Life that has a meaning wouldn't ask for its meaning. - Theodor W. Adorno
Life that has a meaning wouldn't ask for its meaning. - Theodor W. Adorno
Idle dreamer
H Ludi Tyler wrote:
Who gets to choose what Europe "should" look like - that is, what period in history or pre-history is the "real" original Europe and who decides?
Article contemplating what the "real" Americas looked like, and when they might have looked different: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2002/03/1491/2445/
Those who hammer their swords into plows will plow for those who don't!
H Ludi Tyler wrote: Article contemplating what the "real" Americas looked like, and when they might have looked different: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2002/03/1491/2445/
Life that has a meaning wouldn't ask for its meaning. - Theodor W. Adorno
Life that has a meaning wouldn't ask for its meaning. - Theodor W. Adorno
John Polk wrote:
The prairie states were once lush forests/savannas. If we were to just walk away from them and leave them alone for 200 years, they would still not be what they were a thousand years ago before the aboriginal peoples slashed/burned them.
Idle dreamer
H Ludi Tyler wrote:
It's quite likely human activity influenced the prairies farther back than 1000 years. The prairies seem to have developed in concert with the activities of humans and bison. Some people might consider the activity of bison to be "natural" and the activity of humans to be "unnatural" but it's probably more helpful, in my opinion, to see if specific human activity is beneficial or harmful to overall life. The actions of the prairie humans working with bison seemed to have created one of the most productive ecosystems on the planet, which european humans subsequently diminished. Certainly in my region, which used to be prairie, the activity of european humans has diminished the productivity enormously though the land is now densely forested with oak and juniper. I don't know how we could bring back the bison, but it might be possible to use cattle to emulate bison behavior, though this would require more cooperation between large numbers of landowners than seems likely in this age of selfish behavior.
hügel wrote:
Mmmh, where did you find that deficit size ? Europe may depend on imports now, but it also exports vast quantities of food, and wastes its humanure resources.
That, seriously, is just very sensible advice - tomatoes are okay for most people;
for the other foodstuff you mention see Gary Taubes' most wonderfully comprehensive book 'Why We Get Fat - And What to Do About It'.
Life that has a meaning wouldn't ask for its meaning. - Theodor W. Adorno
hügel wrote:
https://permies.com/bb/index.php?topic=9808.msg89728#msg89728
Idle dreamer
H Ludi Tyler wrote:
Used to be here were only dense forests along the rivers and in steep canyons. The rest was grassland dotted with clumps of trees, but mostly lots and lots of grass. There are even photos from back when it looked so different. Wagons going to the city from town could be seen for days moving away across the grassy hills. But most folks probably think how it looks now is how it always looked (except they're confused about the juniper, which a lot of folks think is non-native)
if you think brussel sprouts are yummy, you should try any other food. And this tiny ad:
Uncle Mud's EZ Cob Rocket Stove
https://permies.com/t/106214/Uncle-Mud-EZ-Cob-Rocket
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