Mary Bowen, owner of Sunderland-based Green Goats and Prosperity Acres farm, will be putting her herd of over 70 goats to work from May to October, using them to clear overgrown vegetation in various private and public areas across the state.
Unlike traditional land-clearing methods such as herbicide treatments and excavation services, which can have adverse effects on the environment, goats offer an environmentally-friendly alternative
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6 comments:
Very wise choice.
are they union?
wait! isn't their poop bad for the bay? will it be cleaned up?
They will wear diapers when in close proximity to any waterway.
10:45, not bad for the waterways for 2 reasons. They are not force fed to eat a diet only of chemical laced feed and they are not concentrated. The problem stems from too many of one type of animals in too small an area.
The problem is factory industrial farming is the new normal now. In the days when farming consisted of real true family farms, there was an assortment of livestock and different manures were used as fertilizer.
lets elect them to congress and watch the improvement. thanks sjd
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