tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645035685408630604.post1224893335931321360..comments2023-09-02T11:54:16.253-04:00Comments on Healthy People, Healthy Planet: Friday Feel Good NewsAndy C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09594193387964718173noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645035685408630604.post-22535769450197231342011-12-19T08:29:29.484-05:002011-12-19T08:29:29.484-05:00Lori - Not just sheep mowers, urban shepherds, too...Lori - Not just sheep mowers, urban shepherds, too! A brand new job type in the city that never existed before. :)Andy C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09594193387964718173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645035685408630604.post-10714309280309167752011-12-17T11:53:09.201-05:002011-12-17T11:53:09.201-05:00What a great concept! I desperately need a few she...What a great concept! I desperately need a few sheep to keep our lawn in good shape. Maybe the business will make its way to the east coast. I'm just envisioning sheep mowers all around the hood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645035685408630604.post-8420110194028127762011-12-16T20:33:03.467-05:002011-12-16T20:33:03.467-05:00True, this isn't financially sustainable, and ...True, this isn't financially sustainable, and the transportation issue is tricky. I did a quick search and found out that "someone in reasonable physical condition can generally pull a 300 lb load at 10 mph / 16 km/h on level ground if there's no wind" (bikesatwork.com). If an average Jacob sheep weighs 125 lbs, then only two could be transported by bike trailer at a time without making a great sacrifice in speed. Hm...Andy C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09594193387964718173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645035685408630604.post-2093158273534463402011-12-16T18:24:29.698-05:002011-12-16T18:24:29.698-05:00Great article; thanks for sharing. Sounds similar ...Great article; thanks for sharing. Sounds similar to what I've been working on. I'm slowing expanding my urban farming opportunities to help me save money, but I've yet to find a way to actually MAKE money from it. I have to keep brainstorming and reading about what others are doing. Its certainly challenging being an urban homesteader without owning land. <br /><br />The thing I wonder about the sheep lawn mowing business- since he charges so little, it seems that he'd barely be able to pay for gas to get from location to location. Plus, transporting the sheep by car isn't carbon free. I think he should big cart that attaches to a bike so he can pedal them around.InvisibleUrbanHomesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08113847363690063583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645035685408630604.post-90023912676882741002011-12-16T16:27:26.776-05:002011-12-16T16:27:26.776-05:00Awesome! Let's start a sheep mowing company =P...Awesome! Let's start a sheep mowing company =PLynn Fanghttp://upcycledlove.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645035685408630604.post-28428577377321709322011-12-16T09:27:00.324-05:002011-12-16T09:27:00.324-05:00I wonder what happens when sheep are left to graze...I wonder what happens when sheep are left to graze on lawns in the city? Would the neighbourhood cats gang up together to try to take one down? :)<br /><br />If this were my business I'd work in the suburbs where the lawns are huge. Increase the flock size and work multiple yards at once. The question is, how much does it cost to keep feeding them over the winter when there's no more grass?Andy C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09594193387964718173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645035685408630604.post-64484053038984441582011-12-16T09:25:12.040-05:002011-12-16T09:25:12.040-05:00That's great! What fun!That's great! What fun!melissa-no plastic projecthttp://www.noplasticproject.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645035685408630604.post-76350227161699831832011-12-16T08:55:10.166-05:002011-12-16T08:55:10.166-05:00Okay, that's simply awesome. Can we get that i...Okay, that's simply awesome. Can we get that in Toronto?<br /><br />I would get a place with a lawn just so I could rent sheep to mow it!Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16057871775535533439noreply@blogger.com