America's Most Unusual Crop: Why We Love Our Lawns 🌱

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A lot of the research for this episode (and a lot of the other stuff you read about lawns) came from these three books:

The Lawn by Virginia Scott Jenkins: https://www.smithsonianbooks.com/store/aviation-military-history/the-lawn-a-history-of-an-american-obsession/
American Green by Ted Steinberg: https://bookshop.org/p/books/american-green-the-obsessive-quest-for-the-perfect-lawn-ted-steinberg/9c2fe23bac0bfe8d
Lawn People by Paul Robbins: https://bookshop.org/p/books/lawn-people-how-grasses-weeds-and-chemicals-make-us-who-we-are-paul-robbins/e45c6cb239d316e6

And if you’re looking for organizations to help you move beyond a chemical-fueled front yard monoculture:

Re:wild Your Campus: https://www.rewildyourcampus.org/
Wild Ones: https://wildones.org/
Plan It Wild: https://www.planitwild.com/

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Creator/Host: Rollie Williams
Writers: Rollie Williams & Matt Nelsen
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Special thanks: Mackenzie Feldman & Re:wild Your Campus

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