When we think of regenerative agriculture, we usually focus on the earth-focused elements: using companion species, composting, etc. But something we learned from living off-grid is the value that technology can have. Even though I've been skeptical of "smart homes" and other similar technology, there are benefits for high-power-usage items that are not necessarily connected [...]
One of the biggest concerns people with livestock have is safety from predators. All it takes is one injury or loss to make someone very attuned to the potential dangers that predators can pose. However, there's a lot of misinformation and misconceptions about livestock guardians as well. For the sake of simplicity, this blog focuses [...]
One of the core elements of regenerative agriculture is partner farming. Partner farming uses multiple species of animals together to achieve a goal. That goal can be pasture management, parasite control, and more. With horse management, there are many goals we have to enhance their environment. While much of it is managing their pasture, some [...]
When we think of historical farms, we think about all the different animals roaming about the yard or in different pastures. But we don't always think about the jobs and relationships those animals have with the farmer. It's also easy to look nowadays and ask if those jobs still still have validity. However, many farms [...]
This post has probably been the longest and most painful in coming. We’ve been waiting on several factors before we spoke up, but it’s time now. One of the biggest changes we opted for when moving was focusing on fencing first. We had electric rope fencing in Raeford with a solid no-climb perimeter, and for [...]
