We’ve been pretty fortunate with parasites as far as our sheep are concerned. Until now, we hadn’t done any worming at all, and that works just fine with our low input farming approach. As far as I’m concerned, livestock that needs to be medicated on a regular basis should get a ticket off the property. […]
We’ve almost completed our second full rotation around the farm with our mowing crew. We have about 12 acres of clear pasture and each day our band of happy mowers–10 ewes, one boy goat, and one pregnant Jersey heifer–move to a fresh paddock measuring 6,400 square feet behind temporary electric fencing. Despite milkweed, golden rod […]
We’re nearing the end of a second grazing of the upper pasture. The animals greet me each morning from behind the temporary fencing eager to move to the next paddock. They’re doing a great job cleaning up the farm around the edges and helping to build healthy soil.
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