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Tag Archives: Livestock
Spotlight on Birch Rise Farm
By Suzy Hodgson “I was surprised that I could raise animals especially pigs and not feel terrified. I’d grown up outside of Detroit so this experience was way outside my comfort zone,” says Kate Osgood, co-owner of Birch Rise Farm … Continue reading →
Posted in Business management, Farmer Success Stories, Financial Management, Marketing, Production information, Quality of life, Resources for Beginning Farmers, risk management
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Tagged children on farms, grazing, Livestock, networking, new farmers, pastures, pigs, sheep, silvo-pasture, sustainable agriculture
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Throw a Dart and Read a Landscape
As a regional coordinator for a NESARE-funded regional comprehensive grazing course as well as a fellow trainee, the simple act of throwing some darts has had a profound effect on me and the way that I look at pasture. For … Continue reading →
Posted in Farmer Success Stories, General info, Resources for Beginning Farmers
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Tagged biological monitoring, ecosystems, Livestock
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