Yes Yes While free lunches are finite, Earth is not finite due to Life. Life including humans work. We organize, create, share and we should be grateful.
Second nothing builds soils better than grasses, salt Marsh grass, prairie grass and even lawn grasses (when not fertilized from above but instead in Symbiosis with fungi, bacteria and microbes). Grass can build an inch of soil in a year. Four inches of soil with turf will hold 7 inches of rain water. The best way to protect your home from extreme weather events is with lots of grass and vegetation. Grass resists erosion better than flowers. Best to have all. Grass fights climate change. For every ton of root exudate, grass pulls down 4 tons of CO2. When you cut the grass you stimulate it to grow and photosynthesis. Fight climate change with the champion, a push mower