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Rotate Livestock to New Garden Sections

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Sustainable agriculture, overwinter garden with livestock and cover crop (manure)

What happens here

Once a particular section of the garden has been adequately worked by the livestock (tilled, weeded, and fertilized), carefully dismantle and re-install the electric fence to enclose a new, untouched section. This rotational grazing and tilling system allows the animals to systematically prepare the entire garden plot without overworking any single area.

Goal: Ensure even and controlled preparation of the entire garden through rotational grazing/tilling.

Tools and materials

  • Electric Fence System — Containing and guiding livestock
  • Goats N/A — Continuing soil preparation
  • Pigs N/A — Continuing soil preparation