posted 5 years ago
Agreed, anything food-crop-wise is pretty dicey without official sanction, and that has to come from pretty high up in the company.
There are ways to do this, if you are willing to play ball with them. Ideally, form a community association that makes a proposal for a section of their corridor. They are increasingly hungry for the opportunity to generate positive news, and companies aren't always entirely evil as they try to square the circle of demand vs. impact. But there is some hassle involved. You will probably have a strong urge to have a shower after some meetings, and gargle with something strong. But there is some movement on their end these days. It's an opening to incremental improvement IMO.
Yet here's a much simpler approach: there's nothing wrong with bulking up the food mix for pollinators and friendly animals. A sack of white clover seed (as a hypothetical example) goes a long way to strengthening the food web in your broader locale. If you're inclined, you could harvest deer and rabbits or (insert your tasty local fauna here). Or ...?