Join Tom Wahl & Kathy Dice of Red Fern Farm (Wapello, IA) as they discuss opportunities in agroforestry including how to make money without killing trees. Bringing 20+ years experience of having successfully established Red Fern Farm (a farm of fruit and nut producing trees, shrubs, and vines), Tom & Kathy will share their knowledge and expertise of the diversity and sustainability of the farming system & how it can translate to an urban populace.
*Fee: $20 (includes tax)
*Space is limited
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• Masks are required for all participants (regardless of vaccination status) indoors.
• Social distancing will be observed & participants will be spread throughout our Loft area.
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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:
Kathy Dice, born and raised in the Midwest, received a B.S. in Fisheries and Wildlife Biology at Iowa State University. Tom Wahl, born and raised in Iowa, graduated from Iowa State University in 1984 with a degree in Fisheries and Wildlife Biology. Both have worked for various government agencies in wildlife research, wildlife management, forestry, environmental education and park management.
Married in 1984, they bought 56 acres of steep, rugged timberland in Louisa County, Iowa in 1986. In 2001 they added 31 acres of rolling farmland. Over time they established Red Fern Farm: a farm of fruit and nut producing trees, shrubs and vines. They grow high value tree crops including chestnuts, pawpaws, heartnuts, persimmons, Asian pears and others. They also operate a small tree nursery.