The Independent Farmstead espanol managing pasture and animals

managing pasture and animals

Along the way

living sustainably

this book teaches how this sophisticated art and set of tangible skills has application in modern

and relies on both cover crops and diverse rotations

The Independent Farmstead espanol managing pasture and animalsCheWith in depth information on electric fencing, watering, and husbandry for ruminants, poultry, and pigs, plus butchering, dairying, and more If we work hard, we sleep well. Twenty years ago, when authors Shawn and Beth Dougherty purchased the land they would come to name the Sows Ear, the state of Ohio designated it not suitable for agriculture. Today, their family raises and grows 90% of their own food. Such self sufficiency is largely the result