Global Ecovillage Network/Solution Library/Permaculture example in wisconsin
About the challenge
Lack of on-the-ground, practical, local models of larger-scale permaculture projects that work in the real world.
Description
Just wanted to make people aware of this local resource in the form of Mark Shepard's New Forest Farm, 106 acres in Viola, WI. It's an 18-year-old permaculture designed property which involves numerous species of plants (including chestnuts, hazelnuts, grapes, annuals, and mushrooms) as well as animals grazed in a rotating, managed paddock system (including steer, pigs, and poultry). Tours are offered and he has a book called 'Restoration Agriculture' which is very informative.
I want to mention that I'm not affiliated with the farm in any way, just a person who has read Mark's book and visited the farm once.
| Authors | Ernesto Sun |
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| License | CC-BY-SA-4.0 |
| Organizations | Global Ecovillages Network |
| Ported from | https://www.ecovillage.org/solution/permaculture-example-in-wisconsin/ (original) |
| Cite as | Ernesto Sun (2025). "Global Ecovillage Network/Solution Library/Permaculture example in wisconsin". Appropedia. Retrieved August 12, 2026. |