Agroforestry Trainings for Professionals
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Do you advise land managers, and have an interest in learning more about forest farming, silvopasture, or alley cropping? The increasing interest in agroforestry among land managers has produced a growing need for technical assistance. Join us to learn more about these practices to provide agroforestry technical assistance to your clients.
Agroforestry Trainings for Professionals (ATP) programming is an inter-regional collaboration that has been led by Appalachian Sustainable Development since its inception in 2021. ATP offers consistent, regionally appropriate educational opportunities to natural resource professionals who advise or assist land managers with the adoption or expansion of agroforestry practices. ATP programming offers a series of in-person training, online courses, mastermind cohorts, mentorship and peer networking that has developed from years of existing and newly created content by a multitude of agroforestry experts. The online courses are all designed to be a la carte, so you can attend whichever sessions you choose. In-person trainings are offered across the United States through various partners at both the 100 & 200 educational levels. To learn more about current educational opportunities within our region, the online courses and our current ATP partners, please click the associated tab below.
If you are interested in learning more about Agroforestry Trainings for Professionals programming opportunities, please contact Katie Commender at kcommender@asdevelop.org. If you’d like to stay up to date on ATP opportunities within our region, please consider signing up for our quarterly ATP Newsletter.
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Upcoming Trainings
This training program is an interregional collaboration between Appalachian Sustainable Development and:
As a part of Agroforestry Trainings for Professionals, online courses are now available on-demand. While it isn’t required, we do recommend that you take the relevant online courses before attending an in-person workshop, as it will provide important foundational knowledge. Online courses are self-paced and include videos, audio presentations, and supplemental resources so you can dig deeper into each subject.
Course topics include:
• Introduction to Agroforestry for Professionals
• Fundamentals of Alley Cropping
• Fundamentals of Forest Farming
• Fundamentals of Silvopasture
• Fundamentals of Social Competency: Growing Agroforestry
• Understanding NRCS Support for Agroforestry
Registration is now live at www.learnagroforestry.com/professionals.
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Questions?
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Title: Alley Cropping 201: Design Intensive
Date & Time: September 30 – October 1 2026
Location: Catawba, VA
Ready to take your agroforestry expertise to the next level? Join us for a 2-day immersive Alley Cropping Training designed for conservation professionals, Extension agents, foresters, technical service providers, and others who support landowners across Virginia. This advanced, 200-level training combines classroom learning with hands-on field experience to strengthen your ability to design, evaluate, and support successful alley cropping systems.
Prerequisite Requirements Include: Completion of the forest farming online module, attendance of a Forest Farming 101 Fundamentals training, or equivalent experience.
Cost of Attendance: The online module is free and a coupon code will be provided upon registration.
Questions? For more information, visit asdevelop.org/ATP or contact Katie Commender at kcommender@asdevelop.org
There are no current TN trainings available. Check back for new events to be added and sign up for the ATP newsletter to be the first to know!
New to Agroforestry?
Visit ASD’s Agroforestry page to learn more.
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