We’re loading in over 12 inches of wood chips to build our carbonaceous diaper — a deep carbon bedding that will capture nutrients, prevent runoff, and start composting right under the cows’ feet. The cows will live and eat on top of this carbon layer partially through winter while our spring cover crop gets strong enough to graze. Their manure and urine mix with the wood chips to create a powerful, microbe-rich compost base. Once the cows rotate out to fresh pasture, the pigs move in next. Thei