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Forest Farming Field Day 2026

May 2, 2026 @ 8:00 am - 8:00 pm

The 2026 WV Forest Farming Field Day will address a variety of
forest farming topics, including opportunities for generating agricultural income while conserving and rejuvenating forested land through the cultivation of medicinal herbs, mushrooms, and maple syrup.

Tour the Yew Mountain Center’s forest farm and
learn about mini-grants and technical assistance
​available to get you started or to expand a forest farm.

Sessions include:
Three Sisters of Silvaculture: Living in Covenant with the Land
From Totems to Beds: Cultivating Gourmet Mushrooms in Your Forest Garden
Wild Appalachian Sericulture: Collaborating with North American Silk Moths
Maple Syrup: From Tree to Table!
Silvopasture and Farming Your Forest Margins
Getting Started with Honey Bees
Forest Botanical Propagation
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​This is a family-friendly event.
​Please leave your pets at home.

Spaces are limited. Registration is required. Register here: https://www.yewmountain.org/forest-farming.html

The Yew Mountain Center in Hillsboro invites you to join them for all of Forest Farming Weekend. The day before, on May 1st, is their Wild Edibles Walk. On May 3rd, there is a special presentation at the Pocahontas Opera House, “The Living Roots of Appalachian Music.”

Where will you be?

Join us at the Yew Mountain Center, a 500-acre nature sanctuary and educational retreat center in Hillsboro, WV. Our mission is to provide programs that explore Appalachian ecology, culture, and the arts while promoting personal and community wellness. We are the home of the West Virginia Forest Farming Initiative and a stop on the Mountain Medicine Trail.

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