If you're like me — and I suspect many readers are — you've tried to move beyond thinking in terms of ‘us and them.’ It seems, well, divisive. Rather than focusing on differences, I strive to find common ground with others, at least inside my own head. I try to understand opposing viewpoints and how those who hold them have developed their beliefs. I feel this is fundamental to being a healthy and functioning human.
I’m glad you reposted this. I think we all need to know more about the natural world around us. This is part of Indigenous Wisdom, and it has been lost. Have you read Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer? I’m going to keep this in mind and hopefully educate myself more as I step into another gardening season.
I’m speaking at a native plant event on April 15, focusing on the many excellent native edibles to try to get people excited about natives in general but also to go beyond the typical flowers everyone plants.
Humans are just weird. I say this speaking as a human, I swear. Though humans often use the term "natural" with it's many meanings, they seem to prefer everything in polygons with edges to define where one thing ends and another begins. This behavior approaches the level of instinct. Does any other animal prefer a cut-up-container-world like this? Bees in hives maybe... Hmm. And human behavior is increasingly bee-like I've noticed. If you disturb one side of the hive the whole thing goes buzzz... I stray from my main point: humans are just weird. They organize their yards and gardens in boxes. Few appreciate the fluid harmony of unboxed nature and, well, maybe hunter-gatherers are the only exception. I'm only guessing. I don't know any hunter-gatherers personally though I'd like to meet some. But maybe they're here and I just refuse to acknowledge them… you think?
I’m glad you reposted this. I think we all need to know more about the natural world around us. This is part of Indigenous Wisdom, and it has been lost. Have you read Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer? I’m going to keep this in mind and hopefully educate myself more as I step into another gardening season.
I’m speaking at a native plant event on April 15, focusing on the many excellent native edibles to try to get people excited about natives in general but also to go beyond the typical flowers everyone plants.
Humans are just weird. I say this speaking as a human, I swear. Though humans often use the term "natural" with it's many meanings, they seem to prefer everything in polygons with edges to define where one thing ends and another begins. This behavior approaches the level of instinct. Does any other animal prefer a cut-up-container-world like this? Bees in hives maybe... Hmm. And human behavior is increasingly bee-like I've noticed. If you disturb one side of the hive the whole thing goes buzzz... I stray from my main point: humans are just weird. They organize their yards and gardens in boxes. Few appreciate the fluid harmony of unboxed nature and, well, maybe hunter-gatherers are the only exception. I'm only guessing. I don't know any hunter-gatherers personally though I'd like to meet some. But maybe they're here and I just refuse to acknowledge them… you think?