Discarded Christmas trees a vitamin-filled treat for goats
This Dec., 30, 2014 photo shows goats of Mountain Girl Farm at 1360 South Street in North Adams, Mass. providing a unique way for North County residents to 'recycle' their Christmas trees and wreaths. Owners Katie and Jen Barbeau are inviting locals to bring their unwanted trees to their farm for their goats to nibble on. Goats nibble the few remaining needles from this tree at their farm.
WESTBROOK, Maine » Christmas trees can be enjoyed long after they are discarded by a family. They’re a great source of vitamin C — for goats.
A Maine farm is extending an invitation to residents who don’t know what to do with their discarded trees.
Hillary Knight, the barnyard manager at Smiling Hill Farm in Westbrook, Maine, says the farm’s goats are more than happy to eat the trees.
She says it’s a win-win. Humans can recycle their trees and the goats get a treat.
She tells WCSH-TV it’s like humans eating oranges dipped in chocolate — a treat with health benefits.
So far, 200 trees have been donated.
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Elsewhere, the Vermont Goat Collaborative is also collecting trees for goats.
