Went to Longview today and amongst other things bought twelve goslings (baby geese). Have you ever heard of weeder geese?? Well, here is the experiment... in attempting to stick to the Organic Path I am going to try using geese to help weed the berries and fruit trees. Just so you don't think I'm bonkers and making this up here is a link from U of Mizzou.

Apparently geese love to eat things like bermuda grass but don't so much like the rough, tough leaf of a blueberry plant. Good for them. Good for me. I'm not sure how much help a dozen geese will be on six acres of weeds, but if they're any help at all there will be multiple dozens next year.

Also not exactly sure how I'm going to control them. Might use electric net fence to keep them in a certain area and to keep out predators. Will definitely need a shelter for them, possibly one that is fully enclosed and can be shut up at night.

Here is another article from a farm that sells cute little baby geese.

So if you come to the farm this year don't be surprised to see geese waddling around the berries with you. I'll report later once I've had a chance to see them at work.