Category: Tending

  • Barely? No, BARLEY

    Barely? No, BARLEY

    If you ever visit our place in winter, you’ll notice something almost immediately: we use a lot of barley straw. Not just a little “sprinkle for bedding.” Straw is a structural element in our winter system. It’s part of how we keep the flock comfortable, how we keep our barns clean, and how we keep…

  • Reading a Hay Analysis

    Reading a Hay Analysis

    . . . and Why Two Local Fields Can Feed Two Different Futures. On our farm, hay isn’t just a winter stopgap — considering that “winter” can happen for basically eight or 9 months, hay is really the foundation of animal health. Given how much time the flock spends on hay, and all the very…