incuTANK: Sharing ideas and innovation.

Just wanted to throw out this thought.  A classmate of mine recently got a nasty rash on his leg from poison ivy.  Personally, I have never gotten it and hopefully keep it that way.  We were talking about different ways of getting rid of it because it was growing in his backyard.  Some other people around us chimed in with suggestions as far fetched as dumping gasoline on it.  My friend Pete who had the rash said that the only way to really get rid of it (without professional removal $$) was to get a goat, tie it to a tree and let them eat everything it its site.  Apparently, goats have no ill effects from eating poison ivy and actually eat the entire thing including the root, getting rid of the vile weed forever.  The only bad thing is goats tend to be pretty intense as they eat every plant in its sight so make sure you don’t have any nice plants around.  Goats are also not the nicest animal around either. 

So that got me thinking, easy solution is to some goat rental service specially for these needs, perhaps going house to house in certain neighborhoods where I know it grows.  But after doing some more research I found some innovative ways of dealing with the rash itself (Goat Milk!!) 

 “We have a local lady who sells her goat milk to people with severe reactions and it lessens them …” link to message board 

Or perhaps goat cheese or goat yogurt, not sure if it is some enzyme in goats that may help out with lessening the pain/rash but its worth a try. Not sure if bathing in goats milk or rubbing cheese on your leg is appealing but it could be worth a try.