August 21, 2021 Menomonie, Wisconsin This free MOSES Organic Field Day is hosted by Mary Dirty Face Farm. Learn about species selection, installation, and weed…

A silvopasture-pollinator field day at Mary Dirty Face Farm, co-hosted by Moses and the Xerces Society. A silviculture expert from the Savanna Institute will evaluate recently planted tree strips and talk about species selection, installation, and weed management. Farm host Rachel Henderson and Xerces pollinator specialist Sarah Foltz Jordan will discuss habitat value both in terms of forage/shade for livestock and food/nesting for pollinators, especially specialist bees, butterflies, and moths that require certain tree and shrub species to survive.

Memorial 4H Camp Alley Cropping Field Day at Allerton Park (Monticello, IL)
Saturday, August 21st
9am-1pm (lunch included)

Join the Savanna Institute and Central Illinois partners for a field day exploring alley cropping design, establishment, maintenance, and expansion at the Memorial 4H Camp Demonstration Farm. This 35 acre site features a unique partnership that illustrates annual row crop productions between paddocks of native and timber trees, as well as an innovative groundcover experiment utilizing native grasses and forbs. Come prepared to walk the site and learn the many possibilities for agroforestry and alley cropping for soil health, water quality, carbon sequestration, wildlife habitat, and profit diversification!

August 21, 2021 Correctionville, Iowa At this free Practical Farmers of Iowa field day, visit neighbors Bobolink Prairie Farms and Wilcox Farms to learn about…