We are looking to expand our homestead by purchasing a gorgeous farm that has everything (except pasture). That's fine for the goats I already have, but it simply doesn't work for my dreams of fiber sheep and a guard llama. With a technique called silvopasture, I might just be able to make this work.
Within the practice of agroforestry, or mixing trees with agricultural production, the concept of silvopasture has some of the broadest appeal. Many farms already work with livestock, and making good use of forested land for multiple yields is highly beneficial to the farmer. Whether you choose to graze sheep in a christmas tree farm, move cows through a walnut plantation, or graze chickens though an apple orchard, several key principles apply. In reading about silvopasture, you will see again
After our Broadlears adventure in silvoarable – and the general take off of agroforestry across the estate – the one area we’ve wanted to focus on next is silvopasture: the art of planting trees in with - and often for the benefit of - animals.
An agroforestry practice, silvopasture integrates trees, pasture, and forage into a single system. Incorporating trees improves land health and significantly increases carbon sequestration.
"Silvopasture" by Steve Gabriel delves into various components of silvopasture and managing grazing animals in a silvopasture system.
Cattle, pigs, goats, and other livestock can all thrive on wooded pasture. Here's how to establish, graze, and manage silvopasture on your homestead.
Want to get started with low-risk silvopasture? The first step is figuring out which type of livestock works best for your ecosystem.
Silvopasture is the practice of integrating domestic goats, forage, and trees in a manner that benefits all three and your land. #silvopasture #goats
Despite being practised for thousands of years, silvopasture could be classed as a lost art in the UK, where we have tended towards specialised farming.
Within the practice of agroforestry, or mixing trees with agricultural production, the concept of silvopasture has some of the broadest appeal. Many farms
Take a minute to think about why you own land. Is it to pass on to your children and grandchildren? For outdoor recreation? Because you enjoy the beauty of nature? Is it part of your farm?
If you have an overgrown woodlot, a strong back, a chainsaw, a small tractor with a mower, a pile of grass and clover seed, and a rake, then you can start
Written by Doug Crouch Alley Cropping While known widely in the agroforestry realm, this technique of inserting lines of trees within croplands is being explored more and more as farm scale Permaculture takes off. It moves from an Agroforestry realm to a Permaculture landscape when the ethics and principles frame its permaculture application. No matter the scale,…
Every year millions of acres of forest are cut down to make room for ever-growing herds of livestock. Our industrial diet is centered on the consumption of meat. The combination of these two issues br
Eric Toensmeier's new book explores carbon sequestration through carbon farming as a way to cool a warming planet. Read more on award-winning Civil Eats!
Written by Doug Crouch Alley Cropping While known widely in the agroforestry realm, this technique of inserting lines of trees within croplands is being explored more and more as farm scale Permaculture takes off. It moves from an Agroforestry realm to a Permaculture landscape when the ethics and principles frame its permaculture application. No matter the scale,…
In practice, especially in permaculture design, the lines between forest gardening and forest farming blur together. Ken Mudge and Steve Gabriel define the two practices as follows:
Whether you call it a silvopasture, savanna, or woodland, here are 9 important lessons we have learned about its establishment.
We are looking to expand our homestead by purchasing a gorgeous farm that has everything (except pasture). That's fine for the goats I already have, but it simply doesn't work for my dreams of fiber sheep and a guard llama. With a technique called silvopasture, I might just be able to make this work.
Modern technology has revolutionized food production, but newer isn't always better. A growing crop of farmers see a better future in silvopasture.
The ancient, sustainable practice of pasturing animals among trees is gaining traction in the U.S. If it scales up, it could help shrink our carbon footprint.
If you have an overgrown woodlot, a strong back, a chainsaw, a small tractor with a mower, a pile of grass and clover seed, and a rake, then you can start
