Baaad news for weeds in Dorchester Park

By adamg on Fri, 05/31/2019 - 6:51pm

The Dorchester Reporter alerts us: Goats are returning to Dorchester Park tomorrow to help in the fight against poison ivy and other weeds - by eating them.

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Anyone who causes any type of

By anon on Fri, 05/31/2019 - 7:18pm.

Anyone who causes any type of stress or harm to these goats will be cursed with a lifetime of excruciating poison ivy and agony.

I know they mean well

By StillFromDorchester on Sat, 06/01/2019 - 5:30pm.

But is this the best way to weed and remove brush from an urban space.
I pay good tax dollars for those mowers and weed whackers.
The goats love it I'm sure.

Goats eat poison ivy?

By Kokernutz on Sat, 06/01/2019 - 9:32pm.

I checked them out today... four of them in a closed off area where it looks like poison ivy might grow.

brilliant! honestly!!

By Fenway Crank on Sat, 06/01/2019 - 10:17pm.

For people who might not know this, rest assured that this is a brilliant move. Goats LOVE poison ivy. It is the first thing they will eat, and they will eat all of it before they eat anything else. They will dig at the roots until they get every last bit of it out of there. Goats are far more effective than weedwhackers or bushwhackers or heinous carcinogenic chemicals. Whoever made the decision to bring the goats in should be commended for their wisdom. GREAT use of taxpayer dollars! Very cutting edge thinking.

Mairzy doats and dozey doats,

By anon on Mon, 06/03/2019 - 11:51am.

and little lambzy divey,
a kiddley divey too, wouldn't you?