Wild-grazing dairy goats in USA
Chris Chmiel is documenting a fascinating study of grazing dairy goats amidst his small farm’s stands of wild Ohio pawpaw and black walnut trees. Both of these trees provide niche crops, and both grow well in other locations. He harvests the pawpaw fruits for sale as fresh fruit and as preserves, gathers nuts from his own forest and shells them for sale along with his neighbors' walnuts, and is planning to produce artisan cheese from the goats. The pawpaw trees and black walnuts are particularly good with goats, as the goats don’t eat or harm either of them, but the goats fertilize and eat down other weeds and wild brambles to help the pawpaws and black walnut trees flourish. Read more at www.integrationacres.com
