by beaky » Sat Feb 19, 2005 1:36 pm
That's some nice grass, there, Fozz- if a bit in need of a haircut. Honestly, with a yard that small, a good ol' non-motorized reel mower will do: nice little easy workout, no gas to buy, no noise, no pollution. If you're not up to it, you could hire some local kid to do it for you. I used to rent a little house up in the woods with a yard about twice that size; tended it only by hand. No big deal... meanwhile, my neighbors, who'd also moved there to enjoy nature, would be out every weekend with giant riding mowers, leaf blowers, weed-whackers, chainsaw, etc. One of the reasons I moved back to the city- it's quieter!!
I don't understand the obsession with having a golf green surrounding the house; some of the nicest yards I've seen had a lot of wild, long grass and wildflowers. Or moss- nice to lie down on!! More environmentally-friendly, too. And growing your own food is a nice idea, provided you know what will be sucked out of the ground by your veggies...!
As far as the hazardous food thing goes, there's a lot to worry about. Irradiated food, for example: it isn't the radiation that worries me- it's the fact that the process often produces carcinogens in the food. But then again, I've always believed that worry itself contributes to disease... Personally, I try to eat as much fresh or organic food as I can. No canned meat or veggies, etc. It's time-consuming and sometimes expensive, but it's worth doing.
