Michelle wrote:

...being irish as I am I think sheep would really cure the grass
mowing one or two would cure the problem of grass altogether...


In my very limited experience with sheep, they eat what they like and
leave the weeds for last. That encourages the weeds. Also, you have to
move them around (divide your field into several sections and rotate
through them) to keep the parasites down, so it's not as easy as "turn
them out and let them eat". Some field management required.

I have heard that goats eat anything. (But they don't actually eat tin
cans -- just chew on the labels). I have no experience at all with them.
Anyone have comments?

The problem is not the grass, it's the obsession with mowing it (and
watering it and fertilizing it and broadcasting weed killers and
insecticides etc. etc.) rant If you don't use the lawn, why do you
care how long the grass is? Long grass is still green (probably greener
than short grass). If you do use the lawn, you probably don't want all
the nasty stuff on it. /rant