All for one….

….one of the pleasures of being a part of the grass fed and sustainable farming community is the fellowship and cooperative spirit of people learning together.  The process never stops and, like this small grazing meeting at Thistle Hill yesterday afternoon, people learn together and help each other improve their pastures.

We like to think we’re doing pretty good but we still have “problem” areas….spots like this one where, unlike most farms, we have too much clover.  Not a problem at all in the heat of the summer but not what we want for grazing and adding pounds right now.  Click to enlarge….there are three generations in the picture learning together!  You don’t get that in the city!  Mother and daughter working with Wooz.

We’re selecting measuring points in teams….identifying the grasses, the clovers, the weeds, and the ground cover.  After viewing the results of all the teams, we decided to change our grazing plan.  This area won’t get the rest we scheduled for it but instead will be grazed hard in a month to mow down as much of the clover as possible.  That will give room for grasses to grow in the fall “spurt”.