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Keeping the grass fresh in the goose pen
I love grass. It feeds the animals and keeps things nice & clean. The geese love it too, and will eat it down to the roots if they are on it long enough. The challenge is: How do you keep … Continue reading
In Praise of Plantain
I’ve liked plantain for quite a while. The animals eat it, it grows a deep root into poor soil, stops bee stings from hurting, and is a good wormer to help fight off parasites. Continue reading
Holistic Sustainable Agriculture from the Soil Up
There were 27 people who came out and joined us for Dr Dettloff’s presentation Saturday. I will type up the notes about local resources which we compiled throughout the day, and distribute them to those who joined us. Continue reading
Geese mow my lawn
It has now been 7 weeks since my goslings hatched, and they are about half-way feathered out–about 3 lbs each. It’s been cold and rainy since they hatched, but their parents have done excellent work keeping them protected. Continue reading
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Tagged Geese, grass-fed, mob grazing
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Rotational mob-grazing elimintes buttercup
We cross fenced our main pasture 3 years ago, and separated it into 5 paddocks. One of these paddocks was nearly taken over by creeping buttercup last summer. Continue reading
New addition: The family cow
Kathy has been cow-shopping for more than a year, and it didn’t take long to conclude Dexter’s were the right breed for our place. Continue reading