Google: Mowing with Goats
Earlier this month, Google announced they were using a herd of 200 goats to clear weeds and brush. I really didn’t make this up. From the official Google blog: “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 … Read more