Silage Making with Lawnmower Grass Clippings

We experimented this summer with silage making from lawnmower clippings.  The first barrel wasn’t a complete success–mold made it several inches down the barrel–but it was enough to convince us to keep trying, so in July we ensiled 4 barrels of grass clippings sourced entirely from our lawnmower.

We opened the first of those barrels today, so I wanted to show you the results, along with a step by step explanation of silage making with nothing more than an air tight container and a lawnmower with bagger attachment.

Silage making is so incredibly simple I’m surprised it isn’t more popular.  It took me quite a bit of searching initially to find resources that talk about it and in the end, we were pretty much on our own.  This guide is my hope of spreading the word so more people can create a sustainable, nearly zero cost food source for their livestock. Continue reading “Silage Making with Lawnmower Grass Clippings”