Problems with Conventional Gardening and Agriculture
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Reducing waste, buying local organic, or better still growing and foraging ourselves. Planting indigenous species and species that support bee and butterfly populations
Removing invasive species, planting indigenous plants and growing food suited to your climate is definitely one way to make a positive impact on your health and the environment
well, if we all had even a tiny garden of just our favorite herbs, fruits and veggies we could easily provide the best products for our families while living within our ecological means.
If our neighbors all did the same we could swap our harvests and be super self-efficient and helpers to the earth.
If even some of us grew our own food, at least to an extent, and composted more, that could result in much less draw on the earths resources. Cultivating and conserving are both important.
We need to go back to communiy gardens or garden communities, barter and trade what we grow. We need to invest in heirloom seed and get rid of gmo. GMO has sacrificed nutrition for pest resistance and drought resistance. We need to ban non-biedegradable products. Or we need to learn how to properly recycle, meaning turning recycled material into products. I think Switzerland and Thailand actually import waste to vurn for electricity as opposed to coal, far cheaper option and less damaging to the environment. We need to focus on power foods like pitaya.
I think we can individually aim to eat food in season, with minimal food miles. Not exhausting our gardening resources by putting excessive energy into growing things that don’t grow well in our area, but growing things appropriate to our climate.
I think sharing is caring. Not all have the same skills or room to grow a vegi garden. We must share with one another, in that way everybody doesn’t have to grow something of everything. And share with those who doesn’t have rather than wasting.
Growing our own food as much as possible and sharing it with our near family and neighbors will help.
We also have free range chickens. Whatever doesn’t go into the compost goes to the chickens who give us an excellent source of protein – and a fair amount of additional compost.
We are also a throw-away culture. People purchase exponentially more than they can use before it spoils and then pay to have it hauled to the land-fill. It makes me crazy when I observe it.
There a several small steps we can all take to help with al the issues. Maybe make some things a law.
Reducing waste, buying local organic, or better still growing and foraging ourselves. Planting indigenous species and species that support bee and butterfly populations
Removing invasive species, planting indigenous plants and growing food suited to your climate is definitely one way to make a positive impact on your health and the environment
Finding ways to reuse waste is fundamental to making a change. Nature wastes nothing.
We have to create a circle. Plant, eat and recycle.
Smart gardening in small spaces
Reducing our wastage, growing what we can with the space we each have and purchasing the rest from local farmers markets.
well, if we all had even a tiny garden of just our favorite herbs, fruits and veggies we could easily provide the best products for our families while living within our ecological means.
If our neighbors all did the same we could swap our harvests and be super self-efficient and helpers to the earth.
If even some of us grew our own food, at least to an extent, and composted more, that could result in much less draw on the earths resources. Cultivating and conserving are both important.
Wow! The linked website, quiz and results were definitely an eye opener that gave me a lot to consider!
Growing own food is the best and thus include supporting of local farmers.
I think if everyone had gardens, it would reduce the amount of food that has to be shipped
We need to go back to communiy gardens or garden communities, barter and trade what we grow. We need to invest in heirloom seed and get rid of gmo. GMO has sacrificed nutrition for pest resistance and drought resistance. We need to ban non-biedegradable products. Or we need to learn how to properly recycle, meaning turning recycled material into products. I think Switzerland and Thailand actually import waste to vurn for electricity as opposed to coal, far cheaper option and less damaging to the environment. We need to focus on power foods like pitaya.
I don’t think that calculator is fair to individuals.
I’m vigilant in waste reduction and recycling.
I think we can individually aim to eat food in season, with minimal food miles. Not exhausting our gardening resources by putting excessive energy into growing things that don’t grow well in our area, but growing things appropriate to our climate.
Little more care and awareness with consistent efforts, we can live more natural and greener life.
I think sharing is caring. Not all have the same skills or room to grow a vegi garden. We must share with one another, in that way everybody doesn’t have to grow something of everything. And share with those who doesn’t have rather than wasting.
Growing our own food as much as possible and sharing it with our near family and neighbors will help.
We also have free range chickens. Whatever doesn’t go into the compost goes to the chickens who give us an excellent source of protein – and a fair amount of additional compost.
We are also a throw-away culture. People purchase exponentially more than they can use before it spoils and then pay to have it hauled to the land-fill. It makes me crazy when I observe it.
This is a topic very close to my heart and it has been for many years.
Saving our planet can be done with one simple thing: a change in mindset
I could ramble on and just about write a book on the many many thoughts and topics in my head…. but I’ll spare you 🙂
Take small actions everyday to live a “greener” life!
I think by growing our own food and potentially raising our own animals we could seriously change the outcome of the path we are currently on.
Its important that we encourage people to have a garden in their backyards and reduce the travelling of food and support local produce.