the circle of poop

The goats poop in the barn and in the fields. The turkeys poop in their pen, which I move daily to a fresh piece of field, where they start all over. The fields are cut for hay, which the goats eat. The goat barns are cleaned out and composted, which is eventually spread in the vegetable garden and greenhouse. The chickens poop everywhere, fertilizing everything from the garden to the fields. All of this goes back into the soil, which in turn goes into the animals, which then goes into us. In organic farming it’s one big interconnected cycle with no waste; even what you think of as waste. Another weird thing is for all that poop, nothing smells bad – it’s all rich and earthy and fresh. We eat poop!