Turf?

I was out for a walk with Lucas at the end of last week and passed by a school in my neighbourhood. I was surprised to see lawn signs in the school yard - promoting the installation of TURF! Yes, this school yard had turf installed instead of grass. And I'm not talking about the fancy FieldTurf you find on CFL football fields - it looked like that fake green grass that my grandma had on her back deck in Kapuskasing. You know the stuff.

What's happened to grass? Have school boards decided that it's better to install turf than have a custodian tend to the grass? I know many in the city are worried about disappearing green space, but I'm pretty sure that doesn't mean fake green space.

I feel like I'm taking crazy pills.