The latest news on the farm is pretty big for us. Our resident cattle herd has finally made the jump out of the limited pasture available to them for years, and into the areas on the north side of the Village where infrastructure work to accommodate them has been taking place since summer. It’s timeContinue reading “From conventional grazing to regenerative landscape crew”
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Permaculture design in practice
Being the farm manager at Shaker Village is a pretty good gig for someone who wakes up and goes to bed thinking about vibrant local food systems. My path here has been long and winding, and it all started back in college when I learned about a new philosophy of living and farming known asContinue reading “Permaculture design in practice”
Sheep arrive, first component in multi-species rotational grazing
On a chilly Monday morning in February, forty sheep arrived on the farm, and ventured into their newly fenced pasture. They are the first component of the multi-species crew that will be used to manage the landscape and improve the soil health of our farm.
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