It would seem the
choice is simple. Do you want to have a green, weed free lawn, or do you want a healthy planet and healthy people, including your own children and your neighbor's children. Yet many people put poison on their lawns.... Why?
In the book "The Lawn: A History of an American Obsession", author Virginia Scott Jenkins describes how the american lawn slowly developed due to a number of factors including the invention of the lawn mower, DDT, military base maintanaince during world war two, and advertising by the American Garden Club. The american lawn is not natural, and serves to make money for lawn maintanance companies and pesticide producers.
The chemicals people put on lawns to kill weeds are poisons, and they are causing health problems for people and pets. The chemicals don't disappear after a rain. They contaminate the soil and end up in the water supply.
Here are some links to organizations working on solving the problem: http://www.beyondpesticides.org
