Ask an Agroforester - Nut Coooperatives

Justin Holt and Jeff Piestrak discuss the importance of both physical and social infrastructure for growth of the tree crop industry. You'll hear how three regions are doing it: The Asheville Nuttery, Keystone Tree Crops Cooperative, and New York Tree Crops Alliance. Scroll past timestamps for links shared during this episode. Timestamps: 00:00 - Opening the webinar 04:45 - Our Speakers Today 05:22 - Justin Jolt Bio 06:11 - Jeff Piestrak Bio 07:08 - Don English Bio 08:39 - Justin Jolt Presents the Ashville Nuttery 11:53 - “Learning how to sell local nuts” 14:41 - “Our Open Source Orchard” 19:33 - “Nuttery Bigger Picture” 23:23 - Jeff Piestrak Presents New York Tree Crops Alliance 27:02 - “Products that we’re developing” 29:12 - NYTCA Principles and Structure 32:59 - How to reach NYTCA 33:37 - Don English Presents the Keystone Tree Crops Cooperative 36:53 - Challenges of growing with limitations 47:33 - “What do you want people to know about the industry?” 54:11 - “How did your business structure change as you expanded?” 1:06:01 - “What do you recommend as the necessary starter equipment?” 1:17:54 - “What are ya’ll doing with your waste products? Asheville Nuttery: https://www.ashevillenuttery.com/ https://nuttybuddycollective.com/ https://www.acornucopiaproject.com/ New York Tree Crops Alliance (NYTCA) https://www.nytca.org/ Keystone Tree Crops Cooperative (KTCC) https://keystonetreecrops.com/