Category: Animals

The Grass is Greener……….in the far paddock

The idea for the 3 acres of land that we have dedicated to livestock is to create a rotational grazing system. When we originally purchased the property it was an open paddock with an existing narrow and sparse shelterbelt through the middle. We fenced 2 large paddocks with the idea of running sheep, cows, and…
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The chicken & vegetable dynamic

When we first built our home on 5 acres in Inverloch, we were adamant about being as sustainable as we could and setting our farm up to be low maintenance and functional by using the basic elements of permaculture. The chicken-vegetable dynamic is the perfect example! The chooks provide poo power (life-giving nitrogen) to our…
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