Spring 2025
VIS 2477
Instructors
Schedule
January 27 - April 28
Monday, 9:00am - 11:45am

Forests and Fields: A Collective Guide to Scaling Agroforestry

Description

Agroforestry is the intentional integration of agriculture and forestry into a productive system with economic, social, and ecological benefits. The multi-layered interactions between people, plants, animals, and fungi embedded in these practices enhance or preserve the fertility of the land and create hyper-local and regional reciprocities that support complex social systems. While the roots of agroforestry can be traced to tropical food production systems and Indigenous land stewardship practices worldwide, it has more recently emerged as a practice with significant potential to contribute to efforts to the adaptation of temperate food systems and mitigation of increasing environmental and climate-based risks.

Department
Landscape Architecture
School
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Course Level
Graduate
Interest Area
Design & Architecture
Credits
4
Cross Registration
Available