Live Small: City grass feeds country horses for free

You heard it here first - if you didn’t see it in the local news one month ago.

In brief: local hospital, didn’t cut grass, farmer saw it, baled it, fed it to horses, I was happy.

Great story, eh?

One of those rare everybody-including-some-horses-wins stories.


[Photo by KEN WIGHTMAN/Sun Media]

And when I say everybody I mean more than a farmer and horses.

The guy who usually cuts the grass - a three day process, 3 times per month - was a winner.

Also, by avoiding several lawn trimmings the hospital reduced emissions and saved money used for fuel and pesticides.

“You’ve got to figure the savings are in the thousands,” said a hospital spokesperson.

Let’s put our thinking caps on. Are there similar ways we can save dough and help the environment simultaneously?

I’m thinking out loud here:

“less lawn, front yard garden, fresh tomatoes, reduce water and pesticide usage, convert grass clippings to something useful (golf tees, fuel?), feed goats or sheep and get milk or sweaters in return, etc.”

Any ideas?

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