Events

Thinking about integrating trees into your horticulture or tillage system?

Join us for an insightful webinar with Ben Raskin, a leading expert in agroforestry and sustainable horticulture. With over 30 years of experience in the sector and a long-standing role at the Soil Association, Ben brings a wealth of knowledge on practical tree planting, soil health, and innovative growing systems. He also has specialist experience in: Community Supported Agriculture Woodchip use in farming Starting and scaling horticultural enterprises Ben’s background includes managing everything from walled gardens for Michelin-starred restaurants to 10-acre organic production systems at Daylesford Organic Farm. He has led agroforestry projects at Helen Browning’s farm and advised on community farms near Bristol. Ben is also the Chair of the "Community Supported Agriculture Network UK", a committee member of the "Farm Woodland Forum", and author of several gardening books including "The Woodchip Handbook" and "Silvohorticulture".

Register here https://www.irishagroforestry.ie/webinars

This is an event hosted by the Irish Agroforestry Forum

Are you a landowner or farmer planning a forest garden?

An incredible range of trees and shrubs can offer healing properties. While some species are known for their traditional uses, others have been researched for their active ingredients and effects. Anne Stobart, medical herbalist, will explain how selected medicinal woody plant species can be safely used in a variety of complaints from arthritis to sore throats. She will suggest ways to integrated these helpful plants into a forest garden based on permaculture design principles. Her talk will include a focus on quality in case studies of cultivated medicinal trees and shrubs for self-help or commercial purposes.

Register here https://www.irishagroforestry.ie/webinars
 

This is an event hosted by the Irish Agroforestry Forum.

Are you a landowner or farmer thinking of converting to organics and establishing agroforestry?

Join Organics Advisor Andrew Chilton for a free webinar exploring the Organic Scheme and Agroforestry, with practical guidance on farm support payments and how to make the most of crossovers between schemes. This session will cover opportunities for your farm, from integrating agroforestry into existing systems to maximising funding while meeting environmental goals, making it ideal for those considering organics, already certified, or looking to diversify sustainably.

Register here https://www.irishagroforestry.ie/webinars

This is a webinar hosted by the Irish Agroforestry Forum

The second Agroforestry Show will take place on the 10th-11th September 2025 at Woodoaks Farm, Hertfordshire. Additional details tba.

2025 International webinar series on agroforestry training
'Use of technology in agroforestry'.

Tuesday 29th July - 19:00 - 20:30 (BST) 
UTC/GMT +1 hour

Learning from practitioners in the USA about technologies that have been used to improve performances of agroforestry processes.

Teams meeting link: https://meet.google.com/ree-mkvp-urt 

The Farm Woodland Forum UK is running an international series of webinars in collaboration with Interlace Commons in the USA and the Irish Agroforestry Forum in Ireland looking at how to solve some common problems in agroforestry around training and knowledge transfer.
The first of the series addresses the use of technology for Agroforestry and features Meghan Giroux (from Interlace Commons) and Kevin Wolz (from Canopy Farm Management and Savannah Institute).

Meghan Giroux

Is an agroforestry practitioner, service provider, and researcher with two decades of experience growing perennial crops in agricultural and nursery settings. Meghan is the Executive Director of Interlace Commons, an agroforestry education and research group in the northeastern United States. Through Interlace Agroforestry Farm LLC, and with funding support from the USDA and the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, Meghan is developing a sixty-acre demonstration site that showcases ancient and modern forms of agroforestry, including the five USDA-defined practices. She is the co-author of two forthcoming manuals on agroforestry. She has served as a visiting lecturer at Yale School of the Environment, where she taught the science and practice of temperate agroforestry. Meghan is dedicated to utilizing her background in natural resource management to help land stewards protect and enhance ecosystem function, increase biodiversity, and identify ways to improve land-based livelihood strategies.
 

Kevin Wolz

Is the CEO of Canopy Farm Management, a business launched by the Savanna Institute to expand agroforestry services in the Midwest USA. Kevin was the founding Chair of the Savanna Institute’s Board of Directors and served as its co-Executive Director until 2022. He continues his contributions to the Savanna Institute’s mission as its Lead Scientist. Kevin’s background has blended biology, agroecology, and engineering, with a focus spanning a wide range of methods and applications – from biogeochemical cycling and ecological monitoring to biophysical modelling and economic analyses. He enjoys experimenting and learning on his own two agroforestry farms on long-term-leased land in Champaign County, IL.