CHEESESLAVE

I’m watching a really great documentary on the Sundance Channel about American’s obsession with green lawns. It’s called “Gimme Green”.

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40-60% of the water in the US is used for lawns.

Isn’t that a shocking statistic? What a waste.

It’s our obsession with green lawns that require massive amounts of pesticides, chemical fertilizers, and water that is one of the biggest causes of our water shortage — which is getting worse and worse every year.

Meanwhile, according to xeriscaping expert Andy Wasoski, natural landscapes do fine with rainfall. So if we just ditched our stupid lawns and let our yards go back to natural xeriscapes, we wouldn’t have to waste all this water. Nor would we have to spray toxic chemicals which leech into the water supply.

“The wars of the 21st century will be fought over water, not oil.” — Andy Wasowski

Did you know that due to water shortages, people in Las Vegas are being paid $1 per square foot to remove their grass?

Sadly, the people living in Vegas are not putting in natural xeriscapes — they’re installing artificial turf.