Resources

The WV Forest Farming Initiative works to help grow forest farmers. Get started right or expand your operation with technical assistance, workshops, and more. Mini-grants are available to help with start-up, expansion, and certification costs for West Virginia residents.

Site Visits

Have your land assessed for suitability for forest farming and get a management plan for NTFPs. This is a free service in WV for qualified landowners.

Mini-Grants

Apply for a cost-share mini-grant to help with start-up, certification, or expansion costs for WV farms. These grants are available for forest farmers in WV.

Workshops

Get hands-on experience at workshops. Check out the calendar of events published by Appalachian Beginning Forest Farming Coaltion.

Site Visit Request

Apply for Mini Grant

Read up!

The Forest Farmers Handbook is a publication of WV FFI partners Rural Action and United Plant Savers.

Growing and Marketing Ginseng, Goldenseal, and other Woodland Medicinals by Jeanine Davis and Scott Persons.

Watch!

Visit the Appalachian Beginning Forest Farmer Coalition's YouTube channel for lots of instructional videos.

Attend!

WV Forest Farming Expo

May 15, 16 2021*
It's all here! Join us for a fun weekend in Marlinton, WV and the Yew Mountain Center to meet experienced forest farmers, tour a forest farm, take workshops. This is a great intro for those new to forest farming and those wanting to increase knowledge and skills.
*Please note the date change to next year.

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