Lawns to Gardens by Sura, October 22

Here’s an interesting page from a website site called Food Not Lawns

It points out that Americans spend almost $30 billion per year on their lawns. These lawns, often chemical-saturated, could produce enough organic vegetables for thousands of families, using much less water, and caring for our environment.

lots of interesting information!

22 Oct 2007 | 9:37 pm | Green Spaces

2 comments

1. elysse wrote:
   November 11, 2007 at 7:17 pm

   That’s so true! I think lots of people don’t even like lawns, but there’s a huge stigma against the person on the block who doesn’t have a perfect lawn. Is there something low-cost that individuals can choose to do that still looks like lawn? I think I once heard about a group that had some tips but I can’t remember what it was called…

2. Sura wrote:
   December 5, 2007 at 10:34 am

   There is a national organization, started in Milwaukee, called “Wild Ones.” This is the statement from their website (I’ll add the site under “Links”)

   Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes promotes environmentally sound landscaping practices to preserve biodiversity through the preservation, restoration and establishment of native plant communities. Wild Ones is a not-for-profit environmental education and advocacy organization.

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