Below are fact sheets and resources for people who homestead, have small acreage farms or who raise livestock other than cows and horses. Please contact Carrie Brausieck with feedback or suggestions for our resources page at cbrausieck@snohomishcd.org or 425-377-7014.
There’s a lot to know about owning and managing land. This booklet contains lots of information about actions you and your neighbors can take to protect your land and water.
Read MoreThis checksheet—focused on small ruminants, sheep, and goats—is designed to help farmers think about individual aspects of their farms, as if each aspect were part of a puzzle, and then to consider how the pieces best fit together to form a whole farm.
Read MoreThis publication provides an introduction to small-scale rabbit production, focusing on meat rabbits
and sustainable rabbit management.
Photo credit: Kari Quaas
Read MoreThis publication addresses grazing systems, pasture fertility, weed control, and pasture maintenance. It also discusses planning and goal-setting, and offers an appendix item on trees in pasture settings.
Read MoreMixed species grazing has many advantages. Learn more and download the fact sheet.
Read MoreHow do forests and native grasslands function in the complete absence of fertilizer and tillage? Understanding native soils can help farmers develop and maintain productive and profitable soil both now and for future generations. Learn how soil, the environment, and farms can benefit when the soils natural productivity is managed in a sustainable way.
Read MoreThis publication provides fundamental information relevant to all goat owners, especially regarding feeding, reproduction, and health. An extensive resource list is included.
By Linda Coffey, Margo Hale, and Ann Wells
NCAT Agriculture Specialists
August 2004
© NCAT 2004
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