Silvoculture Inc

“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Administrative Expenses, $2563| Advertising & Marketing, $649| Dues and Subscription, $189| Office Supplies & Software, $1872| Other Business Expenses, $2763| Insurance Expense, $2312| Program Expenses, $1754| Program Materials, $19603|”

“| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Other assets, $4741, $4741|”

“| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Accounts Payable, $0, $3057|”

“| Explanation:| 1 To advance education in the area of nut tree establishment maintenance and harvesting in order to encourage the investment in planting nuts for the future. 2To facilitate nut tree establishment by a seeking grant funding b setting up infrastructure to support small to medium size plantings such as nurseries and cooperatives for processing and marketing nut products and c supporting efforts to establish and maintain nut tree orchards.”

“| Explanation:| Catalyzing Agroforestry Grant Program CAGP 2024: In 2024 SilvoCulture served as a sub-awardee of the Catalyzing Agroforestry Grant Program funded by the Edwards Mother Earth Foundation and facilitated by Virginia Tech. The program provided direct payments to farmers to install agroforestry systems. SilvoCultures role focused on outreach applicant guidance and field education in the Mid-Atlantic. Staff promoted the program through conferences social media and email campaigns; offered one-on-one consultations; reviewed and ranked applications; and conducted follow-up interviews to ensure effective project selection. A CAGP field day at Willow Run Farm drew 12 attendees and highlighted silvopasture design and implementation. Through these efforts SilvoCulture helped expand access to agroforestry funding and increased farmer adoption of tree-crop systems across the region.”

“| Explanation:| Healthy Soils Competitive Fund Project 2024: Under Marylands Healthy Soils Competitive Fund SilvoCulture partnered with Grazy Days Family Farm to continue establishing and maintaining a 10-acre chestnut and honey-locust silvopasture. In 2024 staff planted 540 indigo bush shrubs performed maintenance and hosted two workshops demonstrating silvopasture establishment and livestock integration. The project benefited local producers through hands-on training knowledge sharing and peer-to-peer learning that advanced soil-building and regenerative agriculture practices.”

“| Explanation:| MDA Specialty Crop Grant 2024: In 2024 SilvoCulture worked on a project to support Marylands growing chestnut industry where growers face limited infrastructure scattered production and marketing hurdles. SilvoCulture worked on assessing best practices for harvesting and processing chestnuts and worked to map existing chestnut orchards. In 2024 SilvoCulture mapped 7 Maryland orchards and worked on developing a central processing hub in Frederick MD. With this project SilvoCulture built a 275-gallon hot-water sanitation system and a wood-burning smoker for dehydration and pest control. SilvoCulture hosted a Harvesting and Processing Workshop for 21 attendees and chestnut roasting events to educate the community and grow consumer interested which attracted 75 attendees.”