The New York Times features the Foti family who decided to remove their front lawn and replace it with a low-impact landscape of veggies, plants and flowers in their 1950s-era suburban subdivision in Los Angeles.

They had help from the organization Edible Estates, which wonders "Why do we dedicate so much land to a space with so little function that requires the consumption of so many precious resources and endless hours of maintenance while contaminating our air and water?" 

The group helped attract 15 volunteers to help the Foti's rip out the lawn and plant the new landscape in three days. The move has ruffled feathers in this more traditional suburb (it's not unlike the story of the Lyndhurst couple who did the same thing, and worked hard to educate their neighbors that a natural yard is beautiful and doesn't lower your property values).