Ask An Agroforester Fall 2025: Alley Cropping at Any Scale - Kaitie Adams of the Savanna Institute

Описание: In this episode, Kaitie Adams of the Savanna Institute joined us to talk about Alley Cropping and shared her long experience working with this practice across multiple scales. Her experience as a farmer as well as demonstration farm coordinator provided valuable insight for alley cropping as a useful tool, while acknowledging limitations and contraindications.

This series is hosted by Appalachian Sustainable Development, with support from the Edwards Mother Earth Foundation. Scroll past timestamps for guest links.

00:00 Introduction
01:08 About ASD
03:14 Funding and Training Opportunities
05:25 Kaitie Adams's Introduction and Relationship with Alley Cropping
08:32 Touching on the Basics of Alley Cropping
10:14 Alley Cropping Terminology
13:53 Alley Cropping Scales/ Highlighting Farms
14:48 Delight Flower Farm - Champaign, IL (Highlight #1)
18:39 Sola Gratia Farm - Urbana, IL (Highlight #2)
23:28 EarthDance Organic Farm School - Ferguson, MO (Highlight #3)
27:02 4-H Memorial Camp Farm - Monticello, IL (Highlight #4)
30:38 Hudson Farm - Urbana, IL (Highlight #5)
33:41 Sharing Gratitude Towards Collaborators/ End of Presentation
34:46 Quickfire Questions About Katie
36:48 Pre Prepared Questions
37:02 Spacing Considerations in Alley Cropping
45:10 Farms with Expanding and Mixing Tree Rows/Adding Another Tree Row in the Center of the Alley
51:02 Are (Farm Highlight #1) Maggie’s dogwood and elderberries coppiced every year? Can that keep the shrubs from covering multiple beds and let the light in?
53:01 Are alley cropping systems always transitioning? Is there ever a static system?
54:31 Last Pre Prepared Question: Where Alley Cropping Works Well/Contraindicated
58:58 Favorite Mechanized/Nonmechanized Tool on the Farm
1:00:05 First Audience Question: Are there specific trees that are contraindicated for alley cropping?
1:05:49 How Do Farms Prevent Black Locust spread
1:10:26 Are there any farmers that are using tree rows as trellis?
1:12:56 Techniques for Overcoming Farmer’s Skepticism
1:17:18 Groups Studying Beneficial Richness in Alley Cropping
1:18:20 What Factors Go Into North, South, East, And West
1:19:03 Adjustments for Herbicide Used Nearby
1:19:56 Ground Cover Established Under Trees/Best Way to Keep Weeds Out
1:21:22 Wrapping Up the Webinar

https://asdevelop.org/programs-resour...
https://www.savannainstitute.org/staf...
https://www.savannainstitute.org/illi...
https://www.delightflowerfarm.com/
https://www.solagratiacsa.com/
https://earthdancefarms.org/