The Woodland Homestead by Brett McLeod

Author:Brett McLeod
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: woodland;homestead;homesteading;homesteader;gardening;woodlot;forest;portable sawmill;skidding;silvopasture;coppice;coppicing;fencing;living fence;living fencing;stumps;shelterbelts;homestead orchard;orchard;sugarbush;hugelkulture;ecotone orchard;forest succession;axe;mushrooms;cider;livestock;maple syrup
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Published: 2015-06-29T15:37:57+00:00

Collecting Fodder

Collecting fodder can be done more efficiently if it is combined with other woodland goals. For example, thinning red maple coppice stools makes for a tasty treat for my highland cattle and utilizes sprouts that ordinarily would be cut and left to decompose in the woodlot.

Collect or Browse

Collected Fodder

Advantages:

Efficient

Amount harvested can be easily controlled

Damage to parent plant may be avoided

Disadvantages:

Time consuming

Short feeding window after being harvested

Gives animals less choice in their browsing diet

Fencing systems (temporary or permanent) are needed

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