Jeff and Michelle
At the time of getting involved with the Mentoring Project we were just coming through our first full poultry-year. It had been all consuming; lots of things to figure out with our pasture-based poultry enterprise being run using the Regrarians Platform of permanence in agriculture and living. It was also just over a year after the fire and we were starting to think about trees and how they might fit with what we were trying to do. So when Bryon got in touch to ask whether we would be interested in participating in the Mentoring Project it was perfect timing for our planning.
Initially there was a site visit with two mentors. We walked around the property and talked about how trees could fit with our goals. We covered a lot of topics; the topography, what species had survived the fire, the sick and dying trees,
what species to replant, using fire retardant trees to protect our property, how to look after our native forest, a 500-year time frame and our ideas about setting up a Regrarian Institute that goes on in-perpetuity.
The conversation led to the dehesa concept – tree studded meadows. It fits well with our goals. So the major outcome for us of participating in the Mentoring Project is the dehesa plan.
The problem though is the amount of work to do; it’s another one on top of the pile. However we have made a start with planting trees this year. And we might have more time in the next 3 to 4 months – summer is not great for poultry. One
thing is for sure, we will be looking for on-going input from the mentors. We’re not foresters. We don’t know much about trees but we do know we want trees as part of our system. So it’s great to know that we can get in touch with our mentors when we need to – and we will!
https://southamptonhomestead.com/
At the time of getting involved with the Mentoring Project we were just coming through our first full poultry-year. It had been all consuming; lots of things to figure out with our pasture-based poultry enterprise being run using the Regrarians Platform of permanence in agriculture and living. It was also just over a year after the fire and we were starting to think about trees and how they might fit with what we were trying to do. So when Bryon got in touch to ask whether we would be interested in participating in the Mentoring Project it was perfect timing for our planning.
Initially there was a site visit with two mentors. We walked around the property and talked about how trees could fit with our goals. We covered a lot of topics; the topography, what species had survived the fire, the sick and dying trees,
what species to replant, using fire retardant trees to protect our property, how to look after our native forest, a 500-year time frame and our ideas about setting up a Regrarian Institute that goes on in-perpetuity.
The conversation led to the dehesa concept – tree studded meadows. It fits well with our goals. So the major outcome for us of participating in the Mentoring Project is the dehesa plan.
The problem though is the amount of work to do; it’s another one on top of the pile. However we have made a start with planting trees this year. And we might have more time in the next 3 to 4 months – summer is not great for poultry. One
thing is for sure, we will be looking for on-going input from the mentors. We’re not foresters. We don’t know much about trees but we do know we want trees as part of our system. So it’s great to know that we can get in touch with our mentors when we need to – and we will!
https://southamptonhomestead.com/