The animals
Cattle on the flatter far side of the land — long-term rotational grazing program. Beef for the butcher shop, hides for local use, manure for the compost system.
Dairy goats — milk for the café and market. Goat cheese for Bicolano dishes. A small herd, well managed, producing daily.
Carabao — the working heart of the farm. Draft power, land management, cultural connection. A farm in Bicol without a carabao is not complete.
Rotational grazing
Animals rotate through paddocks on a strict schedule. Enough time to graze, enough time for land to recover. No paddock is overgrazed. The land stays productive. The animals stay healthy. The system sustains itself.
Pigs
Three days maximum rotation on any section, then long recovery. Pigs reset compacted ground and break weed cycles. Managed properly they are a land management tool as much as a livestock enterprise.
Integration with the wheel
Manure feeds the compost system. Compost feeds the vegetable garden. Garden waste feeds the animals. The loop closes. Nothing leaves the farm that doesn't need to.
Livestock Products — Live from POS
Live animals, dairy, and meat products with current prices.