WV Forest Farming  Expo

 UPDATE: MAY 15, 16, 2021
​in Marlinton & Hillsboro, WV. 
Due to reasons of safety, the WV Forest Farming Expo was reschedule to May 15, 16.  If you registered for the May workshops, refunds will be issued or your fee will be applied to the event next year.  We will work to keep the program similar to the one  advertised and we will likely add even more!  You can still apply for mini-grants and sign up for site visits, likely beginning mid June.  See "Resources" section on this website.  Please check back for updates.  And be well in the woods, friends!  
Attend workshops on propagating, growing, harvesting, and using plants like ginseng and ramps for food and medicine. Tour a forest farm. Learn how forest farming can conserve and rejuvenate woodlands while generating agricultural income. 

Farming in the Shade 

Growing our NTFP Economy

​Non-Timber Forest Products, or NTFPs, are crops that are harvested from forests without cutting the trees.  These products include edible, medicinal, and decorative plants, mushrooms, tree saps, and honey from bees that forage on trees.  By cultivating these crops, West Virginians can earn premium prices for their harvests while conserving and renewing wild woodland ecosystems.  
Offering mini-grants, site-visits, workshops and more for beginning and experienced forest farmers in West Virginia.  Click "resources" to learn more.

Partners

The WV FFI is a coalition of six partner organizations: 
Yew Mountain Center
Sprouting Farms
Appalachian Sustainable Development
Rural Action
United Plant Savers 
Natural Capital Investment Fund. 

We are members of the Appalachian Beginning Forest Farmer Coalition. 

We are supported by the Benedum Foundation, Sacharuna Foundation, and the Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program. 

    Contact us.

EMAIL:  info(at)wvforestfarming.org
PHONE: 304-653-4079
MAILING ADDRESS: 
   Forest Farming Coordinator
​   Yew Mountain Center
   9494 Lobelia Road 
   Hillsboro, WV 24956