Forest farming invites us to change these cycles and to offer a gift for generations to come.’”Â. While Supplies Last. Fill your forests with food!”--Tradd Cotter, author of Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation, “At last, a comprehensive forest farming guide for cool temperate climates! Farming the Woods by Ken Mudge. 44 Items featured online About. He is principal investigator on a NE SARE-funded extension project, in collaboration with the University of Vermont and with established shiitake farmers (including coauthor Steve Gabriel) to train forest owners in shiitake mushroom production as a business enterprise.Â. Sale ends January 11, 2021 at 11:59pm EST. The central idea of Farming the Woods is that farms and forests are not mutually exclusive. Authors Ken Mudge and Steve Gabriel describe this process as “productive conservation,” guided by the processes and relationships found in natural forest ecosystems.Â, Farming the Woods covers in detail how to cultivate, harvest, and market high-value non-timber forest crops such as American ginseng, shiitake mushrooms, ramps (wild leeks), maple syrup, fruit and nut trees, ornamental ferns, and more. Authors Ken Mudge and Steve Gabriel describe this process as "productive conservation," guided by the processes and relationships found in natural forest ecosystems. He currently splits his time between working for the Cornell Small Farms Program, and developing the farm he runs with wife Elizabeth, Wellspring Forest Farm, which produces shiitake mushrooms, duck eggs, pastured lamb, nursery trees, and maple syrup. 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Farming the Woods invites a remarkably different perspective: that a healthy forest can be maintained while growing a wide range of food, medicinal, and other non-timber products. The authors have done a superb job explaining forest ecology and describing how to integrate fruits, nuts, mushrooms, medicinals, animals, and more into forest systems. If you disable cookies, some parts of our website may not work properly. farming the woods an integrated permaculture approach to growing food and medicinals in temperate forests Nov 12, 2020 Posted By Dean Koontz Media TEXT ID 41055b970 Online PDF Ebook Epub Library gabriel foreword by john f munsell author mudge ken 1949 additional titles integrated permaculture approach to growing food and medicinals in temperate forests His personal mission is to reconnect people of all ages with the natural world and to provide the tools for good management of forests and other landscapes. Authors Ken Mudge and Steve Gabriel describe this process as "productive conservation," guided by the processes and relationships found in natural forest ecosystems. Farming the Woods is the first in-depth guide for farmers and gardeners who have access to an established woodland and are looking for productive ways to manage it. Readers are also provided comprehensive information on: • historical perspectives of forest farming; In Farming the Woods: An Integrated Permaculture Approach to Growing Food and Medicinals in Temperate Forests, Ken Mudge and Steve Gabriel offer another approach and argue persuasively that it ought to be more widely employed. window.mc4wp.listeners.push( The authors have done a superb job explaining forest ecology and describing how to integrate fruits, nuts, mushrooms, medicinals, animals, and more into forest systems. 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