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Farm Name: Meadowdale Farm
Farmers: Kate Bowen
Agroforestry Practices: Forest Farming, Silvopasture, forest products (firewood, lumber, timber framing, mulch)
Agroforestry Acres: 24
Agroforestry Goals: Currently in Phase I of our silvopasture project which will be home to South Poll cattle, broilers, layers, katahdin sheep, and hogs. Animal Welfare in southern summers, soil health, lower feed costs, healthier animals.
Project Summary: After 20 years of practicing agroforestry in New England, we are transforming a mature hardwood forest into a diversified farm. Using our background in sustainable forest products we're milling timber, clearing land for perimeter fencing, and strategically working to rehabilitate the soil. We raise meat, eggs, hay, forest products, and also provide farmstead design consulting.
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