Instead of dosing the English ivy and blackberries on a high-altitude hillside (where any pesticides would inevitably flow downward into the groundwater), Seattle hired goats to eat them. For £1250 they got 280 goats, which methodically set to consume the entire fire hazard in an area that would be labour-intensive and unsafe for humans, and difficult for machines. Eating 5-6 pounds per day, with 280 goats, the entire project should be finished by the weekend, with no ill effects beyond some manure. [GT]
Goats make quick work of weeds
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