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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis farm has a novel way to dispose of Christmas trees - PBS NewsHour
Let the goats eat them
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/this-farm-has-a-novel-way-to-dispose-of-christmas-trees
With the conclusion of the holiday season, many Americans face the task of disposing of their Christmas tree. A Massachusetts farm has devised an unusual method of eliminating the old trees: 19 hungry goats. Brian Sullivan of WGBY reports from Housatonic, Massachusetts.
Niagara
(12,128 posts)Elephants like to eat Christmas trees as well. Most zoo's will take them after the Christmas season.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)I know that horses like tree bark, maybe I should not be surprised.
Niagara
(12,128 posts)I wouldn't think it would be delicious or anything.
Creek Stewart on The Weather Channel taught me that we could survive off pine trees in a dire situation.
I only hope that nobody ever has to do this to survive.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)As a southerner: deep fried pine, yum, yum! Hold the salad.
Bayard
(30,288 posts)Our goats eating our xmas tree.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/116142597
I should take another pic, because there's not much left now but a stub.
question everything
(52,403 posts)Bayard
(30,288 posts)crazycatlady
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