New:
Living sculpture garden
at Dilmun Hill
2004 Annual Report
Hickory slingshot fun
Photos from Sept. tour
Hickory top-grafting
Mushroom Production
Good ink:
Forest Farming at the MacDaniels Nut Grove
in Cornell Plantations Magazine.
Video welcome and overview from Ken Mudge (RealPlayer)
View MacDaniels' Extension classic,
'Nut Growing
in the Northeast.'
(5.5 MB .pdf file).
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Events - Friends of the Grove informational meeting March 1
Research
Education
History
Photo gallery
What is forest farming?
Directions and maps
Cultivar database
The MacDaniels Nut Grove is a forest farming and agroforestry research and education center located in the Cornell Plantations Upper Cascadilla Natural Area. The 5-acre site, just east of Cornell Orchards, was originally planted in the 1930s by pioneering horticulturist Dr. L.H. MacDaniels (1888-1986). Neglected for decades, researchers and students began renovating the site and establishing new research projects since 2002. (See Recent activities.)
Goals for the new efforts at the Grove include:
- Education: Practicum in Forest Farming/ Permaculture Design Process, Work Parties and Workshops, passive signage and recreational use
- Research: Grow a wide range of non-timber forest crops such as ornamentals, fruits, and nuts, grow mushrooms intensively, trial soil rehabilitation strategies, and trial plant guild matrices, such as juglone tolerant, medium shade, and wet soils guild
- Outreach: Promotial materials, brochure, website; Management team of students, staff, community members. Document the site use and development, and revive Friends of MacDaniels work parties, gatherings, workshops, and newsletter
- Facilities: Entrance and Signage, work and educational areas, access to central fire pit area and classroom
For more information, contact Ken Mudge at kwm2@cornell.edu.
© Copyright, Department of Horticulture, Cornell University.
Project coordinator: Ken Mudge, kwm2@cornell.edu
Website design: Craig Cramer cdc25@cornell.edu
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