HARRISBURG (TNS) — Hold on to those Christmas trees!
A farm in Pennsylvania is willing to take them off your hands in order to feed their goats.
UPI reports how yuletide celebrators can drop their trees off at Batz Farm in Grantville as opposed to simply tossing them aside after the holidays are over.
See, pine trees are actually chock full of antioxidants and important nutrients that are key to any growing goat’s diet. Plus, they’re natural de-wormers and particularly tasty to goats, so why not give them something delicious to snack on for the New Year?
CBS Local 21 News continues to report that the farm’s owners, Mike and Kim Batz, explain how goats typically just eat the tree’s needles and bark while the remaining parts are turned into mulch, solidifying this as a win-win-win situation for all parties involved.
“It’s better than sending them to a landfill,” tells Kim to the news station. “They can get recycled and we put them to good use.”
If you think that Batz Farms is feeding their goats an unusual diet, we’ll have you know that they’re not the only farm that does this; PennLive previously reported how Potential Farm in Presto (also located in Pennsylvania) does the exact same thing, and accepts any and all Tannenbaum to keep their goats nice and full and healthy.
There’s also the fact that goats are notorious for eating pretty much everything, so at least with Christmas trees they’re getting some leafy greens (or pines, whatever) into their meals.
If you’re interested, feel free to place your tree in the wagon located at the bottom of the farm’s driveway with all tinsel or decorations removed, please.
