Red Fern Farm

A Nursery of Trees and Ideas…

Page Last Updated:  January 22, 2012

Upcoming Events:

Edible Landscaping: Plantings for People and Wildlife: January 30, 2012 at the Community Center in Columbus Junction, Iowa. Tom will be talking on what trees and shrubs are good for landscaping around the home for beauty and food. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The community center is located on the ground floor of the library right on highway 92 in Columbus Junction. For more information call the Louisa Count Conservation Board at 319/523-8381.

Upper Midwest Hazelnut Growers Conference: March 2 & 3, 2012 in Decorah, Iowa. On Saturday Tom will be talking on his work with the Prairie Grove Nut Growers and running a chestnut brokerage.  For more information go to http://www.midwesthazelnuts.org/upcoming-events.html .  

Singles in Agriculture: June 30, 2012. As part of their fun weekend in Louisa County, the Iowa/Wisconsin chapter of Singles in Agriculture will be touring Red Fern Farm on the Saturday morning, June 30, 2012. Kathy will also be showing the wild edibles available at that time.

Red Fern Farm Field Day: 1:00 - 5:00, September 15, 2012. Our field days are becoming so popular that many people are unable to see and hear all the information. For 2012 we will be limiting the number of attendees to 50. Please call or email us to register. Once we hit 50, we will start a waiting list. This field day is free to any one who pre-registers. If you just show up, un-registered, you will be charged $25 per person. Kathy will be very happy to collect your walk-in fee.

Handout for Practical Farmers of Iowa 2012 conference. Outline of the steps for successful  establishment of tree planting.

Trees for Sale: We are taking orders for the 2012 growing season.

Ordering Information: How to order our trees

2012 Newsletter/Catalog: Click to download a pdf copy of our 2012 newsletter/catalog. We would be happy to mail you a copy as well. (warning to folks with slow internet connections, this is around 3.8 megabytes)

Roasting Chestnuts    The 2011 season for chestnuts is over. We were not able to meet all the demand for chestnuts. You can see the prices we used at http://www.prairiegrovenuts.com/farmnuts.htm . We are taking reservation now for the 2012 season.

Tom's Farmiar Talk: Listen and watch a 1 & 1/2 hour presentation by Tom Wahl on "Opportunities in Agroforestry". This was part of the Farminar series sponsored and organized by Practical Farmers of Iowa and presented on February 16, 2010. This page explains all the How-to of listening to Tom's or other Farminar presentations and the link to his talk.

Market to Market did a nice segment on chestnuts in Iowa including an interview with Tom Wahl. It broadcasted on December 25, 2009.

Chestnut Brochure:  A brochure with information on curing, cooking and storing fresh chestnuts. Good recipes too. Feel free to print copies for your chestnut customers.

Making Money with Shelterbelts and Windbreaks: A short description of several potential crop bearing trees and shrubs for the Midwest.

What is Comprehensive Integrated Agroforestry? A description of an experimental agroforestry system for the production of tree crops.

A Word About Tree Shelters: Advice on the benefits and pitfalls of different types of tree shelters.

Costs And Possible Income Per Acre Financial projections of some tree crops.

Other Good Sources of Tree Information  Links, books, and organizations that are interesting to crop tree folks.

Who & Where  is Red Fern Farm?  A description of who and where we are.

The Chestnut Primer: A manual on the growing of chestnuts by Tom Wahl. You can also download a pdf copy of the Chestnut Primmer.

Practical Grafting: A nifty little guide about grafting created by Tom Wahl. Click away for a pdf copy.

Chestnut Harvester's Letter explain prices we pay to growers for chestnuts and handling procedures for 2011.

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