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Why was there a herd of goats at the University of Richmond?

Originally posted by WRIC ABC 8News RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — If you were near the University of Richmond on Wednesday, you probably noticed goats enjoying lunch on the campus. It wasn’t because a farmer lost their herd — they were Read more…

By RVAGOATSANDHONEY, 1 yearDecember 2, 2021 ago
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Landscaping goats offer plant control in Richmond

Originally posted by the Richmond Times Dispatch Around 40 goats trotted around the Azalea Garden at Bryan Park in Richmond on Tuesday afternoon, munching on kudzu leaves as they followed the sounds of claps coming from volunteers. The goats are Read more…

By RVAGOATSANDHONEY, 3 yearsSeptember 22, 2020 ago
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Sometimes Invasive Plant Warriors Are Four-Legged

Originally posted by JRPS Invasive Plant Task Force The JRPS Invasive Task Force recently enlisted professional help with battling invasive plant cover, primarily wintercreeper vines and Chinese privet shrubs, at Huguenot Woods Flatwater, the  westernmost unit of the James River Park System. Twenty-one goats Read more…

By RVAGOATSANDHONEY, 3 yearsOctober 13, 2019 ago
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14 goats, sheep escape ‘work site’, roam neighborhood

Originally posted at NBC12 by Karina Bolster. We later determined that it was a deer running into the fence that knocked it over. Luckily it told it’s friends and the fence remained intact for the rest of the job. Check Read more…

By RVAGOATSANDHONEY, 4 yearsSeptember 9, 2019 ago
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Goats Return to University of Richmond for Extra Credit in Environmental Landscaping

Originally posted in University of Richmond news Students at the University of Richmond enter into their final week of classes this week, but for one group of kids, their assignment is just beginning. On the heels of Earth Day, the Read more…

By RVAGOATSANDHONEY, 4 yearsApril 27, 2019 ago
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Nikki-Dee learns how RVA Goats keep Richmond beautiful

Originally posted at WTVR RICHMOND.  Va. —  Put away the herbicide and hire herbivores! Goats are an effective, cost efficient, and sustainable method to get your landscape back under control. Kristi Orcutt, owner of RVA Goats, is simply amazing. She has Read more…

By RVAGOATSANDHONEY, 6 yearsSeptember 8, 2017 ago
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Goats Are Eating Up the Invasive Ivy at Pony Pasture

Originally posted in Style Weekly by Jackie Kruszewski Not the worst gig a goat can get. Three goats at Pony Pasture are taking a break in the shade Saturday while they wait for their first course of winter creeper to Read more…

By RVAGOATSANDHONEY, 6 yearsFebruary 28, 2017 ago
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Goats more than living lawn mowers to Chesterfield woman

Originally posted by Rex Springston in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on November 16, 2015 Kristi Orcutt often carries her work home with her. Sometimes her work sits on the couch and watches TV with her. Orcutt, 50, raises goats, which she Read more…

By RVAGOATSANDHONEY, 7 yearsNovember 16, 2015 ago
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Goats eat poison ivy? Yes they do!

By Jonah Holland originally posted at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden on January 14, 2015 I thought you’d enjoy this video of 9-day old Solstice is showing off her stuff last week on the hillside behind the Conservatory — scroll down to see Read more…

By RVAGOATSANDHONEY, 8 yearsJanuary 14, 2015 ago
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Chesterfield Residents Preserve Threatened Honeybee Population

Originally posted on 5/6/2012 by Donna C. Gregory in the Chesterfield Observer As a kid, honeybees fascinated county beekeeper Ken Woodard. He’d catch honeybees in his yard while growing up in Georgia and then put them in jars with pieces of Read more…

By RVAGOATSANDHONEY, 11 yearsMay 6, 2012 ago
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  • Landscaping goats offer plant control in Richmond
  • Sometimes Invasive Plant Warriors Are Four-Legged
  • 14 goats, sheep escape ‘work site’, roam neighborhood
  • Goats Return to University of Richmond for Extra Credit in Environmental Landscaping
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