Proceedings from the 1998 Specialty Forest Products/Forest Farming Conference

SECTION 1: Farming the Forest for Specialty Forest Products: From Production to Marketing

Farming the Forest in Agroforestry Systems: An Overview. Bruce C. Wright.
From Wildcrafting to Intentional Cultivation: The Potential for Producing Specialty Forest Products in Agroforestry Systems in Temperate North America. Wayne S. Teel and Louise E. Buck.
Social Values of Specialty Forest Products to Rural Communities. Marla R. Emery.
Indigenous Use of Non-Timber Forest Products by the Guidar of Northern Cameroon (Poster Abstract). Steven Olson.
Developing Special Forest Products Markets for Nonindustrial Private Forest Land Owners. Jim Freed.
Menominee Forest Past and Present (Paper Abstract). Steven J. Arnold.
Multiple Benefits of Arid Land Agroforestry Home Gardens and Riparian Ecosystems. Peter F. Ffolliott.
Forest Farming in British Columbia. Richard D. Hallman, Jill Hatfield, and Harold E. Macy.
Exploring and Valuing Urban Non-Timber Forest Products (Poster Abstract). Melanie Bode.

Medicinals and Dietary Supplements: Specialty Forest Products with a Long Tradition. Jim Chamberlain and A.L. Hammett.
Balancing Conservation with Utilization: Restoring Populations of Commercially Valuable Medicinal Herbs in Forests and Agroforests. Richard A. Cech.
Assessing and Developing New Markets for Ethnobotanicals and General Medicinals. Trish Flaster.
Growing American Ginseng in its Native Woodland Habitat. W. Scott Person.
Producing and Marketing Wild Simulated Ginseng in Forest and Agroforestry Systems. Andy Hankins.
Large-Scale Contract Growing of Medicinals and Botanicals in Agroforestry Systems. Edward Fletcher.
On-Farm Hedgerow Production of Certified Organic Medicinal Plant Materials (Poster Abstract). Dean Hively.

Using Resource Inventories to Determine the Potential for Non-Timber Forest Product Production. John Krantz and Shelby G. Jones.
Specialty Wood & Wood Products for Handicraft Markets. Shelby G. Jones.
What is it Craft Buyers Want? Results of a Nationwide Survey. Pamela J. Brown.
Finding a Buyer in the Wholesale Market. Pamela J. Brown.
Christmas Trees: Plantations to Agroforestry Systems. Richard D. Hallman.
Profitable Crops for Unlikely Places: Producing Handicraft and Floral Products in Riparian Agroforestry Buffer Zones. (Paper Abstract). Bruno Moser.
Value Added Processing/Marketing of Forest Based Florals: Workshop Notes. (Paper Abstract). Don Mitchell and Cherie Mitchell.
Designer Pine Straw Mulch: Biology, Production, and Marketing (Paper Abstract). C.A. Blanche and H.F. Carion.

Producing Forest-Based Food Products in Permaculture Systems. Mark L. Shepard.
Will the Big Bad Wolf Get Food Poisoning From Grandma's Cooking? Joellen M. Feirtag.
Emerging Business Produces and Markets North Dakota Fruit Products. (Poster Abstract). Marcus Jackson.
The Potential of Hybrid Hazelnuts in Agroforestry and Woody Agricultural Systems. Philip A. Rutter.
Regeneration Management of Oak and Associated Wild Forages. (Poster Abstract). James. J. Zaczek.
Pollination and Honey Production in the Forest and Agroforest. Deborah B. Hill.
Flower Collection for Pollen Production. (Paper Abstract). Barry Jones.
Farming Forest Fungi for Added Income. (Paper Abstract). Joseph Krawczyk.
Marketing: The Key to a Successful Shiitake Mushroom Business. Don Schoepski.
Notes on Shiitake Mushroom Production and Marketing. (Letter from Andy Hankins).
What do we Still Need to Know About Commercial Production of Forest-Grown Specialty Fungi? Johann N. Bruhn.
Log Culture of Auricularia polytricha Utilizing Different Woody Substrates in Hawaii. (Poster Abstract). N.S. Dudley and S. Schenck.

Decisions...Decisions...Decisions: Considerations for Starting a Natural Resource-Based Enterprise. Jonathan S. Kays.
Improving the Success of Natural Resource-Based Enterprises. Jonathan S. Kays.
Designing Marketing Plans for Specialty Forest Products. Clyde Vollmers and Stacy Vollmers.
Creating Marketing Support for Specialty Forest Products. Clyde Vollmers and Stacy Vollmers.
Weaving Sustainability into a Cooperative Network. Christina Johnson.
Building Cooperative Networks. Christina Johnson.
Wholesale and Direct Marketing of Specialty Forest Products. Jennifer-Claire V. Klotz.
Marketing Specialty Forest Products in the Southeast: Opportunities for Research, Education, and Outreach. (Poster Abstract). A.L. Hammett and James L. Chamberlain.
Non-Timber Forest Products in Central Appalachia: Market Opportunities for Rural Development. (Poster Abstract). A.L. Hammett and James L. Chamberlain.
The Formation of the Minnesota Agro-Forestry Cooperative (Poster Abstract). Joe Dooley.

The Role and Importance of Regional and National Trade Associations in Marketing Specialty Forest Products. Charlie Touchette.
Opportunities and Limitations for the Certification of Non-Timber Forest Products from Well-Managed Forests. Alan R. Pierce.
Specialty Forest Products in the Forest: Integrating Special Products Into Ecosystems and Landscape Management. John R. Davis.
The World Wide Web: An Emerging Technology for Marketing Special Forest Products. A.L. Hammett, Shelby Jones, and Phil Araman.