Grazing System Tour for Livestock Farmers

Interested in learning more about how we use rotational grazing on our silvopasture farm? Join silvopasture manager Eli Roberts for a pasture walk and talk focused on AOOA’s grazing management and the use of fodder trees. Learn how the farm is designed to make rotational grazing easier; how we manage moving the sheep between the orchard rows; and how our 1,000 silvopasture trees (7+ species!) are working to provide shade, food, worm prevention, and bird habitats. Eli will share insight and lead a discussion on our water and fence infrastructure, parasite management, and lessons learned from the past two growing seasons at AOOA. Suggested for individuals with previous knowledge or experience with livestock.

Eli has a Master of Forestry degree from Yale, where he studied forest management and agroforestry systems. He has been working on the orchard and gardens at AOOA for the last year and a half. His favorite tree is the mulberry, but there are many close seconds.