Global Ecovillage Network/Solution Library/Permaculture example in wisconsin
About the challenge
[edit | edit source]Lack of on-the-ground, practical, local models of larger-scale permaculture projects that work in the real world.
Description
[edit | edit source]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 (2025–2026). "Global Ecovillage Network/Solution Library/Permaculture example in wisconsin". Appropedia. Retrieved June 3, 2026. |