In this 2023 Forest Farming Webinar Series, Eric Burkhart, Director of Appalachian Botany and Ethnobotany Program will provide a detailed overview of 5 popular non-timber forest products. Each webinar will discuss forest farming opportunities and approaches for each of these species, along with the uses, identification, biology, foraging, forest farming, habitat management, markets, and economic opportunities.

Thursday, February 16 (7:30-9:00 pm)
Forest farming approaches and crops

Thursday, March 30 (7:30-9:00 pm)
Ramps/wild leeks (Allium tricoccum)

Thursday, April 20 (7:30-9:00 pm)
Wild mushrooms: Morels (Morchella spp.) in focus

Thursday, June 22 (7:30-9:00 pm)
Ghost-pipe (Monotropa uniflora)

Thursday, August 31 (7:30-9:00 pm)
American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)

Thursday, October 26 (7:30-9:00 pm)
Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) and medicinal root crops