Location: Vermont.
Land:
Many acres, mostly ledge & brambles, forested (maples, beach, ash, a few oaks)
Nice east-facing slop.
Mostly open to the South.
Big pond near house, creek through pasture.
Not much pasture.
Zone 4-5
Animals:
5 Cows (mini Belted Galloways)
7 Sheep (Black Welsh Mountain)
4 Turkeys (Royal Palm)
2 Pigs seasonally (Tamworth)
Chickens (Chantecler)
Tilapia (overwintering inside)
Catfish (hiding in the pond)
Bees (I'm just the landlord)
3 Livestock Guard Dogs (Great Pyrenees, Maremma, Pyr x Kuvatz
1 Australian Shepherd
Flora/mushroom:
Garden
Blueberries, Blackberries, Raspberries
A few fruit trees
Shiitake
Morels (wild only)
Goals for 2012:
Reduce feed costs by 10%.
More storage to take advantage of hay buying opportunities
Plant productive trees (Honey locust, nuts, apples)
Start a few different living fences (Honey locust, Hawthorn).
Open more land.
Further divide pasture
Broaden varieties of berries.
More swales
Hugelkulture/terrace in sheep paddock
Solve cow muck problem !!!