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Offline Hollywood, Esq.

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Organic Lawn Mowing
« on: November 07, 2011, 10:52 pm »
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/03/garden/sheep-lawn-mowers-and-other-go-getters.html?hpw

I'd pay $20/day per unit.   At that rate, I bet this would be economically profitable -- especially if you really like sweaters as well.

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Re: Organic Lawn Mowing
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2011, 11:29 pm »
There's a guy in Edgewood who has a business...Ewe something or other.

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Re: Organic Lawn Mowing
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2011, 12:18 pm »
Hollywood, this reminds me, the recent landscaping at your house looks really nice.
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Re: Organic Lawn Mowing
« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2011, 02:51 pm »
Found them!
http://eweniversallygreen.com/home

I am totally doing this.  I've got a ton of ivy and kudzu I want to get rid of.

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Re: Organic Lawn Mowing
« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2011, 04:11 pm »
I think this is a fantastic idea, but how do you keep them out of the flower beds or from eating from a low hanging fruit tree or berry bush?
Or maybe they're happy and content, living their little donut lives until the monstrous humans come along to rip their doughy flesh open with their teeth, sucking up their jelly innards.

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Re: Organic Lawn Mowing
« Reply #5 on: November 08, 2011, 04:12 pm »
I think this is a fantastic idea, but how do you keep them out of the flower beds or from eating from a low hanging fruit tree or berry bush?

Just looked at their website and it looks like they use solar powered electrified fences that they just bring with the goats.

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Re: Organic Lawn Mowing
« Reply #6 on: November 08, 2011, 04:37 pm »
Ok this is the coolest thing I have EVER heard of.  How apesh*t would the beagle go??  He would LOVE this. 

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Re: Organic Lawn Mowing
« Reply #7 on: November 08, 2011, 10:12 pm »
I've contacted them!  Not sure I can use them until there is growth again in the Spring, backyard had been cleaned up quite a bit (especially around fences in regards to my "repetitive dog escapee problem".  But would be cool to have them do some maintenance when the back gets all meadow-y again in the Spring!

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Re: Organic Lawn Mowing
« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2011, 07:09 am »
I know that Andy would LOVE to have this crew instead of having to do the annual clearing of the jungle. I wonder how long it would take them to clear our "back 40"?
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Re: Organic Lawn Mowing
« Reply #9 on: December 05, 2011, 10:58 pm »
Correct me if I'm wrong here, but I think(?) it's illegal to have a goat within the Atlanta City limits.

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Re: Organic Lawn Mowing
« Reply #10 on: December 05, 2011, 11:09 pm »
A friend in OP had the goats eat her backyard. It worked out great.