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Day Grazing in the Hazelnut Orchards
There are multiple benefits to running the pigs through the hazelnuts after harvest. We set up a paddock in the oak trees adjacent to the hazelnut orchard. We are able to keep the pigs in the forest and open up the young orchard to supervised day grazing. One of the main pests for a hazelnut…
Big Leaf Maple Project with Oregon State University
Big Leaf Maple Project with Oregon State University The farm is involved in a project with Oregon State University that is exploring the viability of producing maple water & maple syrup from Big Leaf Maple in the Willamette Valley. Big Leaf Maple sap does not have as high of a sugar content as the traditional…
Ruminating – July 30, 2020
Ru-mi-nate – verb, gerund or present principle: ruminating. To think deeply about something. “we sat ruminating on the nature or existence” OR.. Chew the cud. We prefer to think the bison are contemplating the nature of existence, but they could just be chewing the cud. Ruminants have different digestive systems than other mammals. Instead of one…
Why We Raise Bison: Building Healthy Soil for the Future of Food
We get a lot of people asking why we decided to raise bison on the farm. Short answer? They help us build healthy soil. Not only is bison a delicious healthy protein, but more importantly, we needed a large grazing animal to help transition the pastures from annual rye grass production to perennial systems. For…