CRAFT Grazing School at Manderly Farms

Recap from our friends at Sequatchie Cove Farm

We had such a great time at the CRAFT Grazing School at Manderly Farms last Saturday. We started off the day listening to a presentation from grazing expert Randall Tomlinson. Randall taught us about the importance of setting grazing and pasture health goals, how to create a grazing schedule for the year or season and much more. He even shared some rotational grazing fun facts! Did you know that ancient Romans used dense flocks of sheep to graze and trample grass in order to create their roads? After the presentation came a farmer panel featuring Kelsey Keener, Elson Mast of Manderly Farms and Randall Tomlinson. Topics included how to market grass-fed meat and eggs, the importance of cooperating with other local farms and how to find inspiration when things feel hard. After eating lunch, we embarked on a wagon tour of Manderly Farms to see rotational grazing in action!