relative to silvopasture? (for example, owner/producer, extension specialist, agency specialist, etc.)
- owner/producer
- Please describe, with two or three sentences, why you are interested in silvopasture. Your answer helps us ensure that only those people truly interested in silvopasture are added as members.
- I am studyng European methods of "air meadow" tree fodder producton through cyclical pruning of native tree species above browse height in, creating increased Foliage Height Diversity, tree longevity, and species counts. My dairy goats produce milk from fresh greenery only, May through October, and are grain-free year round. I have been feeding freshly pruned tree matter and grass hay in winter, but am beginning to harvest and store twig leaf hay in traditional sheaves, which will reduce or eliminate our dependence on purchased grass hay.
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 4:11pm on April 15, 2018, Ricardo Zachrisson C. said…
Hello Shana here int the tropics we have and use several native tree species, either by pruning or by letting the animals feed directly from the tree-shrub. My silvopasture operation is with cattle (brahman), natural pasture and shrubs, and in some occasions we use leaf feeding from bushes or from pruning trees.
- At 11:03am on December 1, 2021,
Ashley S Bridge said…
Hi Shana, thanks for becoming my first friend on NING! Your project sounds amazing. Where are you working in the tropics?
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Pasture-in-the-woods forestry consulting in PA
Started by Robbie Coville on Wednesday. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Hello folks. Are there any consultants here who advise and plan forestry thinning for silvopasture in PA? Or can you point me in the direction of anyone who provides those services in PA? Thank you!Continue
Need input whether I should chip tree limbs vs burning
Started by Mark E. Kunnemann. Last reply by Mark E. Kunnemann May 15. 6 Replies 0 Likes
I live in south central Texas on 21 very wooded acres. I have a plan to thin the trees to open up the canopy for allowing grasses to grow. I have 31 large piles of brush which I had planned to burn,…Continue
Biochar by-products from silvopasture thinnings
Started by Brett Chedzoy. Last reply by Scott O'Bar May 14. 4 Replies 0 Likes
In 2020, a local grazier friend did an intensive thinning on 70 acres of mature woods to create silvopasture. Learning from other's past mistakes (including mine) of leaving too much logging debris…Continue
Establishing Silvopasture in Horse Fields
Started by Susan Skalak. Last reply by Scott O'Bar May 14. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Hi,I am in Central Virginia and interested in establishing silvopasture in prior cattle/horse fields with no trees or cover. I am rotationally grazing goats/sheep and horses. Anyone in mid-Atlantic…Continue
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