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[–] punksnotdead@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Hand pulling is feasible on far more than small yards, particularly if the plan is a wildflower meadow rather than, say, vegetables.

Why try and create a patch of wildflowers if you're just going to spray herbicides all over it though? It defeats the purpose of the wildflowers! Unless all you care about it aesthetics, which is what this post is mocking in the first place.

You state that the native plants win as if that's a hardship. Native plants are of course going to win out, they're evolved for that location's climate. Choose native wildflowers. Help your local ecology, work with it, don't fight it. Spraying herbicide is the plant equivalent of napalm or agent orange. It costs you time, effort, money, and more than that, your environment, and in the end you don't even get what you're after.

Ignore what local businesses tell you, they're trying to get your money, use the vast wealth of information on the internet. Let nature do its thing.

[–] punksnotdead@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 hours ago (3 children)

I think it's idiocy dependent.

No herbicide is required. No tilling is required.

The pulling of anything you don't want there, sure. But plants don't exactly move at 100mph. Unless this is a multi acre plot there's no reason why pulling by hand once a week won't win the war of attrition.

For more info on restoring land to meadow / nature see here: https://wearetheark.org/

[–] punksnotdead@slrpnk.net 5 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

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[–] punksnotdead@slrpnk.net 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

The average onion is about 50kcals. The average carrot is about 30 kcals. The average aubergine is about 50 kcals. Getting 200kcals out of a garden, particularly in the growing season, is not that difficult. Especially as I'm talking about a community patchwork, where people share their overabundance of squash for someone else's potatoes.

I have a tiny garden, and yet I'm able to make a decent dent in my grocery bills from it. Not just in calories but in cost, because I can priorities growing crops that are more expensive in the supermarkets. Chard for example is £2.55 for a small bag in Tesco. I can grow a bags worth every day for weeks in summer. Without the plastic, without the refrigeration, without the labour and fuel of packing, transporting, shelving, and accounting.

Farming has its place, but it shouldn't be the only source of our food. Especially when it's dominated by capitalist agrochemical profit over people ideology. Destroying soils and biodiversity, and ultimately our ability to grow food in future decades. The UN Sustainable Development Goals have several categories dedicated to the changing of farming practices because current practices cannot go on indefinitely.

The professor emeritus of food policy at the Centre for Food Policy, City St George’s, University of London seems to agree with me as well.

Finally, we need vastly more allotments and for gardening organisations to help (re)skill consumers. The Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) 2025 State of Gardening report found that while 2.5 million people had participated, more than 14 million wanted to. Growing a bit of food for yourself and others is good for collective wellbeing and health. Gardening organisations “get” it but need a new land strategy to deliver. When Dig for Victory, the national campaign to get Britons to grow food during the second world war, was launched, the RHS was asked to help organise it. Today, academics, metro mayors and regional councils should be asked to ascertain what land across the UK could produce diverse food produce and then facilitate growers to get growing.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/09/uk-food-security-iran-war

 
[–] punksnotdead@slrpnk.net 0 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Aye, that's why I said entirety. Grains for example are just not feasible on a garden plot. I'm not saying we stop using farmed foods. I'm saying we don't rely on it 100% for the entirety of our food, as most in the West do. If even just 10% is from elsewhere it reduces the power supermarkets have, and increases our own autonomy and community.

Reducing meat intake is all well and good, but it doesn't aid biodiversity like a patchwork of gardens does. It doesn't prevent soil erosion. It doesn't create community. It doesn't improve mental and physical health through exercise and sunshine. That's not to say we shouldn't reduce our meat intake, of course we should. It just doesn't provide the pros that widespread community vegetable gardening would.

 

cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/47296618

Woodland Trust Scotland advocates for the protection of Scotland’s precious native trees and ancient woodlands. But what are we actually protecting them from? And what can the next Scottish Parliament do to make that protection stronger?

Scotland’s native woods and trees are irreplaceable natural assets. They support biodiversity, store carbon, improve air and water quality, enhance urban communities and provide shade and shelter on our streets and on agricultural land. They are woven into Scotland’s national story in history and in literature. To an extent, we take the presence of our trees and woods for granted. But we shouldn’t, because they’re under significant threat from many angles, and they need our protection.

Take deer. Red and roe deer are native to Scotland, but their current numbers are anything but natural. The Scottish Government estimates there are a million deer in Scotland, with no natural predators left. That puts extraordinary pressure on our native woods and trees, as unmanaged deer and deer management objectives which don’t prioritise nature recovery often prevent woods from regenerating or expanding naturally, making woodland creation expensive by requiring costly fences and ongoing management.

[–] punksnotdead@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Relevant song from 2007, Hussel by M.I.A.:

We do it cheap hide our money in a heap
Send it home and make em study
Fixing teeth, I got family, a friend in need
A hand to throw the gasoline
A mobile phone hooked up to the scene
Hello my frind yes it's me
Dont be scared there's somethin going on
Im gettin money since I grown
Could be dash go out and hussel em
But I hate money coz it makes me numb

Hussel hussel hussel
Grind grind grind
Why has everyone got hussel on their mind?

Hussel hussel hussel
Grind grind grind
Why has everyone got hussel on their mind?

[AFRIKAN BOY]
You think its tough now,
Come to africa,
Out there we are grinding like pepper,
You can catch me on the motorway,
Selling sugar water and pepper,
I rep Africa not Miami,
Hustle hustle with m.i.a,
I'm broke I've got indefinite stay,
You can't touch me like leprosy,
I hustle tough from here to sri lanka,
My mum told me to be an accountant,
Bun that I wanna work in a corner shop,
Contact sugu he's got the contacts mayne,
I'm illegal I don't pay tax tax,
EMA yes I'm claiming that that,
Police I try to avoid them,
They catch me hustling they say deport them,

Hussel hussel hussel [2x]
Grind grind grind
Why has everyone got hussel on their mind?

Hello my friend, hello my friend
Yes it's me
4 by 3 ,3 buy 3 , buy 1 song get 1 free
Maybe me, a bootleg cd colour tv or dvd
We got barrels in the sea
Its big enough to take a whole family
We drum on it
Jun cha cha gegujun cha
Jun cha cha gegujun cha

Come sit by me, let me tell u we
Don't do bling but we do white tee
Up some jungle up some tree
One second , my phones ringing
Its my friend habibi
He then went drop called me
Cheap moroccan got no credit than me
Ya'll got less credit than me
I keep that tab at a shop like a gee
Coz without me there'll be no chocolate hershey

Hussel hussel hussel [6x]
Grind grind grind
Why has everyone got hussel on their mind?

https://youtu.be/k3nZkqDARvM

[–] punksnotdead@slrpnk.net 0 points 5 days ago (7 children)

Something I think should also be added to the article is an encouragement for people to grow their own. Reduce reliance on farmers for the entirety of our diets. Have a patchwork blanket throughout villages, towns, and cities of gardens filled with organic vegetable gardens.

There's precedent, in WW2 the population was encouraged to grow some of their own. To increase resilience.

It has multiple benefits. From the obvious like food supply resilience, to increasing biodiversity, reducing floods by improving soils (and therefore their ability to absorb water), improving community (getting people outside together and sharing surplus food), reducing fertiliser and fuel use (therefore reducing costs), and improving people's mental health (by getting them outside playing in the dirt but also getting them to learn and be creative).

 
 

cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/47134365

Innovative research suggests Bass Rock gannet colony may be stabilising after avian flu outbreak New research is shedding light on the health of one of the UK’s most important seabird colonies, suggesting it may be stabilising after the devastating outbreak of avian flu in 2022.

A team of researchers from the Scottish Seabird Centre, Edinburgh Napier University, the University of Edinburgh’s School of Geosciences, and the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology have been using cutting-edge technology to better understand the health of one of the world’s largest colonies of northern gannets on Bass Rock.

In a first for Bass Rock, a 2025 drone survey captured detailed images of the entire colony, enabling a manual count of approximately 52,459 nesting sites. This suggests that over 100,000 gannets may currently breed on the island each year. Although these findings indicate that numbers may have stabilised since the sharp declines seen after the 2022 avian flu outbreak, the population remains 30% below its previous size.

 

Fuck the politically minded, here's something I want to say,
About the state of nation, the way it treats us today.
At school they give you shit, drop you in the pit,
You try, you try, you try to get out, but you can't because they've fucked you about. Then you're a prime example of how they must not be,
This is just a sample of what they've done to you and me.

Do they owe us a living?
Of course they do, of course they do.
Owe us a living?
Of course they do, of course they do.
Owe us a living?
Of course they fucking do.

Don't want me anymore, cos I threw it on the floor.
Used to call me sweet thing, I'm nobody's plaything,
And now that I am different, you'd love to bust my head,
You'd love to see me cop-out, love to see me dead.

Do they owe us a living?
Of course they do, of course they do.
Owe us a living?
Of course they do, of course they do.
Owe us a living?
Of course they fucking do.

The living that is owed to me I'm never going to get,
They've buggered this old world up, up to their necks in debt.
They'd give you a lobotomy for something you ain't done,
They'll make you an epitomy of everything that's wrong.

Do they owe us a living?
Of course they do, of course they do.
Owe us a living?
Of course they do, of course they do.
Owe us a living?
Of course they fucking do.

Don't take any notice of what the public think,
They're so hyped up with T.V., they just don't want to think.
They'll use you as a target for demands and for advice,
When you don't want to hear it they'll say you're full of vice.

Do they owe us a living?
Of course they do, of course they do.
Owe us a living?
Of course they do, of course they do.
Owe us a living?
Of course they fucking do.

 

"Yet our best trained, best educated, best equipped, best prepared troops refuse to fight. As a matter of fact, it's safe to say that they would rather switch than fight."

1989 the number another summer (get down)
Sound of the funky drummer
Music hitting your heart cause I know you got soul
(Brothers and sisters, hey)
Listen if you're missing y'all
Swinging while I'm singin'
Giving whatcha gettin'
Knowing what I knowin'
While the Black band's sweating
And the rhythm rhymes rolling
Got to give us what we want
Gotta give us what we need
Our freedom of speech is freedom of death
We got to fight the powers that be
Lemme hear you say
Fight the power

Fight the power
We've got to fight the powers that be

As the rhythm's designed to bounce
What counts is that the rhyme's
Designed to fill your mind
Now that you've realized the pride's arrived
We got to pump the stuff to make ya tough
From the heart
It's a start, a work of art
To revolutionize make a change nothing's strange
People, people we are the same
No we're not the same
'Cause we don't know the game
What we need is awareness, we can't get careless
You say what is this?
My beloved let's get down to business
Mental self defensive fitness
(Yo) bum rush the show
You gotta go for what you know
To make everybody see, in order to fight the powers that be
Lemme hear you say
Fight the power

Fight the power
We've got to fight the powers that be

Elvis was a hero to most
But he never meant shit to me you see
Straight up racist that sucker was
Simple and plain
Motherfuck him and John Wayne
'Cause I'm Black and I'm proud
I'm ready and hyped plus I'm amped
Most of my heroes don't appear on no stamps
Sample a look back you look and find
Nothing but rednecks for 400 years if you check
Don't worry be happy
Was a number one jam
Damn if I say it you can slap me right here
(Get it) let's get this party started right
Right on, c'mon
What we got to say
Power to the people no delay
Make everybody see
In order to fight the powers that be

Fight the power
We've got to fight the powers that be

 

There really is nothing nice about U.S.A.
You go to the hospital, you have to pay
The dollar is the language that they all speak
They don't really bother about radiation leak

Fuck the U.S.A., fuck the U.S. (U.S.A.)
Fuck the U.S.A., fuck the U.S. (U.S.A.)
Fuck the U.S.A., fuck the U.S. (U.S.A.)
Fuck the U.S.A., fuck the U.S.A.

They keep their secrets undercover
The rich don't bother about those that suffer
This ain't land of milk and honey
'Cause all they want is money, money, money

Fuck the U.S.A., fuck the U.S. (U.S.A.)
Fuck the U.S.A., fuck the U.S. (U.S.A.)
Fuck the U.S.A., fuck the U.S. (U.S.A.)
Fuck the U.S.A., fuck the U.S.A.

Nuclear bombs are fuck all new
You'd better start running when they drop on you
Run into a shelter, play hide-and-seek
'Cause when you die your body reeks

Fuck the U.S.A., fuck the U.S. (U.S.A.)
Fuck the U.S.A., fuck the U.S. (U.S.A.)
Fuck the U.S.A., fuck the U.S. (U.S.A.)
Fuck the U.S.A., fuck the U.S.A.

There really is nothing nice about U.S.A.
You go to the hospital, you have to pay
The dollar is the language that they all speak
They don't really bother about the radiation leak

Fuck the U.S.A., fuck the U.S. (U.S.A.)
Fuck the U.S.A., fuck the U.S. (U.S.A.)
Fuck the U.S.A., fuck the U.S. (U.S.A.)
Fuck the U.S.A., fuck the U.S.A.

[–] punksnotdead@slrpnk.net 0 points 1 week ago

World MUST MUST Watch!

[–] punksnotdead@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 week ago

There's no conclusive evidence it was Russian. It could just as likely be American, Chinese, Israeli, French, etc

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XZ_Utils_backdoor

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/61844048

cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/61844046

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/61844048

cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/61844046

[–] punksnotdead@slrpnk.net 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Only if you have an extraordinarily long tongue for catching flies.

 

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/36018090

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