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Environment
One of the benefits to starting a farm on bare land is that we don't have to worry about what someone else has done in recent years.
We are working on having the farm self sufficient and environmentally friendly, therefore reducing our carbon foot print.
The pigs root, the chickens peck for worms and anything else the pigs left behind, then we plant, then the goats enjoy and fertilize, then the pigs root and the cycle continues. Enhancing the soil with every cycle. Unlike other methods of farming that leave the soil stripped of all nutrients in a very short period of time.
Our fence posts mainly come from logging waste left behind to be burned, Our buildings are mainly constructed from pallets and other recycled materials.
Our Animals
The best meat comes from healthy, happy animals that are raised naturally without stress!
While our animals are not pets, they are very well treated. They all enjoy life with lots of room to run and play.
While we live in an area that we have a high risk of predators we can't let all the animals completely run free, not to mention it makes a bit of a mess, we ensure they have lots of room while maintaining their safety (and ours).
During the summer months we have found that it is easier to fence goats out of areas we don't want them, than to try to fence them in. This gives the goats full access to our 159 acres, minus the garden and other dedicated animal areas.
The pigs enjoy a large area of rotational grazing, managed with a combination of different fence types including electric (solar powered of course), farm fence and natural barricades.
Our laying chickens have a large area that gives them access to dusting areas, indoor coop and grazing space.
Our meat birds are raised with free access to outdoors. This allows them to live naturally. Due to our climate we will only raise meat birds during spring, summer and fall. It is too challenging to give them outdoor space to run in the winter months with the snow and temperatures.
The rabbits are raised in a colony setting, not in cages. Industry standards suggest 10 square feet per doe (female), however we do not feel that is enough space and currently they have about 25 square feet per doe, which we are planning on increasing to over 50 square feet per doe in the spring with the addition of outdoor managed pasture area for them as well.