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Sheep and Lambs Eat City Parks

#83. Sheep and Lambs Eat City Parks

©Daniele Hosmer Zambelli

The city of Turin saved 30,000 euros by using sheep to mow lawns at three public parks. In Pasture in the City, cows were also used during the experimental first year, but because they produced too much manure they have not returned. Traffic is diverted for the herd of sheep to enter the city. After the animals are rotated through fenced-off parks for two months, they return to the Alps for the remainder of the summer. The sheep aerate and fertilize their temporary pastures.

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Actors: Department of Park Management, City of Turin; Shepherd Federico Tombolato

Location: Meisino, Sangone, and Maddalena parks, Turin, Italy, since 2007

Tools: 700 sheep and 17 lambs

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Dec 15, 08	Jack: The smell must be awefull though!
Jan 7, 09	Julian: I wanna buy a sheep as pet!
Jan 20, 09	me: nice! I've seen some similar in Frankfurt am Main at least 8 years ago. sheeps eating the grass alongside the river. to me it was a revelation at that time but now wonder if it is safe for the sheeps to eat such a polluted grass..
Feb 4, 09	Laurie, Grounds For Growth Landscape: Love it! Goats munch grass in the hills of Oakland, Calif too. It's a wonderful way to cut out spewing lawnmowers and bring a bit of the farm into the city for us all to enjoy. More!
Mar 11, 09	Anonymous: good good
Aug 13, 09	Aurore: Attention à ne pas considérer l'animal comme simple "exotisme" dans la ville
Oct 8, 09	PeterWarner1: It's a wonderful way to cut out spewing lawnmowers and bring a bit of the farm into the city for us all to enjoy. More! Science School \| Law school \| computer school
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Oct 26, 09	RISHI: It's a wonderful way to cut out spewing lawnmowers and bring a bit of the farm into the city for all to enjoy. More! This is an excellent idea also for saving money. chicken incubator -------------------------
Nov 17, 09	Karl: I've got an idea: why not save some 50000 $ by using a herd of lizards to clear the city from tiny insects? PMI Index
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Mar 24, 10	Kyle Roderick: Sheeps and lambs atack! Take cover!))) I could even imagine that somebody will take this history as a ground for an essay
Mar 24, 10	Dave: You gotta kidding me))) Really funny though... Best regards from resume
May 3, 10	Leyla: Thank you for Lida - Biber Hapı

Sheep and Lambs Eat City Parks

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