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Posted by Dolphin Blue Inc on 26th Jun 2013
The most commonly irrigated crop -the plant that receives 4 billion gallons of potable water a day, the plant that the average American spends 150 hours a year tending, and the plant that North America alone spends $40,000,000,000 a year on -is not the crop that will feed the world. In fact, it is not a crop that will feed anybody, except maybe some lucky cows.
American's lawns are often more trouble than they are worth. We spend so much time, effort, money, and resources on keeping our lawns green and kempt, yet lawns do not provide us with food, need poisons and fertilizers to grow well, and decrease the biodiversity of the area. Yet, in most residential neighborhoods, the dream of the perfect lawn doesn't seem to be going anywhere. Lawns are the norm. But, maybe it's time to rethink this norm, or at least adjust our lawn practices to be more environmentally friendly and less work for you.
Some Alternatives to Lawns These beautiful, healthy alternatives to a lawn can bring a sense of nature's true beauty to your home.
EPA Suggestions If you're not quite ready to uproot your whole lawn, but still want to have a healthier impact on your environment, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has these handy tips:
Mowing:
Watering:
Fertilizing:
An alternative to conventional, petroleum-based fertilizers are all-natural fertilizers like those that Dolphin Blue sells. Check out more ways you can make your life more environmentally friendly at dolphinblue.com!
(This blog was written by Dolphin Blue's amazing intern, Elisa Rivera.)