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Agroforestry
Agroforestry is a land management system that combines the production of perennial and annual crops with forest plants and/or livestock on the same unit of land to increase yield, ecological benefits, and maximize ecosystem services.
Practices of Agroforestry
· Forest Farming
· Alley Cropping
· Riparian Buffers (Working Buffers)
· Windbreaks
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The Benefits
· Combination of economic production with environmental protection
· Increased potential to increase production and profitability
· Providing diversity and flexibility into a production system
· Increases in wildlife and beneficial insect habitat
· Creates a more sustainable system
· Carbon sequestration
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For more information on agroforestry, contact Emmett Wild at 360-899-8761 or emmett@skagitcd.org
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Additional Resources
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