The Holly Homestead

Our place consists of 11 acres, which includes two dryland pastures, a garden, an orchard and our home.  We would like to transistion to a healthy, sustainable system for raising livestock and fruits/vegetables.  Currently, we have two Jersey cows for milk and meat.  We also have a Katahdin ram, a ewe and a lamb.  We also keep laying hens.



The Garden

  In the garden we have raised vegetables for our home use.  We would like to expand and double its size in order to provide for us and also have a surplus to sell locally. 


The Orchard

The orchard currently consists of two apple, a peach, a pear and two cherry trees.  We are expanding this year with more pear and peach, purchased through our local Conservation District.  We are also hoping to improve the irrigation on the orchard with a drip system.


Front Pasture



Back Pasture

Our pastures are currently fenced for cattle.  We would like to use a combination of electric and woven wire so that we can graze multiple species.  We are also planning on using temporary fencing to implement a grazing rotation.  Water systems will also need to be improved in order to make the rotation more effective.