permaculture

["L.Santoyo Designs" <santoyo@earthflow.com>]

Hello Lisa in Ashland,

Can you separate the youngest does instead?  I kept goats for a short 
while -we kept the buck separate -he didn't seem to mind... Are you 
sure yours is "lonely?"

Not sure that just because Mollison acts like he doesn't like goats 
-that he doesn't -or that permaculture designers would exclude their 
use (?!?) -they shouldn't... but they should be careful!

>  "David Siripoonsup" <DSIRIP01@shepherd.edu>
> Whats wrong with goats? just wondering.

Goats, when not managed properly, can be quite destructive on most 
landscapes -especially in ecosystems that didn't co-evolve with a 
mostly non-discriminate and voracious browser...

Fortunately, goats can sometimes be properly managed...

FYI -there is a company that works our town -that has several hundred 
Rental-Goats for roadside and broad scale weed/fire abatement.  Works 
very well... http://www.californiagrazing.com/

Wish I had some goats yesterday... I just mowed a quarter acre of 6 
foot tall mustard, radish and thistle!

Good luck Lisa,


Larry Santoyo
San Luis Obispo, California


> From: Lisa in Oregon <lisamaciver8@yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Date:  Wed, 20 Apr 2005 08:05:41 -0700 (PDT)
>
> > I doubt this list contains many goat herders, what with Mollison
> > being kind of anti-goat, but just in case: we separate the buck as
> > everyone does.  We have a new buck and he's lonely.  It would be
> > nice to have a more natural herd with the buck living with the does,
> > but how would one avoid having very young does bred?  Anyone here
> > raise goats permaculturally?
>  >Lisa in Ashland Oregon
> >
>  >