La’ Manure… llama, manure. Aren’t they cute? They are helping to supply the nitrogen needed to produce healthy plants in our garden. Why llama manure when we have all this horse manure on the farm? Well, a bit higher nitrogen content, and from what we’ve read its nitrogen is more readily available to the plants than horse or cow manure. Another thing, llama manure is in smaller pellets, and a lot of our pile has “decomposed” into powder already. Apparently llamas digest more efficiently and there isn’t the large amount of organic matter (undigested hay) in the manure, yet it still adds organic matter to the soil.

Here we are filling Sue’s truck with a ton of pooh. Isn’t she the lucky one?! I think so far we have gotten 8 or 9 truck-loads.

Oh, and for you curious ones… it is FREE! Part of what we are doing is to figure out how to keep costs as low as possible, not only for the personal financial reasons, but also to help create a plan for others who want to start small farms.