Sharing this event hosted by our partners at The Appalachian Beginning Forest Farmer Coalition (ABFFC) – Karam and Walker of the NFFC will be hosting a strategic session on building regional planting economies in the Northeast and beyond.

The ABFFC’s Gather to Grow multi-day Forest Farming Conference will be held in Roanoke, Virginia from March 22-24, 2024 and feature learning, networking, and strategic planning programs that will shape the future of forest farming of woodland crops such as botanicals, mushrooms, and decorative products in Appalachia and beyond.

Keynote speakers, working group meetings and panels, field tours, expo, exhibitors, breakout presentations, flash talks, a youth program, poster presenters, great food, socials, and a classic hotel in Appalachia are included. Reasonable prices and access by trains, planes, and automobiles make for a highly accessible event.

For more details, including the agenda and speakers and how to register, please visit: https://www.appalachianforestfarmers.org/2024-conference