The Land
We live & farm on leased land.
We steward it as if it were our own land.
Pasture Revivalization
We work to revitalize our pastures using:
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-animal integration to redistribute nutrients
-the Yeoman's plow to increase drought resilience in the soil & increase forage production
-prescribed mowing to combat non-native invasives & increase density
-& pasture underseeding to increase diversity
Farmland Reclamation
The land we lease is a large old dairy farm outlined & bisected by stonewalls, giving us a glimpse of what was.
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The parts of the forest that were the most recently abandoned fields, easily became choked out with non-native invasives.
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Some of our work includes using a forestry mulcher to reclaim lost fields & free existing trees & native shrubs from the oppressive invasives.
Animal Integration
The sheep are integrated into our whole farm system. We manage a mixed flock of sheep that excel at very efficiently converting plant material into lambs, meat, & wool.
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They graze pasture, but also browse higher growth of non-native invasive vines & shrubs.
Along with mechanical clearing, they are an integral part of our land management system.