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The Savanna Institute's podcast and blog about perennial agroforestry (AF) features interviews, questions from listeners, inside jokes, and more. Subscribe to Perennial AF to hear real AF conversations with some of the Midwest's top agroforesters and perennial farmers!
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“You Don’t Want A Wall of Trees” - Getting Serious About Windbreaks with Erik Hagan (opens the original)
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You might think of windbreaks as a pretty basic form of agroforestry. You plant a row of trees -- probably evergreens -- and they grow up and block the wind. How hard can it be? They're the most common type of agroforestry in the Midwest by acreage, but they're also in decline across the country, and many existing windbreaks are old, unmanaged, and no longer effective. Don't make the mistake of underestimating windbreaks. This episode features a recording of our August 2026 field day at Valley F
"That's not what purple tastes like!" A tour of Europe (and black currants) with Lily Hislop (opens the original)
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Savanna Institute's black currant researcher, Lily Hislop, traveled to Europe for a month this summer to learn about black currant breeding and harvesting from farmers and colleagues in France, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, and Scotland. In this episode, she shares some highlights (and some black currant flavored candy) from her trip. Show notes at www.SavannaInstitute.org/PerennialAF
“It Has Its Own Challenges” - Organic Agroforestry Management Farm Tour in Spring Green, Wisconsin (opens the original)
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How do you manage agroforestry alley cropping and silvopasture systems organically in the upper Midwest? Erik Hagan and Dave Hopey have spent years converting Savanna Institute’s demonstration farm north of Spring Green, Wisconsin from conventional corn and alfalfa fields into organically certifiable fields of berry and nut crops growing in and alongside livestock pasture, vegetables, and native prairie restoration. In this farm tour recorded on June 4, 2026, Erik and Dave walk through the conve
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