Gardening

I tethered them to a cement block and moved it around. They get tangled up in bushes, wind their rope around trees, etc, so need to be checked on frequently. I also kept big basins of water for them. The poison ivy did not grow back, they were pretty thorough. They also ate wild blackberry bushes that had grown to the "weed" stage in my yard.

I agree with your plan too...goats aren't available just anywhere. (I have heard of folks that rent them out to get rid of kudzu, though). Cardboard, junk mail, newspapers are underneath everything in my yard and covered with either mulch (paths) or compost (veggie and flower beds). Weed seeds still blow in or are dropped by neighborhood birds, but nothing like un-covered ground.