400 acres is a blessing. Luckily about 250 acres is bush so we let nature take its
course there although at some stage I'd like to do some gentle intervention to reduce the danger of bushfires. Rotational grazing is wonderful, but at this stage while we're setting up the system hard work. We've been cell grazing since February 2008 and already the
land is starting to respond. We've been building permanent fencing since November 2010 to divide the property into a large number of paddocks. This wouldn't be necessary if we had chosen only
cattle. Tape and a few tread-in posts would have done the trick, but we also have sheep and goats. Multi-species grazing provides better utilisation of pastures and gives a more consistent grazing pattern, but also poses problems of animal containment.
In preparation for climate change, oil decline, metal and mineral decline, global financial crisis, looming famines, etc. there is so much to do, it is sometimes overwhelming. Our to do list consists of: increasing the organic matter of the soil across the whole farm, repairing the hydrology of the whole farm, creating a large food forest, creating a large market garden, building cottages for other people to live here, learning skills such as blacksmithing, working with draft animals, building horse drawn wagons, weaving.
As you see, we are not short of grand ideas or work. To be born at this time in the history of civilisation is offering us immense challenges and immense opportunities.
If you've in our neck of the woods, please contact us. We love meeting like-minded people.
. Oh to have 400 acres to work and play on 
