One of the realities of farming in Western Washington that I did not appreciate when we first started our homesteading journey is the twice yearly dormancy. It has become a recurring theme on this blog since then. Most of the total pasture growth for the year occurs in late spring, between March and June, Tapering… Continue reading Sheep in the Garden
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Eats Shoots and Leaves
We stripped this willow trunk bare feeding to the cows and sheep. They go crazy for it, gobbling it up like candy. They even prefer it when they are on grass, and the sheep peel the bark off the larger branches and eat that. Within a week or two it is already sprouting a ton… Continue reading Eats Shoots and Leaves