There is still quite a bit of green space around the building to make the farmers (who are the owners of the coop) happy.If we are interested in being able to dialog with those living the dominant paradigm, then understanding the nature and depth of people's attachment to lawn is critical. A lawn makes individuals feel like they can understand and control the land -- perhaps the only part of their life where they feel that kind of power. The education required to understand and steward the land is daunting compared to running a lawn mower. like someone coming out of an american education system expected to speak and read hebrew. If what we are taught and conditioned to think of as 'taking care of your property' (AKA the land) is an abomination, then what does that say about us, and the relevance of our knowledge base, and the meaning of all that work we have put into lawns. Same goes for folks trained in chemical agriculture.
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