kathryn marsh wrote:
Can I reinforce Jeff's warning that animals of any kind are a huge
commitment. The world often seems out to get them and they need you there
to take the responsibility all the time. Though the Findhorn people would
say that veggies do too. Take it slowly and carefully and
kathryn marsh wrote:
Can I reinforce Jeff's warning that animals of any kind are a huge
commitment. ... they need you there
to take the responsibility all the time.
In the preocess of developing an emergency preparedness plan for our
neighbourhood, my wife and I tried to take the high level
Jeff wrote
On the other hand, i
think running a grazing animal through orchards is a great
disease and pest control.
Geese work very well for this - don't keep them myself because husband had
bad experiences with them as a small child but friends have had good
experiences. Chicken tractors
My question is, why avoid goats? Is there something about them not
conducive to permaculture?
Kathryn's comments about goats match my experiences.
Hopefully you won't let permaculture boundaries be the only
basis for decisions. If you have a high interest in goats it
may be possible to find a
kathryn marsh wrote:
Personally, having kept goats and being extremely fond of them I would
never include them in a permaculture system. I have never found a way of
controlling all the goats all the time and their favourite food is fruit
trees of every kind and condition. So we no longer
Jeff Owens wrote:
Goats make good fence testers and older male
goats can be dangerous.
Have any experience with them and say bamboo (potentially used for
fencing)?
Neighbors dogs and goats don't mix
very well and is a serious problem.
Actually I will have a dog or two. How about
Personally, having kept goats and being extremely fond of them I would
never include them in a permaculture system. I have never found a way of
controlling all the goats all the time and their favourite food is fruit
trees of every kind and condition. So we no longer have goats. I think a
few
At:
http://www.permaearth.org/writings.html
in "Constructing the Forest Orchard" by Larry Santoyo, he writes:
"Animals are essential to any forest system especially
constructed food forests with an abundance of fruit. Animals
need not be harvested for food but must be included in any
