VIRGINIA, USA — On a small 80-acre farm called Home Again Farm , goats are grazing on newly planted pasture where corn once grew. For farmer Rose Shenk, the shift wasn’t just about improving her operation; it was about protecting her land, her animals, and the Chesapeake Bay.

With support from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s (CBF) cost-share programs , Home Again Farm converted a four-acre cornfield into permanent pasture. That meant installing about 1,700 feet of woven-wire fencing, seeding high-quality forage, and preparing the land for rotational grazing.

“It was almost $10,000 of fencing, and the foundation reimbursed us for all of that,” Shenk said. “It was very easy, and it hadn’t been on my radar because we didn’t have a stream as part of our property. I’m really grateful. It

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