Basic backgrounding in the fundamentals for organic and holistic thinking about livestock is included in the introduction
Logsdon sounds a dire warning that if we don’t start turning manure into fertilizer to help feed a growing population
Alternatives to conventional composting
a soil builder par excellence
Through his in-depth courses
The Independent Farmstead V.M.D. Basic backgrounding in the fundamentalsCheWith in depth information on electric fencing, watering, and husbandry for ruminants, poultry, and pigs, plus butchering, dairying, and more If we work hard, we sleep well. Twenty years ago, when authors Shawn and Beth Dougherty purchased the land they would come to name the Sows Ear, the state of Ohio designated it not suitable for agriculture. Today, their family raises and grows 90% of their own food. Such self sufficiency is largely the result