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    <body><![CDATA[I just finished this book which I had the library acquire for me (so glad they obliged!).  It is interesting and inspiring.  I'll never think of lawns the same way again.  It goes into some of the history of how and why America came to be carpeted in turf (as opposed to walled courtyards or gardens ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47218137">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[maybe 3.5? documents 4 front yards in different usda zones going from flat &amp; grassy lawns to abundant veggie gardens, ostensibly to show that even committed suburbanites can visibly grow their own food without being lynched by neighbors... an art installation of sorts by fritz haeg.<br/><br/>doesn...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40392138">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was really excited about this book, and it was kind of a let-down. There's a passably good history of lawns, and several essays with reasons to get rid of your lawn &amp; plant some food (including a piece from heavy-hitting michael pollan). This stuff was all a little redundant, but good for inspirat...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51580828">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've never really thought much of lawns except that I think front lawns are a waste of space since no one ever really does much in them. After a casual discussion about front lawns, this book ended up in my hands. It's a quick read and details the history of the lawn, the water waste &amp; chemical poll...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62781524">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I didn't quite get this book finished before we had to return it to the library.  However, I read enough to know that eventually, we're going to end up eliminating our lawn entirely (or almost entirely).  In the meantime, we're going to start by making our garden bigger.  We're also going to continu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36643890">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is not a step-by-step plan for converting your front lawn to an edible landscape (as I had thought). It documents a project that was about raising awareness that large expanses of lawn are not a good use of the land. I couldn't agree more. So what this book did was feature several transfor...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33988542">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[What a great gift from Kerri!  And it wasn't even my birthday... it was <strong>her</strong> birthday!<br/><br/>I thought this would be a how-to book, but the author clearly states it's not.  It's more of a brochure/pamphlet for performance art, because that's what he's done - his lawn conversions are part of his ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23050839">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you're interested in liberating yourself and your yard from the tyranny of a lawn -- the pernicious monoculture that is taking over America -- then this is the book for you.<br/><br/>Haeg argues that by transforming our yards -- in particular the front yard, and changing our idea of curb appeal...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50704356">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I found the stories in this book and the Edible Estates project to be really interesting and inspiring. I was amazed when I moved to San Francisco and noticed that what little yards people had were covered with easy to maintain plants that required little water. Most American front yards are planted...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35216858">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[i really wished i liked this book more. but i dont... nothing really grabbed me i have skimmed it like five times and not gleaned anything from it ... ever. oh well i can't like all self sufficiency manuals]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is definitely worth checking out.  I found it very inspiring. It was cool to hear how much joy people found in having fresh vegetables to eat from their yard as well as the community it built as children and other people from their neighborhood started to come by and ask questions, and eve...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37376919">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[great idea, great project, great photos = great little book. Stories of five families and their suburban-yard-to-garden stories. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The author of this book picks a property in several different regions of the country and transforms the lawn into an edible garden in one weekend with the help of volunteers.  Most of the stories are told from the point of view of the homeowners and there are lots of pictures.  Gave me some good ide...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67755901">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a quick read, with 4 or 5 essays at the beginning about the tradition and wastefulness of the front lawn, and the idea of planting edible plants in the front. Stories of 5 Edible Estates gardens follow, and then there are several more short bits about people in different gardening zones who ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27060599">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great project, not so great book. This should have been a much larger format book with emphasis on photos of the gardens that were part of Fritz Haeg's project to remove suburban front yards and replace them with vegetable gardens. This is not a how-to book, but rather meant to inspire. It would hav...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20232690">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I think this project is a very cool idea, but the book was kind of boring.  I wanted more about each individual garden, and what the gardeners experienced--instead it was much more a discussion of why we have lawns, why we don't need them, etc.  I think a little that would have been good, but it was...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35898212">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I suppose I'm biased because I work at Arthouse, where we currently have a Friz Haeg exhibition on view, and are getting ready to plant Edible Estates Regional Prototype #5 here in Austin - but this is a smart and attractive book about an important topic.  Everyone plant some veggies!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Also an inspiring read. I like how it showcases more 'typical' american families converting their front lawns into veggie gardens - and is an honest look at the joys and challenges, and the level of commitment, this kind of a decision makes.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I heard about this idea on tv some time ago and thought that it was a good idea. Just have to have the energy and will power to dig up your yard and start over, LOL.  <br/><br/>Wish List]]></body>
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