tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35188043.post158740712130768032..comments2023-11-07T06:51:41.301-06:00Comments on The Beginning Farmer: Quality Pasture :: Chapter 13 Book ReportEthan Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01333115493519268802noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35188043.post-42635551945395862032007-10-13T07:29:00.000-05:002007-10-13T07:29:00.000-05:00Ethan,You can find the article at http://www.foodc...Ethan,<BR/><BR/>You can find the article at http://www.foodcoop.coop/index.php?page=balance_by_joel_salatin.<BR/><BR/>Also, Walter Jeffries has some excellent blogs on using diverse livestock to maintain the land's health, including grazing rotation.<BR/>http://sugarmtnfarm.com/blog/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35188043.post-25296595429066158412007-10-12T12:02:00.000-05:002007-10-12T12:02:00.000-05:00Bill, Thank you for checking out my blog. I was w...Bill, Thank you for checking out my blog. I was wondering where you read the Salatin article. I would be very interested in checking that out because I would love to have something as diverse as possible!Ethan Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01333115493519268802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35188043.post-80755607601560356652007-10-12T07:24:00.000-05:002007-10-12T07:24:00.000-05:00Interesting post. I read a Salatin article recent...Interesting post. I read a Salatin article recently that mentioned not just mixing fauna, but flora as well. Specifically turkeys and grapes; turkeys fertilize and eat insects, grapes provide shelter. His concern was the overpopulation of land by monoculture; stuffing too much of one crop on too little land. But mixing flora and fauna mimics nature and each group supports the other to the point where more can naturally be put into less space. For instance, he said, combined, you could support about 60% of each group. So, in symbiosis, they equal 120% of what the land could support of either crop alone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com