Come hang out with us and Savanna Institute at the largest agroforestry demonstration farm in the state–only 10 miles from the University of Illinois campus. Savanna Institute staff will give tours of the site, which features . . .
- a 20-acre windbreak featuring 11 designs and 28 species
- a 15-acre hazelnut variety trial featuring 5 new hazelnut cultivars
- a 15-acre elderberry, black currant, and heartnut alley cropping system
- a 70-acre grain and timber alley cropping experiment featuring 6 species
BYOB encouraged, friends welcome.
Erica Peters, the Central Illinois FarmLink Navigator, will be available at the event to connect with you if you have land access questions. Illinois FarmLink works directly with farmers looking for land or landowners looking for a farmer. They provide farmland access services covering the entire state of Illinois. This includes free advising, connecting farmers and landowners through their website profile database, and education events on different land access topics. Learn more on their website at www.illinoisfarmlink.org.