Goat & Sheep Grazing Services for Eco-Friendly Vegetation Management
Natural, targeted brush clearing for commercial and residential properties—no chemicals, no heavy machinery.
VERMONT—Cloud Brook Grazing offers targeted grazing and comprehensive vegetation management with a clever crew of GPS-carrying sheep and goats, across Northern Vermont and beyond. Cloud Brook works with:
→ Brush clearing & invasive species removal
→ Residential areas
→ Steep slope and hard-to-reach terrain
→ Commercial properties, land trusts, and large acreage
↑ Check Cloud Brook Grazing working on Jay Peak Resort!
Comprehensive Vegetation Management for Commercial Properties and Large Acreage
We work with ski mountains, farms, utilities providers, land trusts, HOAs, and more to help manage vegetation on their terms—no harmful herbicides, no damaging heavy machinery, just good ol’ “work of mouth.”
Targeted Grazing Services
Our GPS monitored flock goes above and beyond to help homeowners and residential properties manage undesirable and problematic species or just trim the yard with minimal disturbance.
Poison ivy? No problem! →
Why Choose Goat Grazing Over Traditional Land Clearing?
Low-impact land clearing is what our flock does best. Traditional land clearing and vegetation management often employ herbicides, that damage our vulnerable ecosystems, and loud heavy machinery that compact soil and increase runoff.
Intensively managed sheep and goats can improve soil health and increase water infiltration in ecologically sensitive and erosion-prone areas.
Our flock is kept tight and moved frequently, eating, trampling, and fertilizing as they go. Their innovative NoFence Collars allow them to target or avoid specific areas with precision.
In steep, difficult, tight, or residential areas our goats and sheep time and again do what the expensive machines can’t. If you’re looking for a sustainable alternative to traditional land clearance and maintainance, look to Cloud Brook Grazing!
How Our Grazing Process Works:
Site Evaluation
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We work with you to help you develop a set of vegetation management goals and provide you a quote for meeting them with our flock.
Custom Grazing Plan
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Based on target vegetation, infrastructure (fencing, water, shelter), and unique site considerations (grades, wetlands, buildings) we design a grazing plan specific to each client and location.
Fenced and Geo-fenced Managed Grazing
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Next our flock arrives on site and gets to work. We visit the flock and perform health checks daily while managing their grazing areas with NoFence GPS collars and/or ElectroNet electric fencing.
Return?
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We aim to build relationships with our clients and the land we graze.
Annual grazing can offer an ancient and sustainable solution to managing your land on an ongoing basis.
Additionally, some targeted grazing of nuisance species or brush clearance may require follow-up visits later in the season or in following years to properly meet the vegetation goals of the project.
Frequently Asked Questions
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We offer a range of grazing solutions designed to meet your vegetation management goals. Whether addressing a difficult area or nuisance species or looking to clear and maintain a larger acreage, we have the goats and sheep to meet your needs.
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Getting started is simple. Reach out through our contact form or give us a call—we’ll work with you to develop your vegetation management goals and develop a unique grazing plan suit your specific site.
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Our pricing is usually broken down into a flat mobilization fee plus a per-day or per-acre rate.
Cost can vary widely based on the season, goals of the project, and existing infrastructure already on site.
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We combine a thoughtful, human-centered approach with clear communication and reliable results. It’s not just what we do—it’s how we do it that sets us apart.
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Start Grazing With Us!
Tell us about your goals and we’ll design a unique grazing management plan to help meet them.
I need help addressing encroaching brushy species in my already open fields…
I want to improve soil quality and water infiltration on land my organization manages…
I’m curious if goats and/or sheep are right for my vegetation management needs…