Growing up in a farming environment was a very interesting experience for me.\u00a0 We had the traditional type farm where the cows and horses were pastured together, all the pigs in a pen and the chickens had their own house with an open air enclosed area for rummaging around outside.\u00a0 In the last 15 years I have been reading about the idea of permaculture<\/a> or symbiotic farming, looking back I would have loved it if my parents implemented this practice.\u00a0 The whole idea of rotating livestock based on utilizing each species for its strengths in an effort to improve the health of the soil is certainly a fantastic technique.\u00a0 I know if I were to go back to the farming lifestyle this is the approach I would use in managing my livestock and pasturelands.\u00a0 Please take a few minutes to watch a talk that Michael Pollan does for Ted.com regarding this topic.<\/p>\n