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NadiaNavarrete‐TindallAssociateProfessorStateExtensionSpecialist‐NativePlantsLincolnUniversityCooperativeExtension(LUCE)
September 12, 2014Lincoln UniversityJefferson City
TheNativePlantsProgramatLincolnUniversity:Creating Productive and Profitable Landscapes with Native Plants
Created in 1866Lincoln University of Missouri
1890 InstitutionHistorically Black Colleges and Universities HBCU
Where we work
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/missouri/
Lincoln University Cooperative Extension
Lincoln University Cooperative ExtensionNative Plants Program
Promote the use of native plants for conservation to improve biodiversity in rural and urban areas.
Increase awareness about their potential as specialty crops to provide income in urban and rural farming operations.
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Whatwedo:WorkshopsFieldDays:InTouchwithNatureSeptember20Specialevents:DiningWildTraining:classesandhands‐onactivitiesSeptember18:Gardenmaintenanceandseedcollection.NativePlantOutdoorLaboratoriesanddemonstrationgardensopentothepublic
FINCA Project:Families Integrating Nature, Conservation and Agriculture
A finca refers to a small farm in El Salvador and other Latin American countries where native plants, fruits, flowers and vegetables, are produced for family
consumption and income.
Native Plants that could be grown as crops to provide food, for seed and nursery production and still be profitable and ecologically friendly.
Objectives: 1. Establish two FINCA models in MO.2. Evaluate production and identify 10
native plants to be grown as crops.
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Sample Design of a one-acre FINCA Model
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Components: 1. Woody edibles2. Conventional vegetable gardens 3. Permanent gardens4. Prairie vegetation and rain garden5. Living fences, windbreaks or other conservation practices.6. Gathering area: shed, high tunnel, sale stand, compost bins, cold frames and/or picnic tables.
Native Plants for ProfitNative plants for food
Native plants for seed production
Native plants for nursery production
Ecological Services/Ethical use of land
Native plants for food
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Wild Leek ‘Ramps’Allium tricoccum
•Bulb and leaves edible•Perennial
USDA Plant Database website
1 lb. of bulbs $10‐$12
WatercressRorippa nasturnium-aquaticum
•Can be grown in Aquaponicssystems
Watercress, manna grass, and duckweed
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American lotusNelumbo lutea
LeavesSeedRhizomes All are edible
Seed pods for floral arrangements
Leaves sold in Asian markets and International Food Markets
Diagram in: Whitley, J, b. Bassett, J. G. Dillard, and R. Haefner. 1990. Water Plants for Missouri Ponds.
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American lotus
Leaves, seed and roots are edible
$6.95/lb ‐$8.99/14 oz.
Gourmet Niche Market
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Jerusalem artichoke Helianthus tuberosus
•Easy to grow, spreads from rhizomes•Plant in Jan – April•Harvest Oct – March
Low starch tubers
Sold for $1/pieceLocal Harvest
Jerusalem artichoke patch in Columbia, MO
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Cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum)Very important plant for pollinators
Dittany (Cunila origanoides)Spice to replace oregano
Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)Flowers and berries edible
Persimmon(Dyospiros virginiana)male and female flowers in separate trees -dioecious
Prunus americanaAmerican wild plumUsed for nesting by many songbirdsFood for quail, birds, and small mammals
Smooth sumac and winged sumacRhus glabra and R. copallinaFruits used for a refreshing drink -high in Vitamin cFor flower arrangements
Betsy Kohler Small farmer in Columbia FM
Poison sumac and poison ivy have white berries and much smaller
Native plants for seed production
Blazing Star
Price: $11-$30 ounce
Tall Ironweed¼ ounce=$8.00
Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata
Price: $15/ounce
Pale Coneflower(Echinacea pallida)
Price: $10/ounce
Partridge peaChamaecristafasciculata
Price: $4-5/ounce
Blue SageSalvia azurea
Price: $15/ounce
Hairy Mountain MintPycnanthemum pilosum
Price: $ 30/ounce
Native plants for nursery production
Native plant sales across the state
Ecological Services/Ethical use of land:Soil restoration
Habitat for pollinatorsClean water
Clean air
Facebook page:Lincoln University Native Plants Program
Lincoln University Native Plants Program website:
Grow Native! is a native landscaping marketing and education program of the Missouri Prairie Foundation.
ResourcesNRCS‐Native Plants Materials‐Elsberry
Estimated Input CostCost-$84.00/acre-$15.00/acre-$150.00/acre-$60.00/acre-$35.00/acre-$5.00/acre-$40.00/acre-$15.00/acre-$12.00/acre-$100.00/acre$516.00/acre
Example Cost Sheet
A. Irrigation (3x annually)B. Herbicides (pre-emergent)C. Weed control (3x annually)D. Cultivation (6x annually)E. Fertilization (1x, ,minimal)F. Maintenance (mow/burn)G.Harvest (4x annually)H.Establishment (direct seed) I. Seed drying/transportJ. Land Prep.
