Wednesday Lagniappe: Food Fight

This is an excellent New York Times piece on the battles faced by people who simply want to grow food, not lawns, on their front yards.  Editorial comment: why do we have to have grass anyway?

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/20/garden/gardeners-fight-with-neighbors-and-city-hall-over-their-lawns.html?emc=eta1&_r=0

Happy Gardening!