permaculture

[Rich Blaha <rich@mossbackfarm.com>]

It kindof depends on where you need your fertility, and how much you 
spend on feed imported to the farm.   Our garden 'wastes' end up usually 
processed through pigs and/or laying hens, since they are the biggest 
consumers of off-farm feeds.  Barn compost & chick bedding  replenish 
the gardens....But your system may vary

Rich
Mossback Farm

> Today's Topics:
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>   1. goats vs. compost (Lisa in Oregon)
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> Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 08:26:52 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Lisa in Oregon <lisamaciver8@yahoo.com>
> Subject: [permaculture] goats vs. compost
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> BTW, thanks to everyone who shared their goat stories.  It was very
> helpful (although not to the buck who's still alone...)
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> Another question, though: we have old vegetables (bolting chard, 
> spinach, and some cabbagey greens), is it better to compost them or 
> feed them to the goats and chickens? The grass and weeds are amazing 
> this year, so the goats have plenty to eat.  They mostly "recycle it" 
> to the pastures, although some part ends up in the barn and gets to 
> the garden later.  These plants are in interplanted beds, so I can't 
> just chop them up into the soil in place.  I'm not sure where the 
> maximum benefit is to the whole system.
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> Lisa in Ashland Oregon
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