Through the Norfolk ALUS Pilot Project, farmers in Norfolk County are eligible to enrol up to 20% of their worked (marginal) agricultural land to be restored into patches of healthy, functioning ecosystems. Examples of this include wetland creation in low, wet areas of a field where annually, optimal yields are not being reached; retiring field edges (headlands) adjacent to water courses to establish deep rooted, perennial grass and forb (Tallgrass Prairie) buffers; planting diverse flowering trees and shrubgs as windbreaks and living fences; etc. 

Working in partnership with Norfolk County’s agricultural community since September 2007, the ALUS Team has provided technical and financial support to 85 farm families on 94 farms over three field seasons. 

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