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No sand spurs here, thankfully š Both pictures show groundcover under low tree or shrub branches, so no humans step there. These type of plantings are meant to be soft landings for pollinators.
Violets can handle moderate foot traffic and mowing, especially when mixed in with grasses like nimblewill, but not heavy play.
Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm killing my lawn, how about you?
Started working on this area underneath a tree last spring. Common blue violet, eastern columbine and wild geranium make up the groundcover.
I planted Virginia spiderwort too, but the cottontails feasted on them š
And an update on my violet post from last year. They're filling in this area nicely under the elderberry:
This is awesome! Love seeing the younger generations getting involved and that your SO lost his mind when he found out lol.
So glad you chose solarpunk as your home on the fediverse :) It was a big reason I chose this instance and I'm happy to be part of the team!
Been meaning to try this š
Mary's Test Kitchen attempted a scramble with another legume in the recent video, will chickpea egg?
āNailing Descartes to the Wallā: animal rights, veganism and punk culture
Len TilbĆ¼rger and Chris P. Kale āNailing Descartes to the Wallā: animal rights, veganism and punk culture. 2014 Published by Active Distribution - hardcopy...
Authors: Chris P. Kale, Len TilbĆ¼rger
Topics: #anarchism #animalliberation #animalrights #FoodNotBombs #hardcore #intersectionality #music #punk #UnitedKingdom #Vegan
Date: 2014
This zine examines the frequent overlap between punk culture and animal rights[1] activism/vegan consumption habits. It is argued that this relationship is most strongly and consistently expressed, and most sensibly understood, in connection with anarchism.
Examining this relationship is important in several ways. Firstly, it is under-researched and overlooked ā as environmental journalist Will Potter argues, given the importance that punk plays in the political development of individual activists, it is surprising that āthere is a shortage of research into punkās impact on animal rights and environmental activism.ā[2] This zine, which brings together material from numerous bands, zines, patches, leaflets, and newly researched interview material, addresses this absence by considering th
Especially us over at !nolawns@slrpnk.net š»
No idea :( it was cool hearing the reasoning behind their choices.
I'll leave this related video here for posterity, it's an interview on another channel:
[Talk Gnosis] The Philosopher's Tarot w/ Craig From Acid Horizon
Awesome! Tarot is my favorite introspective tool, a diy Rorschach test lol. The only bummer is they made the video private!
These communities may be helpful:
!nativeplantgardening@mander.xyz
Look out for seed or plant swaps in your area. Gardeners are usually very willing to share lol. As for specifics, it would depend where you are in the world.
I love Wild Geranium! The leaves just started emerging here in the Mid-Atlantic (with some violets waking up in the periphery):
After planting these last spring, I found Carolina Geranium growing in a sidewalk crack a few feet away š
Currently resisting the spring cleaning urge! The grass in the front yard is starting to grow, so it won't be too much longer.
The first on my list is thinning out the orange coneflower to make beds in the backyard. The second is grouping up the late boneset that sprouted in random places.
The creator's statements appear to be rooted in the source, "On the Bunny Trail: In Search of the Easter Bunny."
You may be interested in the discussion under the article between commenter J.H. and the author Stephen Winick, where Winick explains his reasoning on the matter.
The video goes into this somewhat, but mostly focuses on the folklore surrounding the Easter Bunny. It's speculated that it possibly originated from a springtime children's game in Germany sometime in the 1600s. However, much is unknown.
The Easter Bunny Is Not Pagan | Religion For Breakfast
Is the Easter Bunny pagan? Probably not. It seems to have been invented by German-speaking Protestants sometime in the 1600s.
Bibliography:
Stephen Winick, "Ostara and the Hare: Not Ancient, but Not As Modern As Some Skeptics Think," Library of Congress Blogs, April 28, 2016.
Stephen Winick, On the Bunny Trail: In Search of the Easter Bunny, Library of Congress Blogs, March 22, 2016
Great Depression Cooking - Dandelion Salad
Nonagenarian cook and great grandmother, Clara, recounts her childhood during the Great Depression as she prepares meals from the era. Learn how to make simple yet delicious dishes while listening to stories from the Great Depression.
Guide to Starting a School Garden
Chrissa Carlson, the former Garden and Nutrition Educator at Baltimore's Hampstead Hill Academy, shows us the steps needed to start a school garden and explains the different components of her school garden that not only makes it an effective space for growing plants, but also an engaging classroom.
If you don't have a lawn of your own to convert, this could be a great project for your neighborhood! Retirement communities or houses of worship are some other possible options.
More about the Baltimore Curriculum Project's Food For Life Program can be found here.
Rice and beans with a side of banana peels
Peels were from ripe bananas. I cleaned them, cut off the ends, removed the peel, and ate the fruit for a quick snack lol. I used a spoon to scrape the inside of the peels to remove the stringy bits. Using a fork, I shredded them into strips then cut the strips into thirds.
I cooked up some onions and garlic in oil. Once they were ready, I threw in the shredded peels, covered with a mix of water and soy sauce, added some spices, and let simmer for 20 minutes. The serving in the picture is from one banana.
They remind me of green beans, not the flavor but the texture. Surprisingly, the flavor is pretty neutral. I wouldn't know it was banana peels if I didn't cook them myself.
I can't believe I got this close to 40 not knowing they were edible š¤Æ
Banana peels, carnitas style!
This seems like a tasty, !zerowaste@slrpnk.net way to use an ingredient thought of as trash around these parts.
The recipe doesn't state this, but the bananas should be washed prior to cutting and should not be overripe (no to minimal brown spots).
I haven't tried making this yet, but I also found other recipes using banana peels in curries or in whole banana bread.
Burmese style tofu made with green split peas
Y'all - I was set on taking pictures of the finished product to share with this community! But by the time the food was done, my stomach took over and my brain forgot š
Anyway, here's a side view of the remaining tofu:
Made a double batch of this recipe. Fit nicely in an 8x8 baking dish, but I definitely need more practice evening out the surface lol.
It's not like soy tofu, more like polenta? I tried the red lentil version yesterday, but I liked this one better.
I cubed it and fried in oil to use as a crouton of sorts for a red lentil and tomato soup.
Traveling Through the World of Food ā Top Culinary Destinations to Satisfy Your Taste Buds
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Do you grow jasmine or gardenia? I'd have my nose in those flowers every day!
Buttonbush and rattlesnake master both have spherical white flower clusters that look moonlike. Elderberry too having huge white clustered blooms. Mountain mint is another favorite of mine with fragrant, silvery leaves and white flowers.
Creating a spellbinding moon garden for night pollinators
Imagine enjoying a starry and fragrant night in the garden of shadow and moonlight.
Imagine enjoying a starry and fragrant night in the garden of shadow and moonlight. As daylight pollinators are settling down to rest, night pollinators appear for a feeding fest. Night pollinators are drawn by the eerie charm of pale flowers blooming at night. Many people only think of gardens as something to enjoy during the daylight, but moon gardens can be enjoyed during the night and attract night pollinators such as nectar feeding bats and moths. Night pollinators are attracted to the lighter colored and heavily fragrant flowers of night blooming plants like evening primrose and cacti, such as the saguaro. Moon gardens can also attract insects that will invite insect feeding bats.
Iowa science teacher uses the prairie as a classroom
A science class for middle school students at Panorama Middle School commonly involves a trek out to the prairie behind the school, a sketch of native seeds under the microscope or a homework assignment to track the progress of a backyard bluebird from its birdhouse.
Teacher Mark Dorhout created an outdoor education program at the middle school in Panora to āconnect (students) to the natural world,ā foster environmental stewardship, and give students a real-world application to the science they learn in the classroom.
Once upon a time, the land you tend was stewarded by others ā or by nature itself. Learn how to assess your site and the plants that will grow best there.
Once upon a time, the land you tend was stewarded by others ā or by nature itself. Learn how to assess your site and the plants that will grow best there.
Lime meringue sounds delicious š¤¤ I don't mind the bean taste too much, but I mostly use it as a baked sweet potato topping.
The Science Behind Aquafaba Meringues | Working toward a more stable meringue made from the liquid in a can of chickpeas
Working toward a more stable meringue made from the liquid in a can of chickpeas.
No, just a fan! I found out about them recently through another channel I follow, Black Liberation Media. One of the hosts of the main Red Nation podcast, Nick Estes, has been on Democracy Now! quite a few times.
The same! Though this conversation is focused through the lens of settler colonialism and discussed by Indigenous leftists.
The newest episode in the series covers the Heaven's Gate cult from a similar perspective.
I don't think so, unfortunately.
The Red Nation Podcast - YOTED: The New Age settler spirituality to alt-right pipeline
ā”ļø Episode 349 of The Red Nation Podcast ā”ļø The return of our miniseries YOTED! Jen and Justine discuss the New Age settler spiritualism to alt-right pipeline. The documentaries mentioned are Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God (2023) and You Canāt Kill Meme (2021). Watch the video edition on
The return of our miniseries YOTED! Jen and Justine discuss the New Age settler spiritualism to alt-right pipeline. The documentaries mentioned are Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God (2023) and You Can't Kill Meme (2021).
Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel
The Global Northās relationship with textile waste is marked by sensationalism, fetishization, and denialāanything but responsibility.
In a world of $2 T-shirts and $10 jeans, one Global North manās trash is no longer another Global South manās treasure. Itās just trash tossed around the world until it hits the ground. A business model that gets consumers addicted to excessive amounts of stylistically homogeneous clothing that is trendy but quickly depreciates in real valueāclothing that lacks the embedded value that once made clothing worth keeping, repairing, reselling, upcycling, or recyclingāthatās a business model that consolidates profits in the pockets of a few businessmen, leaving us to clean up their mess.
Behind the term Black Butterfly: Two Baltimores: The White L vs. the Black Butterfly
Making Fiberboard Speakers From Clothing Waste | The Or Foundation
This is the story of how potential textile waste is intercepted, transformed and given a second life at the Material Research & Development (MRD) Facility of The Or Foundation. Speakers, hangers and laptop stands are a few of the products our talented MRD team is able to create from clothing waste coming out of Kantamanto (the worldās largest secondhand market) that would have ended up in landfills and water bodies.
Too much of the secondhand clothes that are exported to Kantamanto every week ends up as unusable waste that needs to be discarded. As we work to address these problems from source (the Global North), we are also exploring ways to bring down the quantity of waste that ends up polluting our environment. The work of transforming these materials into fibreboards and subsequently into speakers and more is one of the many alternative approaches we have.
With these products we are proving that cleaning up fashion's waste crisis can be creative, colorful and fulfilling wi
Thee Burger Dude did this! The process required some uncommon ingredients and some neat food science. For the curious: he's got a video showing the steps and the full recipe on his blog.
I love these update videos! Most of the stuff I planted two years ago finally started to look like something this summer š but seeing all the monarchs, sootywings, fritillaries, skippers, and so many different bees made the growing pains worth it.
Don't Be a Sucker | US National Archives
National Archives Identifier: 24376
Local Identifier: 111-EF-6
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24376
Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (9/18/1947 - 3/1/1964) (Most Recent)
From: Series: Educational Films, 1942 - 1947
Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985
This item was produced or created: 1945
Other Title(s):Educational Film, no. 6
Scope & Content: Dramatizes the destructive effects of racial and religious prejudice. Reel 1 shows a fake wrestling match and "crooked" gambling games. An agitator addresses a street crowd; he almost convinces one man in the audience until the man begins to talk to a Hungarian refugee from Germany. A Nazi speaker harangues a crowd in Germany denouncing Jews, Catholics, and Freemasons. Reel 2, a German unemployed worker joins Hitler's Storm Troops. SS men attack Jewish and Catholic headquarters in Germany, and beat up a Jewish storekeeper. A Ger
Anna Souter visits Embodied Forms: Painting Now, exploring whether art might dissolve the boundaries between the mind and body to better know the climate
In Western thought, the apparently immaterial ārational mindā has long been isolated from, and elevated above, other ways of knowing and being. Anna Souter visits Embodied Forms: Painting Now, an exhibition at Thaddeus Ropac, to explore the possibility that art might be able to help us dissolve these boundaries, opening the doors to new ways of coming to know the climate.
This black elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) bloomed for the first time back in June, now is blooming again with a flower cluster bigger than my head lol.
Close-up of the tiny flowers:
