A small bit of history. Village Roots leases about 13 acres of pasture
from Orchard Hill on which we graze lambs, broiler chickens, turkeys,
ducks, rabbits, pigs (who also pasture in the woods) and our oxen, Boss
and Chez. We hay another 7 or 8 acres for winter forage. When I say
pasture, I mean cleared land that was once considered prime agricultural
soil, but has been over grazed, compacted with heavy machinery and
chemically fertilized until about 10 years ago. When Orchard Hill
bo...
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