Allison Lilly, the Public Health Garden Club's president, said the idea to bring the goats to the campus started as a joke about using animals from the campus farm as an eco-conscious way to get rid of invasive plants until the organizers learned that companies such as the Davidsonville-based Eco-Goats actually existed.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Officials say natural cleansing method readies land for student use
For three days and two nights, more than 30 goats grazed on the weeds, poison ivy and thorns on the plot of land between the Eppley Recreation Center and the School of Public Health building, clearing the land for students to grow their own fruits and vegetables, meditate, take classes or simply hang out.
Allison Lilly, the Public Health Garden Club's president, said the idea to bring the goats to the campus started as a joke about using animals from the campus farm as an eco-conscious way to get rid of invasive plants until the organizers learned that companies such as the Davidsonville-based Eco-Goats actually existed.
Allison Lilly, the Public Health Garden Club's president, said the idea to bring the goats to the campus started as a joke about using animals from the campus farm as an eco-conscious way to get rid of invasive plants until the organizers learned that companies such as the Davidsonville-based Eco-Goats actually existed.
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