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| Written by Kiki Hubbard | |
| Friday, 16 May 2008 | |
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Kipp Nash wanted to farm. Like many young Americans who gravitate toward the vocation of growing food, Nash didn't have the land or resources. After all, he lived in a Boulder, CO, neighborhood. Yet this, surprisingly, turned out to be more of an opportunity than a problem. It started with his own yard (including the front), when he traded his green monoculture for chard, tomatoes, beets, and potatoes. (We're not talking raised garden beds here, he literally farms his entire yard.) While some neighbors balked at his lawn-gone-cultivated yard, some saw the value and wanted in. So, when Nash wanted to expand and asked his neighbors for their yard space, eight gave him the green light, especially those who don't have time to garden themselves. And there sprang a small farming venture in the middle of suburbia, where Nash now grows and sells a variety of vegetables and herbs through shares purchased by community members. Nash grossed $6,000 last year and hopes to make $15,000 this year by expanding his business. Check out The Wall Street Journal's two-minute clip on Nash's enterprise. Goodbye gas-powered lawnmowers. Hello edible landscapes. Source: The Wall Street Journal Comments (30)
  written by Kiki, May 26, 2008
Uncle B,
We appreciate your comments and will look into our page formatting, as you noted. Thanks for reading! Kiki
written by Corban, May 27, 2008
In the beginning, we had a Green Revolution that ballooned the scale of farming to epic proportions. At the time, it was needed to sustain the population. Now, it seems, we have different constraints like transportation and nutrition to worry about (rather than sheer starvation).
How far we've come.
written by eddie, May 31, 2008
Great stuff!!
growing veggies/herbs in suburban landscapes is fairly common here in Australia! Not everyone has to go to Kipps extreme to grow their own veggies....but, good on him! for living his dream!
written by Ben Koshkin, June 03, 2008
There are many additional benefits to horticulture. It is in many ways a healthy experience. Good for him. - Ben Koshkin -
written by Mike Adkinson, June 03, 2008
In many ways we are adapting behaviors of our grandparents. It was not uncommom for depression era people to have a small farm, this practice was nearly forgotten by the post war prosperity. - Michael Adkinson -
written by cronos, June 19, 2008
Why is everybody surprised at this?
If you keep in mind that aeroponics is 10 times as efficient at regular farming, you will realize that regular farming is a waste of valuable land and resources. It should be given back to the animals, so our ecosystems outside our cities can thrive. All agriculture can be developed in the cities in suburban farms in what used to be grocery stores. Its a vibrant business in the making. Anybody, feel free to steal my idea, and look into aeroponics. Peace to all.
 written by Baseball Bats For Sale, November 11, 2008
Now that is one of the best ideas that i have heard in a very long time. We waist so much water on keeping our lawns green why not turn our back yards into vegetable producing gardens. It saves money. Gives you a great local source for vegetables that are healthily grown. It is a win win for everyone.
 written by Liz McLellan - hyperlocavore.com, April 04, 2009
IF this idea sparks your interest, you might enjoy the hyperlocavore.com community. The site is a yard sharing social network which I built to help folks form and maintain yard sharing groups, farms or csa's. The site it free to both farmers and folks with yards, as well as any other configuration for group growing. It might work for you and members of your extended family, or your circle of friends or your neighbors.
Come on by and check it out! LizM
 written by Baseball Bats For Sale, July 04, 2009
I think it would be great if more people did this. They would have much better food.
 written by Cheap Bowling Balls, July 04, 2009
People would not only eat better but they would become less dependent on centralized farms.
 written by calico, August 19, 2009
The trouble is that most suburban neighborhoods have Restrictions or Zoning regulations. This means they control what you grow, how your yard looks, how tall your plants are, and sometimes even what plants you're allowed to have. Suburban and subdivision go hand in hand. It's almost impossible to really grow your own and be more green, when there's one idiot neighbor on the block looking in the fine print of the Deed Restrictions to block you. Also interesting is that in Colorado, the people gave away their right to any rainwater (the whole "water rights" ownership thing). So up until recently it was illegal to even put a single rain barrel in your yard in Colorado.
I personally would love to grow most of my own food. But even though I'm on 15 acres, I am banned from owning poultry or other farm animals. My yard has to be cut to a certain max height. If my neighbor sees something he doesn't like about my plantings, he can say it's a "nuisance" and I've got to change it. Welcome to America. :-(
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