When you follow soil health principles

Expect results. In late march we made wicking beds out of 2 ex olive drums, filled them with a foot of good compost and planted them with tiny seedlings. 6 weeks later we were harvesting salads and beets. Blessed with some rain in May after literally 7 months without a drop. 2 weeks later this…

Cell Grazing

Cell grazing is the practice of keeping livestock tightly bunched and moving. It is different to the usual practice of “set stocking”, where (say) 20 animals are left in a large paddock all year round. Under set stocking the animals will roam around and eat their favourite plants to death while ignoring less palatable plants,…