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5/2011: Tree As A Crop Project Successfully Replants 1,300 Seedlings To Encourage The Benefits Of Local Sustainable Agriculture And Healthy Soils.

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC), in partnership with Rodale, Inc. and NewPage Corporation, cleared 10 acres of diseased and dying red pine trees and replanted with a mix of native hardwood species at the Appalachian Trail Conservancy's Kellogg Conservation Center as part of the Tree as a CropTM project. Beginning on April 29, volunteers replanted the recently harvested area with 1,300 seedlings over the course two days.

"The Appalachian Trail Conservancy is excited to participate in the Tree as a CropTM project as it helps demonstrate the ecological and economic benefits that trees can provide when cultivated as a crop in conjunction with local agriculture" said Steve Paradis, Chief Operating Officer of the ATC. Read more.

4/2010:  A.T. Journeys, the offical magazine of the Appalachian Trail and the membership magazine of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy feature Tree As A Crop. Read Rooted to the future to learn more about this innovative project.