Projects
Cold-Hardy Prickly Pear Cactus
This project aims to test — and push — the northern limits of a large-fruited species of prickly pear…
Yamberry Yields
Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya) produces small aerial tubers ("yamberries"), which grow on the vine like…
Perennial Kale Breeding Project
Oregon-based plant breeder Chris Homanics is working to develop diverse perennial kale lines that taste great,…
Sword Bean as a Young Tree Companion…
This project aims to evaluate the efficacy of two perennial species of sword bean (Canavalia…
Monkey Puzzle Tree Proliferation…
Aimed at younger growers with permanent tenure on their land, this project aims to increase the…
Dryland Rice for Northern Cultivation…
There is great potential for growing dryland, or upland, rice in organic cultivation in more…
Alternative Farm Education Projects
How do we make opportunities for on-farm agro-ecological education more accessible to more people? Some…
Tartary Buckwheat Germplasm Evaluation…
Evaluating roughly 80 accessions of Tartary Buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum), a valuable pseudo-…
Mayapple Crop Improvement Project
A long-term breeding project with overlapping goals: developing cultivars of American mayapples (…
EFN Rare Seed Saving & Increases
For volunteers anywhere interested in being mailed seeds or other plant material to be grown out.…
Chinquapin Chestnut as a Productive…
A collaborative long-term project to identify and/or breed cultivars of chinquapin chestnut (Castanea…
EFN Jojoba Improvement Project
A long-term project aimed at developing productive frost-resistant jojoba as a renewable energy crop.