Using goats and sheep as lawnmowers has become a booming cottage industry, particularly in conjunction with solar operations. Meet the farmers renting out their ruminants.

Raising Goats to Graze

Almost all of the world eats goat meat. Here in the U.S., it’s complicated. 

Get Your Goat

When Beth Hoffman and her husband moved from the Bay Area to farm sustainably in rural Iowa, they tried some things their neighbors had never seen. Did it ruffle any feathers?

What the Neighbors Think

Named for leading their fellow livestock into slaughter, these betrayers aren’t as common as they used to be. But they’re still around.

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Raising Goats to Graze

Get Your Goat

What the Neighbors Think

Whatever Happened to the Judas Goats?