Goats do the yardwork at Google headquarters

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Mowing with goats

5/01/2009 09:32:00 AM

At our Mountain View headquarters, we have some fields that we need to mow occasionally to clear weeds and brush to reduce fire hazard. This spring we decided to take a low-carbon approach: Instead of using noisy mowers that run on gasoline and pollute the air, we've rented some goats from California Grazing to do the job for us (we're not "kidding"). A herder brings about 200 goats and they spend roughly a week with us at Google, eating the grass and fertilizing at the same time. The goats are herded with the help of Jen, a border collie. It costs us about the same as mowing, and goats are a lot cuter to watch than lawn mowers.


Posted by Dan Hoffman, Director Real Estate and Workplace Services

Forrás: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/mowing-with-goats.html