Go Green with Goats?

It ’s all over the web on land site likeTreehuggerandGrist . EvenFox Newsis insure it . Google has goats on their lawn maintenance gang . The idea is to dilute back on pollution from mowers , while also snub costs . These rented goats serve several function , such as grazing on open fields and hayfield that pose potential fire hazards . They battle Mary Jane problem rather than using pesticides . They even fertilize as they go . But is this answer only for with child areas of open soil , or could it be a potential alternative for small householder , timeworn of noisy mowers that pollute the Saturday morning air ? It takesGoogleroughly 200 rented goats to graze on the land behind their Mountain View , CA headquarters . Would one or two Goat work for a small lot ? And could you really get the goat to eat only unwanted plant ? A coworker mentioned to me that sheep might work better for grazing on grass . With all of these question , would it really be worth it to even begin to think about renting or buying grazing animals to maintain a small yard ? I would tend to think not , consider you also could n’t undertake that the animals would gnaw down the skunk evenly without reach some tasty , expensive ornamentals in the garden .

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