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I am buying 16 acres of very dense woodlands and brushes, It’s to the point that I couldn’t walk past the perimeter to view the property.

I would like to have this converted to silvo pasture for a rotational grazing setup of cows sheep and chickens. F.Y.I, the soil is sandy loam

The trees are mainly oaks and pines

Couple of questions:

1) how sparse I should leave the trees (distance between trees)

2) Mulcher attachment vs knocking and burning for charcoal (maximum nutrients in soil for eventual pasture)

3)Which is preferable for silvopasture, Oaks or Pines?

Knocking trees and burning is quite a bit cheaper but I’m willing to forgo the money if it’ll make a difference in soil health and future pasture efficiency

We recently acquired some land, below you can find an overlay/underlay of what we have in mind.

Hardiness Zone 9A. Northern Florida, 30 min to coast.

Questions: What would you keep, swap, move, etc… all suggestions welcome. We love avocados, mangoes, anything that is sweet a dries well.

Is there any technology that supports permaculture? I’m curious if there are tools or apps that help with designing sustainable ecosystems, managing resources, or implementing permaculture principles. Whether it’s for gardening, water conservation, or renewable energy, I’d love to learn about tech that supports a more regenerative way of living.

Hey everyone I am looking to add to my flock this year as I start to integrate my chickens into my pest control regiment in my food forest. I have bought all my chicks from Tractor Supply in the past and I want different options. I’d prefer online options. I am looking specifically for both meat and egg chickens, heritage breed turkeys, and maybe a goose or two. Thanks in advance for your input 👍🌳

Hi to anybody who’s reading! So I live in Southern California, very dry, and the backyard is quite literally a desert. (Providing a stock photo to show the quality of what I’m working with) Anyways, I really want to put down some proper lawn for my dogs, something drought tolerant and pet friendly, I’ve been mostly looking into “frog fruit ground clover” but I’m very open to suggestions. The area I would want to cover is about 20ft by 7ft. I was wondering if anyone had some experience or knowledge on how to get started and be successful. It seems like the ground would need to be loosened up, but tilling is frowned upon. Which can be confusing given that the ground I’d be working with is quite hard and dry most of the year receiving on average less than 6 inches of rain.
I’ve watched a hand full of videos but most people only cover preparing the ground for planting produce, not so much for what I’m looking to accomplish. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated, oh and thank you for taking the time to read 😉