Nourishing Native Plants on Farms and Ranches

In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT agriculture specialist Nina Prater is joined by Tim Hammer, co-owner of Homegrown Native Foods, LLC. Tim is an educator who teaches people about responsible and safe foraging of wild plants and mushrooms in the Ozark mountains of Arkansas. In this conversation, they discuss the many qualities of native plants that make them desirable in the farmscape, the commercial potential of different native plants, how to forage in the wild responsibly, and more.ATTRA Resources: Native Plants Offer More Than Beauty to the FarmscapeSwitchgrass as a Bioenergy CropAlternative Pollinators: Native BeesCompanion Planting & Botanical Pesticides: Concepts & ResourcesOther Resources: Homegrown Native Foods, LLCTim Hammer Contact InfoBringing Nature Home, by Doug TallamyFall Glade Onion informationArkansas Food Innovation CenterThe Beaver InstituteBo Brown, Foraging Author and Nature EducatorPrairie Moon Nursery