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MWFFC Planting Stock Access Program

Applications for the 2025 Planting Stock Access Program are open. The application deadline is April 18th, 2025.

If you would like to get started with forest farming, download the application forms using the links below and email them to houstone@lincolnu.edu to apply.

The program is open to Missouri-based residents only for 2025, but we hope to expand to other Midwestern States in the coming years.

If you have any questions about the grant application, email houstone@lincolnu

How the Program Works

  • ​Grant awardees will be able to order up to $1000 worth of planting stock through the MWFFC. Awardees will fill out an order form which will be fulfilled by the MWFFC, and planting stock will be distributed to them.

 

  • The MWFFC will provide guidelines to awardees on best practices and suitable species.

 

  • The MWFFC will provide individualized site assessments to determine ideal planting locations and appropriate site preparation, if needed.

 

  • These funds will be ‘no strings attached’ in the sense that there will be no requirement to sell or give away planting stock. However, the MWFFC will provide venues for planting stock sales in the coming years.

 

  • Grant awardees will be expected to share their progress through a platform of their choosing. This could include speaking at a workshop or other event hosted by the MWFFC, uploading a farm profile to the Agroforestry Regional Knowledge (ARKx) Exchange Network, creating a report for the MWFFC to share in a monthly newsletter, or sharing in some other way. The MWFFC understands potential privacy concerns associated with growing high value crops such as American ginseng and will not ask recipients to disclose the exact location of their farm on publicly available platforms.

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