beyond agroforestry using a diversity of resources and a low tech approach to develop sustainable...
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BEYOND AGROFORESTRY
Using a diversity of resources and a low tech approach to
develop sustainable enterprises on rugged land, previously considered useless,
in a state ranked 50th in commerce
Fred Hays, Divergent Natural Interests, West Virginia
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Fred Hays 304-548-7117
• M.A. From Marshall University • Certified Holistic Management Educator• District Conservation Supervisor• SARE projects in Aquaculture & Agro-forestry• WV Ginseng Growers Association, Founder• Center for Sustainable Resources, Inc.• Divergent Natural Interests, Owner
About the Speaker
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Divergent Natural InterestsElkview, WV304-548-7117
• D.N.I. is a family farm• 150 acres of rugged,
mountainous, terrain - mostly wooded
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Resource Base• Great biodiversity• Over 100 species of trees • As many as 2800 different species of plants • Non-brittle environment
with consistent moisture
and water• Rural customers • Skills & education
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Managed Resources• Livestock are used as a
tool through grazing, animal impact, and herd effect.
• Vegetation is controlled without machinery.
• Poor areas are treated with animal impact to improve soil biodiversity.
• Garden areas are hoof- plowed in late winter simply by concentrating animals and feeding hay.
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Living Organisms as Tools
• All of our enterprises are based on using the labor of living organisms.
• For example, mushroom production utilizes fungal organisms.
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Solar Dollars
• Stored organic solar resources are different than paper dollars in that organic currency sustains life.
• Again, the labor in this picture was done by living organisms.
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AQUATIC ENTERPRISES
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Fish as Tools• Fish, like other livestock,
can be used as a tool for altering the environment
• “Grass Carp” or White Amurs are not only more effective than chemicals but also less expensive.
• Grass Carp nearly always succeed where chemicals almost always fail in producing the desired result.
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Fish Production & Sales
• Largemouth Bass• Bluegill• Hybrid Bluegill• Channel Catfish• Goldfish• Koi Carp• Grass Carp
Grown in pond culture in ten ponds on the farm.
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Game Fish
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Ornamental Fish
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Pond Stocking & Consultation
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Aquatic Plants
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Grass Carp & Pond Management
A large part of the aquatic business has become consultation for managing aquatic vegetation through natural methods.
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AGROFORESTRY ENTERPRISES
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Forest Organisms as Tools
• High quality hardwood production can be increased as much as ten fold if organisms and the solar regime are manipulated correctly.
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High Quality Trees
Potential crop trees are chosen and released for accelerated growth.
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Culls are removed and grape vines are kept from reaching canopies.
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Wood Products
Culled trees are used for lumber or firewood.
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Shiitake Mushrooms
• Shiitake mushrooms were grown on the farm utilizing our abundance of oak logs.
• The mushroom logs still produce but crops are no longer marketed as they failed testing guidelines.
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Under-Canopy Crops
Woodland Herbs
on this farm are in great diversity because crops are naturally produced yet manipulated for favor.
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Other Woodland Crops
• Dozens of medicinal plants are readily marketed from
our forest.
• Black Cohosh is growing in value.
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Ginseng, the most valuable crop on the farm,is carefully monitored and managed.
Ginseng
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WILD PRODUCTS
• Wild Berries,• Mushrooms, • Wild Game, &• Nuts, etc. are all
part of our “whole.”
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Wildlife as a Tool
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Smooth Chanterelles
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Oyster Mushrooms
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Chicken of the Woods
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Wild Roots
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Wild Game
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OTHER ENTERPRISES
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Cattle as Tools
Livestock were meant to eat vegetation-not just grass. We take advantage of animal impact to improve the land.
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Another Tool
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Natural BeefHealthy Land & Healthy Livestock
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Custom Knives
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Trade Shows
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Other Living Organisms at Work
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And One Not at Work
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OUTREACH
• Center for Sustainable Resources, Inc. - nonprofit that hosts field days & training events.
• West Virginia Ginseng Growers Association -developed legislation to protect this emerging industry.
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Fox News
Traveling West Virginia
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Cash & Treasures
The Travel Channel
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Seed available at discounted prices
Ginseng Seed Bulk Purchase Program
WVGGA
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Resource Management Consultation
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For more info:
Fred Hays
(304) [email protected]
Fish & Pond Stocking Agro-forestry ProductsWVGGA Ginseng Seed Natural BeefCustom Knives Resources Management Consultation
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“Diversity is key.”