Perennial AF

The Savanna Institute's newly rebranded 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

Jim Riddle has been an organic farmer, gardener, inspector, educator, policy analyst, author, and speaker for more than 35 years.  Jim co-owns and operates Blue Fruit Farm near Winona, Minnesota,  where he and his wife Joyce Ford grow blueberries, black currants, elderberries, aronia berries, honeyberries and more. Jim has a wealth of knowledge about organic berry production, a nd in thi...

Matt Wilson, our Wisconsin agroforestry technical service provider, answers questions we've received online and plays a round of agroforestry would-you-rathers. 

Savanna Institute's Illinois Community Agroforester, Kaitie Adams, answers questions we've received online and plays a round of agroforestry would-you-rathers. 

Learn everything you ever wanted to know about elderberries in this episode! Featuring elderberry experts Terry Durham of River Hills Harvest and Chris Patton of the Midwest Elderberry Cooperative, this recorded conversation takes you through the benefits of elderberries and how to grow, harvest, process, and market them in the Midwest. Click here to learn more about Terry's work with River Hills...

Greg Judy is a Missouri farmer, author, and role model for many aspiring agroforesters and livestock farmers. This episode features Greg's keynote presentation at our 2018 Perennial Farm Gathering, which includes a whirlwind tour of his farm operation, the story of how he became interested in agroforestry, and a glimpse into the mindset that led Greg to question many of the assumptions he once mad...

Eliza Greenman is an orchardist and fruit explorer who is enthusiastic about incorporating livestock into orchards. This episode features a recording of her presentation at the Savanna Institute's 2019 Perennial Farm Gathering, in which she describes how she became obsessed with managing orchards and finding rare tree varieties, her plans to haunt an orchard someday, and what it's like to own the...