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Join Geoff and his grandson, Blair, as they collect forage for the goats while maintaining the food forest. In this video, they chopped and dropped the big legume trees shading out the food forest and collected herbaceous and medicinal material to feed the goats.
A useful multifunctional element in the process involves the leftover sticks from pruning after the goats consume the leaves. The sticks are set aside to dry and used as kindling during winter. Additionally, Geoff places the chickens' grain in piles of sticks to protect it from the goats. The chickens can access some of the grain, but the goats cannot. Any missed bits of grain often sprout, providing an extra layer of fodder for the pen.
Key Takeaways
- Using some of the forest's chop-and-drop and foraged herbs to feed goats is a great way to accomplish multiple tasks.
- Mugwort is good to include in animal forage because it helps to worm the animals.
- When multiple functions play a role in what we do, finding curious solutions seems to come naturally.
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