We've developed our own formula for amending the soil in the woods using 25 percent vegetable compost and 75 percent pine bark mulch compost, and now we re looking into gravity and drip-fed irrigation. They do it in North Dakota. It's drought-resistant, and it grows everywhere, even at sea level. It doesn t take much to grow thateither. If we had enough bed and breakfasts, tourists could see the sights in the south and return at dusk to relax and hear the crickets.
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The fleece is gathered and sold to craftsmen and weavers all over the world for a very profitable return, and the animals are relatively low maintenance and very manageable and good natured. If we don't get anxious and overwhelmed by the defeat of tobacco, we might even come together and make a more sizeable profit. If Alabama can do it, so can we. Maybe there's something better out there for us all. We just have to have the courage to explore the possibilities.