How, When, and Why of Forest Farming


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What's Covered in Each Unit

Unit 1: Introduction to Forest Farming
What is Forest Farming?
What are examples of forest farming in practice?

Unit 2: Site Assessment and Crop Selection
What tools and information are available to help you decide what crops to grow?
What crops are most suitable for your forest land?

Unit 3: Forest Farming Medicinal Crops
What makes ginseng and goldenseal good forest farming crops?
What are sound techniques for cultivating these medicinal herbs?
What are other candidate medicinal crops?

Unit 4: Forest Farming Mushrooms
What makes gourmet mushrooms good forest farming crops?
What are sound techniques for cultivating mushrooms in woodlands?

Unit 5: Forest Farming Maple Sugar
What makes maple sugar production a good forest farming practice?
What are sound techniques for forest farming maple sugar?

Unit 6: Forest Farming Fruits and Nuts
What makes fruits and nuts good forest farming crops?
What are sound techniques for producing fruits and nuts in woodlands?

Unit 7: Marketing Specialty Forest Crops
What characteristics of specialty forest crops require attention in processing and marketing?
What are effective processing and marketing methods for forest farmed products?