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Baaaad idea? City’s goatscaping program dies off as goats disappear
In Portsmouth, Virginia, the city decided to purchase 10 goats and 10 sheep back in 2013 to “mow” the grass. Read more about the program after 4 years..
August 14, 2017
Business
Union files grievance claiming goats are stealing landscaping jobs
In Michigan, AFSCME has filed a grievance against Western Michigan University claiming that the goats it employed are taking away jobs from laid-off workers.
July 11, 2017
Business
Goats gone wrong: City says farewell to cleanup crew
Back in October, a crew of 75 billies and nannies were rented from to clear 9.1 acres of blackberry and English ivy at Minto-Brown Island Park. They have since been fired.
February 29, 2016
Business
Workshop offers chemical-free ways to control invasives
The ELA is holding a workshop to offer chemical free removal options for invasive plants for landscapers. Click here to read more about the workshop.
July 14, 2015
Design-Build
Landscapers discover their competitors are a bunch of animals
In July, three herds of goats will return to Boston, where they will eat plants that are poisonous to people, yet tasty to goats. In one week, four goats can eat through one-third of an acre of shrubbery. Ryan Woods, spokesman for the Parks and Recreation Department, told The Boston Globe, “Bringing in the goats […]
June 12, 2015
Design-Build
Goats Aren’t Making the Cut
What started out as a clever twist on going green for lawn maintenance jobs soon turned into much more for many cities around the world. Goats were being used to eat grass at sites like airports and hilly terrains. But this fad has run its course in Portsmouth, Virginia, according to The Virginian Pilot. City […]
July 1, 2014
Design-Build
Don’t Let Your Service Become Robotic
Landscapers should always be on the lookout when it comes to competitors. However, I’m not talking about competitors down the street or one block over.
January 17, 2014
Business
Poison Ivy No Match for Goats
Goats, goats and more goats. Goats are going where no landscaper has gone before in Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Well, at least where no landscaper would like to go.
July 26, 2013
Business
Landscaping Goats Become Worldwide Trend
After a recent report about Chicago’s O’Hare airport using goats to mow the lawn, Amazon apparently wanted to follow suite. Amazon Japan has recently hired a herd of goats to help cut the lawn at its Gifu Prefecture distribution center.
July 19, 2013
Business
Chicago to Employ New Type of Landscaper
O’Hare International Airport in Chicago is taking a new spin on the concept of landscaping. The city is planning on employing a heard of 25 goats to clear out some vegetation at the airport, according to CBS Chicago.
May 10, 2013
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