Turning Old Burnt Out Hay Fields to Grazing Pastures and Gardens
It’s been just a couple weeks short of two years since we moved our animals on to this property.
When we were asked to come there and use the land and barn, the fields were mostly old and burnt out, full of invasive and toxic weeds. Two years later through the use of rotational pasturing, and regenerative farming techniques these are those fields today…
While the original goals of the Property Owners, of “Just keep the trees from growing in, and the fields from getting over taken” with hopes of getting rid of the toxic and invasive plants. Although we wanted to help showcase the work, and help make this place even more beautiful. We’ve used Goats, Pigs, Chickens, Rabbits, and now Sheep to help improve this wonderful old property. Just look at those hay fields now! A true testament to the capabilities of these wonderful birds and animals!
Not only have we helped keep the fields from growing in, we’ve helped to eliminate many of the weeds, both toxic and invasive. Although it’s still a work in progress! Sheep need adequate pasture grasses and forage to thrive and our shearer and others, and even the wool quality of the sheep have all testified to this being the case! It’s incredible to see the transformation that’s taken place!
We’ve even managed to turn some of this ground into gardens!
Using deep bedding for our animals through the winter helps provide well composted hay and manure to help naturally grow the gardens. The whole thing is laborious and yet rewarding. We work mostly by hand, employing time honoured methods and let our animals do most of the heavy lifting! It’s a labour of love, one where we always strive to be good Stewards.
Bunnies Chicken Chicken Tractors Chickens Composting Ducks Fencing Free Range Eggs Gardening Goats Help Needed Learning Experiences Making Hay Natural Beauty Natural Fertilizer Pastured Poultry Pastures and Fencing Pigs Saanen Goats Sheep Uncategorized Vegetables Vegetables Woodlands
