It may be bare and muddy, but is also a step in the right
direction. If you’ve visited our farm,
you came in past a field that was previously lined with trees. (If you haven’t visited the farm you
should.) This field was fenced last
fall in order to allow more room for the sheep.
Our small flock enjoyed the room to run, but they also enjoyed eating
the shrubbery. Not happy to mix their
greens, the sheep would work their way up one row of trees, eating everything
they could reach. Then they would
proceed to the next row. The only trees
left standing are the ones sheep must not like to eat. We had been considering converting some land
into pasture. Thanks to the sheep, the
decision is now quite easy. We have a
little more work to smooth the ground and plant the grass. Give us a few months and we should have the
start of a beautiful pasture, rather than a beautiful mess.
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