We have some friends who have a small
apple orchard, less than 5 acres. They brought someone in with
permaculture experience 2 years ago..thats when I first heard about it. They removed most of the grass between the trees and planted
native wild grasses, grain producers, Planted a variety of small bushes, and everything from clover, millet, amaranth and others I can't remember. They run about 35-40
chickens through the area, not sure what variety they got but the chickens roost in the trees, so they only have nesting boxes to collect the eggs. The chickens don't produce as much as others but they don't care. They also don't feed the chickens. They also added in 3 small holding ponds, using their well
water to fill and then it also attracts insects and frogs...overall has been a big transformation. Looks great now, btw I think they are a zone 5B or 6A