For those of you who don't already know it I am a big fan of edible landscaping. I am also a big fan of Commity Supported Agriculture so when I found a project that combined them, I had to share.
Obviously, I am among those thrilled at the prospect of a vegetable garden on the South Lawn. It will be the first vegetable garden grown at the White House since Elanor Roosevelt's Victory Garden.
Closer to home for most of us are the stories I have read lately about folks organizing their neighborhood into mini farms. Some use backyards, some use front yards. The general arrangement is that the vegetable garden is planted in the yards of the participating homeowners who donate the use of their land for the project. The CSA farmers then plant and tend all the gardens which is especially easy to do if they are on what used to be the front lawn. Most are tended using only hand tools so thee is little danger of damage to power lines of any infrastructure that might be damaged with heavy equipment. All the work is performed for the homeowners- their contribution is the land and usually the water. Most groups also have a fee to cover the cost of seeds, and at least some of the labor., some sell the excess produce not distributed to members at the farmer's market (if you have ever grown zucchini or tomatoes you know there can be bumper crops!)
Here are some links to articls and Information about this idea:
