Local Harvest Gardening

Do you have a recommendation for approx how much compost to add on top in the spring? Is there a reason you add the compost in the spring rather than before seeding? We graze cattle so we would like it to eventually be a nice pasture without having to invest too much money. We would like to keep the...

We did a pasture renovation to increase drainage and found our whole field is CLAY. I need to plant pasture but I’m concerned the seed won’t take root and flourish.
What do we do? We need to get this planted before the rains come.

The fencing was done this way so we can have smaller animals like goats and sheep as well there has to be a better solution than round up

Thank you for this reply Dan. Super helpful! I forgot to clarify that cows are what we have. The challenge I have is that the fencing is only 8 years old but was set up close to the ground with farm fence for sheep so that’s the challenge unfortunately. We have a large area that has that tuber type ...

I have been doing a no till garden for many years and love it. I’m now wondering if you can offer some insight into creating and maintaining healthy pastures for my animals? 1. I have recently completed some major work on my largest pasture and am needing to reseed now. (We put in a pond to help wit...

I recommend you look at getting a hungry bin. It's a great compact system. I have one and love it.