Project Type: Partnership
Funds awarded in 2018: $29,984.00
Projected End Date: 04/30/2020
Grant Recipient:
Savanna Institute
Region: North Central
State: Wisconsin
Project Coordinator:
Dr. Kevin Wolz, PhD
Savanna Institute
Description:
Growing asparagus between rows of tree crops can be a great way to cash flow your farm while your trees are developing. Asparagus can be a low maintenance perennial crop with yields within the first 3 years. In this video Mark Shepard explains how alley cropping asparagus has been a profitable crop for him over the last 23 years. Asparagus yields have helped to create an income stream that has carried his farm forward into the diverse agroforestry site that it is today.
Type:
Multimedia
Target audiences:
Farmers/Ranchers; Educators
This product is associated with the project "Agroforestry education using the collective experience of pioneer farmers"
Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.