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.

Reducing invasive vegetation across the South Puget Sound.

What We Do

Vegetation Management

About Us

Olivia Raine

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