What Are We Doing Growing Grass?
It seems that almost every home owner wants a huge expanse of bright green grass in front of their house and out in the back yard as well.
Sure it looks good, but at what expense and labour?
Levelling the lawn area, seeding, watering, cutting, raking, fertilizing and weeding are all chores that come with our insistence on having lawns, and for what?
Wouldn't our time and resources be better spent on using the land we own to grow food? Nowadays, food that has to travel to us gets more and more expensive as gas prices climb. Plus, we are never really sure what kinds of pesticides or herbicides they may contain.
How much less grass would we have to cut if part of our yard was vegetable boxes, a row of berries, a few fruit trees and a patch of rhubarb?
It would be great to see new home builders use some of their left-over materials to build garden boxes, a cold frame or trellises and start the new home owner on the path to growing more food than grass on his property.
Let's Talk!
Sandy Stinson
(250) 749-6000