Raine Grazing Services

What We Do

Vegetation Management

When considering vegetation management at a given site, there are several obvious options: spraying, mechanical work or hand work. Small ruminants (goats and sheep) can provide a non-toxic and ecologically friendly method for vegetation management. They are able to work in steep and variable terrain that is otherwise dangerous for people &/or machinery and environmentally sensitive areas.

Benefits include:

-biomass consumption

-very low to no risk of spreading seeds via consumption

-aeration of soil

-increased soil fertility

-increased soil water holding capacity

Each project site requires a customized grazing plan to reach management goals within the ecological context of the site.

We believe in high-density/short-duration grazing management. This methodology allows the goats to have the greatest impact on targeted vegetation.

About Us

Olivia Raine

The owner/operator of Raine Grazing Services is Olivia Raine. After beginning my agricultural journey on vegetable farms in New York, I moved to Olympia to attend The Evergreen State College to study Agroecology. After working on a sheep farm for several years, I headed south to California to learn how large-scale targeted grazing operations do their work. I started my own small-scale targeted grazing business for several seasons before relocating back to Western Washington. Raine Grazing Services, LLC is in it's fourth season in WA.

Photo Credit: Carlin Ma

https://carlinmamedia.com/

Reducing invasive vegetation across the South Puget Sound.

What We Do

Vegetation Management

About Us

Olivia Raine

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