Category Archives: Ranch Development

The Miracle of Muck Alley #Permaculture #Tilth

Posted on April 15, 2014 by

Permaculture principles point out the necessity of capitalizing on one’s resources within the ecology of their own farm or homestead.  This means maximizing the use of all waste streams that come from running a livestock operation.  Of course, it is … Continue reading →

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Barley Fodder Grow Trays Now For Sale!

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

One of our many mantras we live by at Paca Pride Guest Ranch is that our definition of success comes from positioning others to become successful.  On that front we want others to succeed as much as we have with … Continue reading →

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Barley Fodder Videos! Including our Fodder Room Walkthrough, (and bonus cute stuff too!)

Posted on February 3, 2013 by

Our earlier trials of the flood and drain trays The most important part of our “Proof of Concept” Phase! A nice long look at them several months into the morning fodder feeding ritual. A look at our Barley Fodder Room … Continue reading →

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Dirt! Of Sand, Ag Lime, and Diatomaceous Earth (and adding dirt to fodder mats!)

Posted on January 18, 2013 by

Alpacas are native to the Altiplano region of South America.  That’s a high desert region with sparse vegetation. In fact they are most adapted to such conditions.  So, when we were planning our homestead permaculture to incorporate them as our … Continue reading →

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Barley Fodder: From Trials to Production

Posted on November 27, 2012 by

We have some really happy alpacas and llamas at Paca Pride Guest Ranch with the ramping up of our production system for growing barley fodder mats for their winter diet. Even the chickens are enjoying pecking around for the rogue … Continue reading →

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Barley Fodder Sprouting Trials continued: New Flood and Drain Tray System Installed

Posted on June 8, 2012 by

To get a bit of background behind this project, read our previous blog entry entitled “From Seed to Feed”. In our Phase One Trials, we were performing a “proof of concept” with using barley grain seed and seedling propagation trays … Continue reading →

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From Seed to Feed in 8 days: Barley Fodder Sprouting Trials

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

This Spring we are exploring an alternative to how we are feeding our herd (and chickens too!) The idea comes from the notion of fresh sprouts as a “superfood”;  if eating sprouts are super healthy for humans, then wouldn’t that … Continue reading →

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