Where would we play Jarts? Pete
-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Lee Einer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Mitch Haley wrote: > > > > > When was the last time you heard of somebody clear-cutting land so > > they could grow soybeans and corn? Do these people have any idea how > > much cropland the government is currently paying farmers to not grow > > crops on? Or is that what they mean by "grasslands"? > > > > > Grasslands? I got yer grasslands, right here! > > There are few things more foolish or wasteful than the grass lawn. > > Because a grass lawn is a monoculture with the majority of ecological > niches vacant, it requires a great deal of human effort (and > petrochemicals) to maintain. > > And for what? Every week, the suburbanoids come forth with their riding > mowers to harvest their grass lawn crop, mowing it down. But they have > no use for what they harvest, it goes into (petrochemical based) garbage > bags and is sent off to the landfill. > > An outside observer would have to conclude that we are all daft. > > If a whole suburban neighborhood rose up against the tyranny of the > lawn, and planted their yards and medians with a diverse and full > ecosystem with fruit trees and bushes, perennial veggies, grapevines, > and edible groundcovers, how much of their food needs would they meet? > They would probably be only a few chickens and goats away from complete > food security. > > Lee > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
