Title & Author:

Edible estates : attack on the front lawn / with texts by Diana Balmori [and others].

Publication:

New York : Metropolis Books : Available through D.A.P./Distributed Art Pub., ©2008.

Description:

126 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm

Notes:
"A project by Fritz Haeg."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-123).
Full-frontal gardening / Fritz Haeg -- Why mow? The case against lawns / Michael Pollan -- The great grid / Lesley Stern -- My house in the garden / Rosalind Creasy -- About the Edible estates gardens -- Garden #1 : Salina, Kansas / Stan Cox -- Garden #2 : Lakewood, California / Michael Foti -- Garden #3 : Maplewood, New Jersey / Michelle Christman -- Garden #4 : London, England / Fritz Haeg -- Zone 10 : Los Angeles, California / Lisa Anne Auerbach and Louis Marchesano -- Zone 10 : Pasadena, California / Christopher Brandow -- Zone 8 : Austin, Texas / Justin Bursch -- Zone 8 : Austin, Texas / Kelley Green -- Zone 8 : Austin, Texas / J Muzacz -- Zone 7 : Narbeth, Pennsylvania / Leah Swann -- Zone 7 : Richmond, Virginia / Chris Edwards -- Zone 6 : Needham, Massachusetts / Dorothy Stark -- Regional planting calendars.

Summary:

"The Edible Estates project proposes the replacement of the domestic front lawn with a highly productive edible landscape. It was initiated by architect and artist Fritz Haeg on Independence Day, 2005, with the planting of the first regional prototype garden in the geographic center of the United States, Salina, Kansas. Since then three more prototype gardens have been created, in Lakewood, California; Maplewood, New Jersey and London, England. Edible Estates regional prototype gardens will ultimately be established in nine cities across the United States." "Edible Estates: Attack on the Front Lawn documents the first four gardens with personal accounts written by the owners, garden plans and photographs illustrating the creation of the gardens - from ripping up the grass to harvesting a wide variety of fruits, vegetables and herbs. Essays by Haeg, landscape architect Diana Balmori, garden and food writer Rosalind Creasy, author Michael Pollan and artist and writer Lesley Stern set the Edible Estates project in the context of larger issues concerning the environment, global food production and the imperative to generate a sense of community in our urban and suburban neighborhoods. This smart, affordable and well-designed book also includes reports and photographs from the owners of other edible front yards around the country, as well as helpful resources to guide you in making your own Edible Estate."--Jacket.

Resources:
Table of contents only

ISBN:

9781933045740
1933045744

Subject:

Edible landscaping.
Lawns.
Gardening.
Aménagement paysager comestible.
Pelouses.
Jardinage.
gardening.
Trädgårdsodling.
Grönsaker odling.

Added entries:

Haeg, Fritz.
Balmori, Diana.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 255389
Call No.: NA44.H133.23 E3 2008
Status: Available