Woodbury’s Own ‘Edible Estate’

Like others in London, Rome and Budapest, a Woodbury family’s yard has been transformed into an “Edible Estate.”

The work, part of a Walker Art Center project, was completed over the Memorial Day weekend by artist Fritz Haeg and dozens of volunteers, said John Schoenherr.

“And it’s all edible,” he said.

The family’s yard was chosen from about 100 other submissions. The Woodbury Edible Estate is the 15th in a series from Haeg, according to a Walker Art Center post.

“It turned out great,” Schoenherr said. “It looks awesome.”

In an interview with the Pioneer Press, Haeg said: “The new American dream is not an extravagant culture of a front lawn that will isolate you. It’s a landscape that makes you more in touch with the seasons, your food, the planet and ecology.”

The new yard has also gotten the Schoenherrs in touch with their neighbors—several have come over to get a look at the new garden.

 “It’s been all positive from neighbors,” Schoenherr said. “A lot of: ‘Cool,’ and ‘I want to do this too.’”

There’s also a wood-fire oven in the yard, and while the family is waiting for things to grow before harvesting the plants for meals, they did make 34 pizzas for a party last weekend.

The lettuce is close, Schoenherr said, but so far the yard has yielded “just bread and pizza.”

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