Starting a Lawn Care Business? Think about alternative and creative services to offer your customers.
Once again, cities around the country are using goats to gain control over weeds and other vegetation in hard to mow areas.
In our city, Chattanooga, Tennessee, goats have been employed for the last 15 years to fight the relentless creep of kudzu vines. Kudzu was imported many years ago to help fight erosion on the steep mountainous terrain that circles the city. Kudzu is great at stemming erosion. The downside is that it grows rapidly and engulfs trees, telephone poles, and roadways. Since it is often planted in hard to reach areas, there is no practical method of using lawn mowers or trimmers to keep it at bay.
In the 1990’s, our public works department made a contract with a local goat farmer. He brought his goats to areas of heavy kudzu growth. The grazing goats worked non-stop at gnawing the tenacious vine. Though there were several problems with the goats (wandering off, chased by dogs) the goats proved beneficial to the landscaping upkeep of the city.
We are just one of hundreds of communities using goats for various lawn care and landscaping upkeep duties. There are even many environmentally conscious corporations and small businesses that use goats as their lawn care companies. This goes to show you that if you are thinking about starting your own lawn care business, you shouldn’t rule out alternative services to offer your customers.
Though we have never used goats in our own lawn care business, we have been involved in the industry for 18 years and we always enjoy learning about new and creative ways to make money mowing grass. If you are looking to start your own lawn care business or if you are just looking to make some extra money this summer mowing grass, you will benefit from our experience. We have produced a very helpful lawn care business guidebook and software package.
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