Send in the goats! At least that is what some eco-minded businesses in Maryland are doing when it comes to clearing land that is covered with weeds and dense vegetation. According to Brian Knox, owner of Eco-goats, hungry goats thrive on things most humans don't want to touch. His thirty goats can clear 100 square meters of brush a day and leave behind their droppings which are good fertilizer.
His goats have been in demand by conservation minded groups with land to clear, like the Izaak Walton league of America that used goats to clear harmful, invasive plants in the parks for which it has responsibility in Gaithersburg, Maryland. "It's such an innovate, sustainable way of removing invasive species, and you get to hang out with some cute goats while you're doing it," said Rebecca Wadler, an associate in the group's sustainability education program.
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