Agroforestry Farm Tour Series
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Agroforestry is a land management system in which trees and shrubs are intentionally grown alongside crops and/or livestock. Interested in seeing these practices on a farm near you?
In 2026, ASD is hosting five farm tours throughout the region, showcasing great examples of silvopasture, alley cropping, forest farming, and other ways that producers have successfully integrated woody plant materials into their lives and farming operations.
Diversified Silvopasture | with caleb rae of solace farm
Saturday, May 2nd 2026
Start Time: 9am CST (10am EST)
Multi-Species Silvopasture on a Restored Strip Mine Site!
Solace Farm is a diverse livestock and garlic farm located about 1 hour northwest of Chattanooga. They sell meat, eggs, and garlic, as well as a suite of value-added body-care goods. Come see how they are using silvopasture and other sustainable techniques to renovate degraded strip mine land.
*Please note that this event location is on central time.
Forest Farming | With Alysia Leon of Bird Fork Farm
Saturday, May 9th 2026
Start Time: 9am CST (10am EST)
Woodland and Field-Grown Herbs for Value-Added Culinary, Medicinal, and Body Care Products
Alysia Leon is using ethical foraging techniques and sustainable production methods to produce a wide array of value-added products on her 55-acre farm in Dunlap, TN. From culinary, to medicinal, to body care products – she and her company are leading the way in high-quality, seasonal, and thoughtful herbal creations. She uses the business to share her love for the land and to help connect her customers with the diverse plant life that grows in the region. The tour will include both intensively managed field-grown herbs, and sustainably managed wild populations of forest-grown herbs.
*Please note that this event location is on central time.
Cattle & Sheep Silvopasture | with Will bowling of Old homeplace farm
Tuesday, May 12th 2026
Start Time: 5pm EST
Integrating Wildlife Biology with Forage-Based Grazing: Cattle and Sheep Silvopasture
At Old Homeplace Farm, Will and Maggie Bowling combine wildlife management expertise with forage-focused livestock farming to create enhanced production models incorporating both woodland thinning and new silvopasture plantings. Their thriving southeastern Kentucky farm produces vegetables and meats, selling direct to consumer as well as through wholesale outlets. Come learn how this wildlife-biologist turned farmer is informing his livestock operations with biological principles, in what’s sure to be an interesting tour.
This event is free, but registration is required.
Poultry & Sheep Silvopasture | With Kelsey Keener of Sequatchie Cove Farm
Sunday, may 17th 2026
Start Time: 2pm CST (3pm EST)
Two Generations of Ecological Farming: Poultry and Sheep Silvopasture
Sequatchie Cove Farm is renowned for both its commitment to sustainable farming principles, and its commitment to the local community. For two generations, Kelsey Keener’s family has led the way in environmentally conscientious farming. Currently the farm’s focus is on pasture-raised eggs, but they also sell lamb, vegetables, fruits, and a variety of other products. They sell direct to consumer, wholesale, through a CSA, and on-farm. Come see how the farm weaves silvopasture – both new plantings and woodland grazing – into their ecologically oriented poultry and livestock operations.
*Please note that this event location is on central time.
This event is free, but registration is required.
Goat Silvopasture | with Kathryn Hughes of Adaptive life farm
Monday, June 1st 2026
Start Time: 9am EST
Small Ruminant Land Management as a Path to Native Forest Restoration
At Adaptive Life Farm, small ruminants take center stage, as owners Kathryn and Neil Hughes work to reforest farmland with native species. This small farm produces both breeding dairy goat stock as well as native trees, shrubs, and perennials. They use their goats to manage land as well as earn income. Tour components include conservation areas, rotational grazing paddocks, the high tunnel where they propagate and house plants for sale, and even an American Chestnut planting. Come see the diversity of what’s possible on a small farm!
This event is free, but registration is required.
Have questions?
Contact the project Manager
Wyn Miller, Agroforester | wmiller@asdevelop.org | (276) 623 – 1121
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