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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! More at https://www.savannainstitute.org/perennialAF
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- 60,000 Miles of Osage Orange Trees: US Hedge History with Eliza Greenman · 1 h 3 minEliza Greenman tells the story of how Osage orange trees played a major role in the settlement of farmland in the central US and how two men, Andrew Jackson Downing and Jonathan…
- “You Don’t Want A Wall of Trees” - Getting Serious About Windbreaks with Erik Hagan · 1 h 5 minYou 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?…
- "That's not what purple tastes like!" A tour of Europe (and black currants) with Lily Hislop · 58 minSavanna 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…
- “It Has Its Own Challenges” - Organic Agroforestry Management Farm Tour in Spring Green, Wisconsin · 59 minHow 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…
- We’re A Food Planet Prize Finalist! An Update with Executive Director Keefe Keeley · 57 minKeefe Keeley, executive director of the Savanna Institute, sits down with host Jacob Grace to talk about Savanna Institute's selection as a finalist for the 2026 Food Planet…
- “They Gave Us Three Months” - Rescuing a Collection of Rare Kyrgyzstan Apple Trees with Eliza Greenman · 57 minEliza Greenman describes the efforts underway to save a unique repository of apple trees from Kyrgyzstan that are currently growing in Ohio...at least for the next few months…
- Wes Jackson and Selena Warsaw-Lane Receive Deep Roots and New Shoots Awards at the 2026 Perennial Farm Gathering · 42 minThe Savanna Institute’s Deep Roots Award recognizes an individual for a lifetime of achievement advancing the science, practice, and adoption of perennial agriculture, and was…
- At the World Congress on Agroforestry in Kigali, Rwanda with Lily Hislop and Jenn Ripp · 1 h 6 minThe 6th World Congress on Agroforestry was held October 20-24th in Kigali, Rwanda, and staff members Lily Hislop and Jenn Ripp were in attendance. Hear their interviews with…
- “Living Roots: The Promise of Perennial Foods” Book Discussion with Liz Carlisle and Aubrey Streit Krug · 45 min“Living Roots: The Promise of Perennial Foods”, a new book co-edited by Dr. Liz Carlisle and Dr. Aubrey Streit Krug, will launch at the upcoming Perennial Farm Gathering in…
- Dos and Don’ts of Silvopasture By Subtraction in Wisconsin with Stefania Cartoni-Casamitjana and Diane Mayerfeld · 1 h 18 minSilvopasture researchers Stefania Cartoni-Casamitjana and Diane Mayerfeld describe the lessons they’ve learned from their research on silvopasture establishment by woodland…
- “Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away” - Annie Duke Book Review with Erin Crooks Lynch · 55 minHost Jacob Grace discusses the book "Quit" by professional poker player Annie Duke with his coworker Erin Crooks Lynch. When is quitting a good thing? How do lessons from the…
- Stockbroker to Black Currant Breeder: The Dick McGinnis Story with Lily Hislop · 1 h 11 minDick McGinnis, a black currant breeder based in British Columbia, began his career as a stockbroker before devoting many years to developing cold-hardy, blight-resistant black…
- 1,281 Hours of Birds: Bioacoustic Monitoring with Nate Lawrence · 1 h 5 minIn 2024, Savanna Institute began a bioacoustic monitoring program to record the sounds of birds and other wildlife each morning and evening at one of our research farms…
- Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture by J. Russell Smith - Part 1 · 45 minHost Jacob Grace reads from the first three chapters of Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture by J. Russell Smith, first published in 1929. This book, which is now in the public…
- “Doing the Work You Can’t Not Do” with Sallie Calhoun · 59 minSallie Calhoun, founder of the #NoRegrets Initiative and owner of Paicines Ranch on California's central coast, talks with staff member Jenn Ripp about how she got started…
- Rusted Plowshare Farm Tour with Josh Payne · 46 minFarmer Josh Payne leads a tour of his farm in central Missouri and describes his management of beef cattle, sheep, and hogs in a rotational grazing silvopasture system with…
- Hoch Orchard Part 2: Carmelita Gardens, Belize (2025 Interview) · 1 h 31 minHarry and Jackie Hoch describe their work establishing tropical agroforestry in Carmelita Gardens, Belize, and discuss what has happened with their farmland in Minnesota since…
- Hoch Orchard Part 1: Southeast Minnesota (2018 Farm Tour) · 35 minHear an audio tour of Hoch Orchard and Gardens in southeastern Minnesota in this archival recording from 2018. Harry and Jackie Hoch describe their systems for organic apple and…
- “There Are No Slackers In This Field” - Plant Breeding Farm Tour with Adam D’Angelo · 1 h 0 minAdam D’Angelo, Breeding Operations Manager for the Savanna Institute Tree Crop Improvement Program, leads a tour of a research farm at the Savanna Institute’s Spring Green Campus…
- Is It Forest Or Is It Pasture? Silvopasture Q&A with Brett Chedzoy and Cherrie Nolden · 57 minBrett Chedzoy and Cherrie Nolden have decades of experience managing silvopasture on farms in New York, Argentina, and Wisconsin. In this recorded session from PFG 2024, Brett…
