Livestock
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From Monoculture to Permaculture
When Warren Brush bought a run down orchard near Ventura, California, he knew he was in for the ride of…
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Permaculture for Pastoralists in the Jordan Valley – Part I
Awassi sheep ready to go to market (and random standards inspector) I’ve been to the Greening the Desert “Sequel” site…
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How To Build an Automatic Chicken Feeder For Free
Here is a simple and clever idea presented in the short video above. It’s the easiest DIY automatic chicken feeder.…
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Intensive Silvopasture – a Win-Win for Carbon and Yield
I don’t have rights to a photo of intensive silvopasture, but in this image we have high density of leucaena…
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Reforesting With Goats
Photos: Ingrid Pullen At Zaytuna Farm we have been using our Boer meat goats to fast-track the weed-tree-infested forested valleys’…
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Organic Tick Repellant
Photos: Ingrid Pullen Late winter and early summer in the warm zones of Australia are deadly times of year for…
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Goats Better Than Chemicals for Curbing Invasive Marsh Grass (USA)
Periodic livestock grazing keeps invasive plant in check, helps restore views and biodiversity. This image shows goats in a fenced…
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Sheep Vegetation Management in British Columbia, Canada
Permaculture principle #11: Use edges and value the marginal. The interface between things is where the most interesting events take…
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Changing from GMO to Non-GMO Natural Soy – Experiences from Denmark
Healthier, more productive pigs, more profit, and much less birth deformities; an important lesson for all farmers not to use…
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Can a Cow Produce 100 Pounds of Pig Feed a Day? (Poland)
This entry is about cows and pigs. But before we get down and dirty let’s start with some basic facts…
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Why Silkies Are the Perfect Hens for Small Gardens
I started my journey with chickens with two lovely ex-battery hens who were so friendly and were real pets. However,…
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Soil Carbon Cowboys – Case Studies in Holistic Management (video)
Meet Allen Williams, Gabe Brown and Neil Dennis — heroes and innovators! These ranchers now know how to regenerate their…
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