Imagine the bucolic landscape of animals grazing in an open pasture.
That scene is the reality for farmers who are raising grass-fed animals,
but it belies the work and challenges of a grazing operation.
land conservation group has reached agreement to buy nearly 100 acres of scarce open land in Montpelier.The Trust for Public Land will preserve the bulk of the property, known as Sabin’s Pasture, and use some of it for housing.But it hasn’t been easy to reach that settlement.