Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["J Bailey" <jbmail@isomedia.com>]

We live on 1.25 acres and have it cross-fenced into smaller paddocks. Right 
now we have 2 goats and 37 chickens (some meat, some layers). We're getting 
a Dexter heifer next month and I look forward to her manure contribution 
while she grows up.

There is one paddock that it kind of a buffer between us & our neighbors, 
that we probably won't run critters on. Right now we have a tiny potato 
patch that we hand dug, and plan to expand next year. The rest of the 
paddock, I'd like to try growing a few grains, even just barley for brewing. 
Can we do it without using another neighbor's tractor or tiller to tear 
everything up? I know once we do that, we're headed down a high maintenance 
path.

Anyway, maybe I'm missing something obvious someone else can point out to 
me.
--Joanna