Mark Shepard

Mark Shepard heads Forest Agriculture Enterprises and runs New Forest Farm, a 106-acres commercial-scale perennial agriculture ecosystem that was converted from a row-crop grain farm. Trained in mechanical engineering and ecology, Mark has combined these two passions to develop equipment and processes for the cultivation, harvesting and processing of forest-derived agricultural products for human foods and biofuel production. Mark is a certified permaculture designer and teaches agroforestry and permaculture around the world. He lives in Richland County, Wisconsin.