forgeblast
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the shitake thread has helped me realize that there is a lot of property that I can use to farm, even if it is covered by forest.
The main forest farming things that I have been reading up on are
1. gensing
2. medicinal products/plants, Bloodroot, Cohosh, Goldenseal
3. botanicals
4. paw-paws
5. truffles with hazlenut inoculated trees
6. firewood
7. sryups/essential oils
Just wondering if anyone here did any forest farming, and if there was anything that you found helpful when preparing/planting.
My plan will be to put in some exclusion fencing in the spring (jackleg fence using the wood on our property) and plant some gensing seed ( i have some stratified seed), and then work on possibly pulling out some firewood(need to build a log arch), put in some food plots, and look at ordering planting some medicial herbs, paw-paws, and I think I am going to try the truffles. I have a great spot for them and wanted to plant hazlenuts there anyway.
The deer, and rodents (both 4 and 2 legged) will be my biggest concern with the gensing but it will be a few years before that will be an issue. Another reason for doing the plantings is that if a gas well is placed on my property and it goes into an area that is planted I can recieve $ for the loss of the crop.
some sites that i found were
Woods in Your Backyard
Non Timber Forest Products — Botanicals — Penn State Extension
Non-Timber Forest Products - Medicinal Products
Medicinal Herbs for Commerce Project- North Carolina
Discovering Profits in Unlikely Places: Agroforestry Opportunities for Added Income
How, When and Why of Forest Farming - Home
Income Opportunities in Special Forest Products--Self-Help Suggestions for Rural Entrepreneurs
the shitake thread has helped me realize that there is a lot of property that I can use to farm, even if it is covered by forest.
The main forest farming things that I have been reading up on are
1. gensing
2. medicinal products/plants, Bloodroot, Cohosh, Goldenseal
3. botanicals
4. paw-paws
5. truffles with hazlenut inoculated trees
6. firewood
7. sryups/essential oils
Just wondering if anyone here did any forest farming, and if there was anything that you found helpful when preparing/planting.
My plan will be to put in some exclusion fencing in the spring (jackleg fence using the wood on our property) and plant some gensing seed ( i have some stratified seed), and then work on possibly pulling out some firewood(need to build a log arch), put in some food plots, and look at ordering planting some medicial herbs, paw-paws, and I think I am going to try the truffles. I have a great spot for them and wanted to plant hazlenuts there anyway.
The deer, and rodents (both 4 and 2 legged) will be my biggest concern with the gensing but it will be a few years before that will be an issue. Another reason for doing the plantings is that if a gas well is placed on my property and it goes into an area that is planted I can recieve $ for the loss of the crop.
some sites that i found were
Woods in Your Backyard
Non Timber Forest Products — Botanicals — Penn State Extension
Non-Timber Forest Products - Medicinal Products
Medicinal Herbs for Commerce Project- North Carolina
Discovering Profits in Unlikely Places: Agroforestry Opportunities for Added Income
How, When and Why of Forest Farming - Home
Income Opportunities in Special Forest Products--Self-Help Suggestions for Rural Entrepreneurs
