2026 WV Forest Farming Field Day - May 2, 2026

WV Forest Farming Field Day is a full-day event featuring classroom and outdoor sessions covering diverse topics to explore the potential of diversified forest farms through hands-on workshops, engaging presenters, and an expert panel discussion.

These workshops will focus on rejuvenating forested land by cultivating medicinal herbs, mushrooms, and maple syrup, while exploring how to earn a sustainable income and promote biodiversity through forest farming.

Sessions include:

Site Selection

Forest Botanical Propagation

Getting Started with Honey Bees

Silvopasture and Farming Your Forest Margins

Maple Syrup: From Tree to Table!

Wild Appalachian Sericulture:
​Collaborating with North American Silk Moths

From Totems to Beds:
​Cultivating Gourmet Mushrooms in Your Forest Garden

Three Sisters of Silvaculture: Living in Covenant with the Land

More information can be found at:
www.YewMountain.org/Forest-Farming