If you haven’t thought much about the grass in your yard, you might be interested in some ideas N.C. State crop science professor Charles Peacock shared today with the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society.

In the video clip below, Peacock explains one reason why he makes the case for turf gass’s role in a sustainable landscape.

2:05 p.m. update: Click play below to watch the full 50:15 presentation.

You’ll find other John Locke Foundation video presentations here.