Using the goats to remove invasive species at Riverside Park is an environmentally friendly win-win — the goats get to feast on overgrown brush and Riverside Park Conservancy doesn't have to use chemicals to remove the weeds.
Of the 24 goats, five will call Riverside Park home until the end of August, eating their way through two acres of the park. The public can vote for one among Buckles, Chalupa, Mallemar, Ms. Bo Peep and Skittles, to be crowned the Greatest Of All Time. The winner will be announced by the end of the summer.
“On top of how cute they are, not only can they eat a lot of their body weight, but they'll actually neutralise the seeds so they won't get replanted next year,” said Larry Cihanek, son of the owner of Green Goats farm in Rhinebeck.
“And you know they'll work longer days than the landscapers.”
Reuters