Conestoga College will use sheep as landscapers [Video]

A flock of about ten sheep will join the grounds keeping crew at Conestoga College this spring to maintain the vegetation growing under the solar panels at the Cambridge-Fountain Street campus.

The school said it’s hiring the “lamb-scapers” for a two-year trial period from All Sorts Acres farm in Grey County.

“It presents a unique opportunity to integrate urban agriculture at Conestoga while eliminating the need for herbicides and gas-powered landscaping equipment,” said Samantha Tremmel Lamb, environmental sustainability and energy performance manager at Conestoga, in a news release.

Starting in early June, the sheep will be on-site for a two-week period within the fenced area surrounding the solar field.

An on-site shepherd will accompany them and bring them back to munch on the vegetation a couple of more times before fall.

The first year of this pilot project will focus on setup and implementation, and the second will introduce educational and engagement opportunities, Conestoga said.

The college …