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In Bad Naturalist, an Author Settles on a Mountain Top and Tries to Farm

Modern Farmer

Years ago, author Paula Whyman left her DC-area home in search of a rural spot, hoping to get back to nature. Two hundred years ago, many of these hillsides were timbered for orchards. Around forty years ago, most of the orchards were replaced with cattle pasture. Haying eventually stopped, and mowing stopped, too.

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Apprenticeships Bring a Fresh Generation to Small Dairy Farms

Civil Eats

Afterward, they turn the herd out onto organically managed pasture, where the animals eat freely from clover, alfalfa, and a blend of perennial grasses like meadow bromegrass, orchard grass, and fescue. Grazed-dairy operations, on the other hand, can benefit ecosystems, rural communities, and consumer health. Their got a minute?

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