Adam Barley

What type of area are you raking them up from? A lawn, pasture, etc? Is the area fenced?

I am raking the leaves from my lawn. It is not fenced but I am putting them in a fenced area. I did put a good load in the chicken coop and the chickens are having fun with them but they are not as destructive to the leaves as I thought they would be. I only have 5 hens though.

Seems like the obvious one would be chickens and pigs, no?

Will pigs eat the leaves or just tear them up as they root around?

I would be happy with fertilizer from whatever animal would eat the leaves. That way I can spread it back on the lawn instead of using toxic gick.

I have a significant amount of maple, aspen, and birch leaves that I would like to mulch. As I was raking them up I was contemplating the types of animals that would be happy to help turn them into 'mulch'. Goats? Pigs? Worms? I have about 3 pick-up truck loads worth that I just piled at the back of my yard for now. I may just leave them for the winter and see what I end up with but breaking them down would be nice. Any suggestions would be great.

Thank you. I will send you a PM.

If there are any other permies in the 'neighborhood' we would love to get to know you as well.

Hi all. I am very excited to have stumbled into the world of permaculture. The last few weeks have been a feeding frenzy of youtube videos, podcasts, and reading articles. I love how it just makes sense. However, it is a little overwhelming. Where to start? How to start designing? How to make sure my wife doesn't think I am crazy? All the stuff that I am sure all of you have dealt with already. I would love to meet anyone remotely close to American Fork, UT to see what has been working for them. Looking forward to meeting some new friends and getting my hands dirty.