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Besides reducing military and legalizing all drugs, which I am liberal on I have another idea.

If it became a liberal "cause" to replace stupid wasteful boring grass yards with produce. I would cheer them and be on board, and applaud this consistency.

If thisnwere adopted on a wide basis, like 10s of millions doing it, think of the Incredible green benefits.

All the saved shipping of food saved etc.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
Hmm… why no picture of your yard?
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My yard is way steep and I have too Many trees right now. I have a plan to develope a garden on my low land once I harvest the trees there. It's takes time and money.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
Hmm… why no picture of your yard?
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I have tried to select edibles on my property. Inhave 5 mulberry trees producing. And blackberries and blueberries. Not a lot yet though.
 
Worth considering, anyway.

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What If Every Lawn was Transformed into an Edible Garden?

Lawns may look pretty, and they can impress the neighbors. But are their benefits really worth their costs? They can be bad for the environment, and the pesticides sprayed on them can be bad for your health, too. Have you ever wondered what would happen if we turned all our lawns into edible...
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I'm tired of mowing.
 
EdwinWillers said:
Worth considering, anyway.

foodrevolution.org

What If Every Lawn was Transformed into an Edible Garden?

Lawns may look pretty, and they can impress the neighbors. But are their benefits really worth their costs? They can be bad for the environment, and the pesticides sprayed on them can be bad for your health, too. Have you ever wondered what would happen if we turned all our lawns into edible...
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I'm tired of mowing.
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Plant corn instead of grass.
 
Simpletruther said:
Plant corn instead of grass.
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Maybe in a section of the garden, but corn can be problematic - grows quite tall, yields not that much per square yard; and it's high carb.

Beans, lettuce, carrots, onions, peppers, potatoes, zuccini, etc. Plus several apple trees, plums, and - oh - hops. :)
 
Simpletruther said:
Besides reducing military and legalizing all drugs, which I am liberal on I have another idea.

If it became a liberal "cause" to replace stupid wasteful boring grass yards with produce. I would cheer them and be on board, and applaud this consistency.

If thisnwere adopted on a wide basis, like 10s of millions doing it, think of the Incredible green benefits.

All the saved shipping of food saved etc.
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Not just produce but fields for bees and butterflies. A lot less mowing!
 
Simpletruther said:
If it became a liberal "cause" to replace stupid wasteful boring grass yards with produce
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Cutting ones lawn limits bugs and wildlife.
I consider no esthetics unworthy and a well maintained property is art.
 
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Simpletruther said:
And fruit and nut trees.
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If I had the acreage, I'd do an orchard, in a heartbeat. Something about them is absolutely serene.

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Hari Seldon said:
Not just produce but fields for bees and butterflies. A lot less mowing!
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I had about 1/4 acre of my 2 acre farmhouse left just for this.

I wound up cutting it down and putting in a soccer field.
 
noonereal said:
Yes
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Ok. I can enjoy a good yard that has spectacular flowers. Grass is boring.

But my practical side limits my appreciation. I can appreciate weeds. A lot of them have interesting stories.
 
Simpletruther said:
If it became a liberal "cause" to replace stupid wasteful boring grass yards with produce. I would cheer them and be on board, and applaud this consistency.
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Liberals are the ones working to abate climate change. Grassroots movements to do what you suggest have been underway for a long time. Government incentives might help get more people on board. In my neighborhood most of us have thumbed our noses at the CC&Rs restricting us to grass lawns and replaced them with vegetable plots and wildlife friendly plots.
 
Simpletruther said:
Ok. I can enjoy a good yard that has spectacular flowers. Grass is boring.

But my practical side limits my appreciation. I can appreciate weeds. A lot of them have interesting stories.
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I can understand that.

I am not like that. I am very visual and just dropped over a grand on fresh mulch, tree and bush trimming, spraying....

$175 per load to take away the limbs and branches. It struck me as a lot.
 
Argent said:
Liberals are the ones working to abate climate change. Grassroots movements to do what you suggest have been underway for a long time. Government incentives might help get more people on board. In my neighborhood most of us have thumbed our noses at the CC&Rs restricting us to grass lawns and replaced them with vegetable plots and wildlife friendly plots.
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Great. I am assuming though it has not caught on mainstream. I have heard nothing of it.
 
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