permaculture

[Douglas Woodard <dwoodard@becon.org>]

You might look into the various lespedezas native and exotic, some have 
been used as commercial forage crops.

I've read that birdsfoot trefoil helps sheep with parasites due to the 
tannin content.

Doug Woodard
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada


Tripp Tibbetts wrote:
> We just got a new Kiko nanny goat this morning, freshly wormed from her 
> previous owner, and I'm wondering what I can plant in the orchard to help 
> with worms in the future, as Ivermectin isn't exactly part of my typical 
> grocery list.  At Darren Doherty's Keyline class in Aromas, CA, back in 
> October someone mentioned using diatomaceous earth, at which point I caught 
> Darren's eye and we were both shaking our heads.  Wha?  But surely there are 
> plants that can help in this regard.  Would love to hear about them.
>  
> Also, we're in a hot muggy zone 8 climate in the southeastern US and I'm looking for diversity in the high-protein fodder department.  Does anyone have experience with Siberian pea shrub down here?  What about mimosa?  Not a lot of foliage, so not sure it's worth planting, but grows readily here.  What else?  Eleagnus?  Russian olive does almost too well around here.  Do goats dig it?
>  
> Cheers,
> Tripp