Episode 327: ATTRA and SARE: The Commercial Potential of Mulberries in the Midwest
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This episode of Voices from the Field was produced in partnership with ATTRA and the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program. To learn more about SARE’s library of practical information and available grants to fund projects that advance sustainable agriculture, visit sare.org.
In it, NCAT Sustainable Horticulture Specialist Guy Ames talks with Weston Lombard, who grows mulberries on his Millfield, Ohio, farm and was a SARE farmer/rancher grant recipient on the topic “Field Testing the Mulberry for Commercial Production in the Midwest” in 2016.
Guy and Weston talk about the commercial possibilities and challenges mulberries present, along with different cultivars and growing strategies.
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Other Resources:
Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden
Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture
Field Testing the Mulberry for Commercial Production in the Midwest
Sustainable Agriculture Solutions for Appalachia: Mulberry Agroforestry
Mulberry Production with Weston Lombard
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