Domestic goats are reaching new heights on Vermont's ski slopes. Magic Mountain in southern Vermont used goats to clear its slopes of vegetation last year, and Jay Peak, near the Canadian border, is ...

Powell also sees other benefits in goat grazing. The animals are fun to watch, they stomp fertilizer and nitrogen from their ...

And most of all, their digestive system and their teeth can render invasive plant seeds unviable. So, unlike other animals, ...

Goats (Capra hircus) have been domesticated for over 10,000 years. For some, they’re meat. For others, they’re milk producers. And for still others, they serve as adorable pets or petting zoo staples.

This is the story of four suburban days in June that none of us will ever forget. We had been looking for a fixer-upper because our child-to-available income ratio is pretty high. We need space more ...