Joe Paul

Thanks for posting those pictures Tyler - quite helpful to see.

That's be awesome - thank you!

Thank you! If it is not too much trouble - I would love to see some pictures of your progress...

Very interesting. So the plan is:

1. Use chickens to clear patch of dirt
2. Re-seed as necessary
3. Keep that fenced out until patch is established
4. Re-peat until complete

Is that correct?

May I ask how you planned on transitioning from pasture to meadow? Was it done in stages or all at once?

That is an interesting way to look at it. If you are growing a meadow - how much of that is ultimately grazeable for the herbivores?

When people talk about diversity of pasture and grasses, what are they trying to achieve exactly? As many different species as possible? Is there a list of suitable fodder that will be utilized by all animals?

Hi, I am in New Zealand we do get frosts around here so will certainly research further into what you suggested. Thank you.

So are you only doing it one patch at a time? We have 12 acres more or less which isn't huge but that seems quite a lot of work depending of course on the size of the patch we are trying to isolate.

If we seed over-top our current pasture, will they not grow with the rest or will the current pasture out-compete?

Hi all, we currently have a pasture already sown with seeds for sheep/cattle (plantains and rye grasses) and are grazing sheep, cattle, pigs, and geese on this successfully. We wanted to explore the possibility of adding a lot more diversity to the pasture to make it more sustainable and offer a wider range of grazing for all these animals - how does one go about doing that? Do you just sow over-top and hope the additional seeds will take root? Is there a certain list of seeds one should consider when starting to make such a transition?