Coisas boas desta vida são como mangarás: inesperadamente podem acontecer.

(Bananeira, Musa x paradisiaca)

Hi, does anyone know if I can get a job in landscaping with an agroforestry degree? How hard would it be to wok in this field? Its just that im an incoming freshman but still unsure of the course ive chosen i would also love to know any other recommended careers related to this course.

Hey, no clue if this is a group that could shed some insight…but as the title suggests, there’s a plot (3 total but all nearly touching) with 42 acres of mixed woods now that was forested hard without much thought probably 10-15yrs ago. It’s in early succession with birch, beech, young white pine…stuff you’d expect. But not a lick of mature hardwood left. It does have older white pines that hug a meadow with a pond dammed by beavers. Otherwise it’s topographically unremarkable. It is surrounded by other plots pretty flush with mature forest. Thoughts on the value of owning such land? Worth picking it up to mindfully caretake into a healthy plot? I’d entertain opening a few acres at this point for a wild field for diversity. MAYBE try to reestablish old wild blueberries(??) thanks!

I am a horticulture apprentice that has an opportunity for a travel scholarship. I am really interested in Agroforestry / Syntropic farming, has anyone got any suggestions of farms or initiatives to contact?

Here's a section of contoured planting in Phronesis, our newest Forest Garden. This is the Fourth season after planting began, with new plants added every Spring and Autumn. We're planting directly into the meadow, as it is already rich in support species that attract pollinators and pest predators, and it is composed of many medicinal and culinary herbs.

We started by planting the canopy layer, then shrubs, herbs, ground cover, and finally bulbs. Not labelled but included between the tree contour rows is a biomass/support strip with the following nitrogen fixing shrubs -

Elaeagnus x ebbingei - Ebbinge's silverberry

Elaeagnus angustifolia - Russian Olive

Elaeagnus umbellata - Autumn Olive

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Hi! I work in an agroforestry role in Australia & have an upcoming trip to Sri Lanka in July-Aug. Just wondering if anyone knows of any spice/jackfruit/coconut/whatever setups that are keen to have tourists!

Thanks legends

I've been reading debates about using agro-forestry for efficient land use, healthier diets, and significantly reducing outside inputs, plus trading consistent year round human labor for high mechanization and crunch time harvesting practices.

According to various people trying to provide alternatives to row cropping and using some detailed math regarding growing times it seems like it would be possible to average 10 million calories per acre with a proper combination of food and wood/shade/water management trees, calorise dense crops like potatios and rutabaga, middle area crops like carrots, proper seasonal planting and so on while allowing for highly controlled chicken and sheep grazing.

Not only would you be doing location rotation yearly but running different crops all year round in each planting area, plus mixing with trees and crops which are not planted fresh yearly. There also seems to be a large benefit to growing mushrooms and other things which help create superior soil and nutrition.

Some models also seem to use light rail transport to save space, and support human labor focused harvesting and management, while avoiding MPK, pesticides, and herbicides.

Additionally if you were to avoid long distance transport and consume products within a small geographic area, for instance attaching a large agro-forest to specific high density city, you could even grow a variety of plans that were not optimized for transport over flavor and nutrition.

Additionally it seems to be the case that there are many plants especially herbs and shrubs, which were part of historical food growing which produce both nutrition and provide benefits similar to cover crops and nutrient management, which would assist in raising caloric density while also providing value for other plants, especially if you had a dense mycelium network.

How plausible is a high calorie agro-forest that covers a large area between 10 km^2 and 10,000 km^2?

Although maximizing calories per acre or per man hour or for efficient machine management can be valuable, it seems like there's a lot of trade offs where a moderately less productive, more human labor intensive method of agriculture might create value by trading for better micro nutrients, avoidng expensive industrial additives, not having to own expensive diesel machinery, avoiding pesticides/herbicides, and providing more availability of healthy components of a culinary system.

Plus agro-forestry seems to provide substantial value in creating stable year round jobs and reducing high intensity peak harvesting periods.

There's also some evidence that an agro-forest can start with more marginal land, which it improves as it fills in and eventually turns into high quality land with good water retention/access and superior soil.

Hello everyone, I am a Forester and Virtual Assistant seeking a remote part-time job. I handled a wide range of administrative tasks, including preparing reports, managing documentation, coordinating with stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with environmental regulations. This experience strengthened my attention to detail, organization, and ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.

I also developed strong communication skills by working with people from diverse backgrounds. I often explained complex information in a clear, simple way, ensuring stakeholders fully understood the processes and requirements. This has helped me become adaptable and patient when dealing with different types of clients.

In addition, I’m comfortable working independently with minimal supervision. I take initiative, manage my time effectively, and ensure that tasks are completed accurately and on time. I’m also open to learning new tools and systems, especially in virtual environments.

I’m now looking to apply my skills in a remote setting, supporting businesses with administrative tasks, customer communication, and overall operations.

Thank you, and I look forward to working with you.

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soy de provincia y siempre habia alta demanda en carreras relacionadas en el campo en mi pueblo ya que exportan mucho arroz y arandano, entre otras cosas, ha sido una zona agro y quisiera saber si hay salida laboral, algunas de sus motivaciones, la alta demanda, q hacen en la carrera, como son los primeros años estudiando agro, oportunidades o algo, cuentenme su expericiencia o de alguna carrera referida al agro

Hey all,

We’re starting a food forest project in northern Greece (~15,000 m²) and looking for someone experienced to work with us.

Not looking for a one-off design — more someone who can: • Co-design the system with us (master plan) • Help guide implementation over time • Act as a thinking partner as we build

We’ll be very hands-on and want to learn through the process. Mediterranean/dryland experience is key.

If that’s you (or you know someone), would love to hear 🙏

Hello,

I am a student who's researching a hypothetical "mobile shelterbelt" business for a group project. We're trying to create an idea of how much money farmers or rural property owners are willing to spend when installing a shelterbelt on their properties.

So, for a shelterbelt with 3 to 5 rows that is 100 ft long, how much are you willing to spend? I am Canadian, but if you're in the states please specify that your estimation is in USD, and we'll do the work to convert :)

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Why are we doing this?

We're students attending college in Alberta who are taking a social innovation course. For this group project, we picked a common problem in our industry (we selected soil loss and degradation), and our idea was to make a tree planting company that would go to land owners to plant customized shelterbelts. **THIS IS SOLEY FOR EDUCATION PURPOSES**

If you answered this, thank you. We appreciate your input and help.