Mary Catherine Ricchio

thanks for the suggestions. I know the balance is off - I am in between huge monoculture fields and then state wilderness just up the road. I can't put out bird feeders because we are in an area that now has black bears again for the first time in 100 years and they are wising up to our habits and demolishing feeders!

Do you clear the underbrush from woodland as part of the process?

Sorry, as a newbie, if I have missed this subject. I am starting to learn about permaculture and while I love the idea I am concerned about ticks. What is your experience? My tiny farm is over run with rabbits and they host a huge tick population. The general advice is to clear cut but I can't do that.
My horse nearly died from a tick borne illness this spring so I am more vigilant now.