Sharecropping former lawns in Austin

*It's not real "Favela Chic" until you realize that this scheme makes as much sense as eating imported jet-set vegetables that were marooned in mid-air by fuel costs and volcanic ash.

http://www.statesman.com/news/local/local-modern-turn-in-urban-farming-my-land-570397.html

"Within the buzz of traffic from Koenig Lane and a view of a Texas Gas Service office and warehouse across the street, Dale Oliverio's backyard isn't obviously situated as a pastoral paradise.

"Until recently, his yard was...