Jul 10, 2018

Comic: Why You Should Turn Your Yard Into a Mini-Farm

By Jennifer Luxton and Erin Sagen / yesmagazine.org
Comic: Why You Should Turn Your Yard Into a Mini-Farm

Take that lawn by the grass and grow something!

Illustration by Jennifer LuxtonIllustration by Jennifer LuxtonIllustration by Jennifer LuxtonIllustration by Jennifer LuxtonIllustration by Jennifer LuxtonIllustration by Jennifer LuxtonIllustration by Jennifer LuxtonIllustration by Jennifer Luxton

Sources: International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; U.S. Department of Agriculture; U.S. Census of Agriculture; U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service; Habitat Network; University of Florida; Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; The Land Institute; University of Minnesota Bee Lab; National Gardening Survey; Fleet Farming.

 

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