Mastwood manages 50 acres of tree crops across the Rondout Valley using agroforestry design. integrates trees and shrubs into farming systems, creating multi-layered, productive landscapes that mimic our natural ecosystems which is an oak/hickory/chestnut forest ecotype. The trees crops we grow include; Chestnut, Hickory, Oak, Hazelnut, Persimmon, Mulberry, Elderberry and Aronia. Interplanted between tree crops we grow native shrubs and willows for woody cut bouquets and basketry.
We also manage a mature chestnut orchard in Accord where we pick about 500lbs a year and offer locally.
Surrounding our home farm we are also stewarding 100acres of forest with an NRCS EQIP Habitat Improvement Grant/Management Plan.
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Our farm name comes from the combination of two words.
“Mast” as defined in ecology is the fruits and nuts from trees and shrubs.
“Wood” used as a noun for a place of trees.
