I am reading “Producing and consuming chemicals: The moral economy of the American Lawn” by Paul Robbins and Julie T. Sharp for a Society and Sustainability class at Arizona State University, where I am a nontraditional student studying sustainability.
This blog post came up when I was researching for a less technical article. Teatown is in the next town over from where I grew up. I remember it well.
Here is a website for growing and maintaining a sustainable lawn: http://www.safelawns.org/
Peace
Should the Traditional American Lawn be an Endangered Species? In recent years, it has become clear that solving environmental problems requires everyone’s participation. Saving the earth is not a spectator sport! With spring in the air, there is no easier place to start than in your own yard. Transforming a monoculture grass lawn into a mosaic of plants and habitats will in the long run save you time and money, and will create a more biologi … Read More
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