Downtown LA’s Newest Inhabitants: Goats
Posted by Wendy Cohen on September 8, 2008 at 6:53 pm
CATEGORIES: Education
(now with an update from the LA Times: 100 goats turned loose on a downtown L.A. plot)
Yes my friends, 100 goats were brought into town by the Community Redevelopment Agency to chew on weeds and brush on a steep portion of Angels Knoll Park.
Lawn-mowers? Who needs them! Not only are the goats cleaning the hillside naturally, they are saving the Community Redevelopment Agency “several thousand dollars.”
According to the LA Times blog, Bob Pool had a visit today and will have a full report soon.  We will keep you updated!
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I want one!
I quite doing my lawn and can’t believe the over 25 plants that grow without my help.
Some of my neighbours were mad but I wrote this as an explanation.
I have grown to love mother natures garden!
Chaos and Creation In My Own Back Yard
Inspired by Sir Paul McCartney
For my neighbours
While I was away, in a foreign land,
My green lawn grass died; weeds took a stand.
They didn’t need water. They grew from the dew.
Changing carbon to oxygen, for me and for you.
Instead of man’s grass, which requires much noise,
Nature’s plants grew, without poison or toys.
Dandelion, chamomile, milk thistle, clover,
Ground covers and trees were growing all over.
Many of these plants were sought after and used,
To help us stay healthy. Is nature being misused?
Bad business is rampant. Why try to take down,
Our natural medicine, that many renown?
Lets all stop lawn maintenance pollution!
Be NOT of the problem. Be OF the solution!
Lora Bruncke