tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post6064898351501910990..comments2024-03-14T02:18:13.285-05:00Comments on T h e | D e e p | M i d d l e: Gardens Must Have Ecological Merit in the 21st CenturyBenjamin Vogthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-3449616953991277032014-02-15T08:54:59.905-06:002014-02-15T08:54:59.905-06:00D--Yes, it's an insane distance, isn't it?...D--Yes, it's an insane distance, isn't it?<br />I--C'mon, radicalize, do it. Can't save the world sitting back and playing nice -- that's not working at all, and we're out of time according to climate scientists.<br />D--That was said perfectly! Yes.Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-60115956244725747532014-02-14T11:43:16.597-06:002014-02-14T11:43:16.597-06:00"Of course gardens benefit the environment an..."Of course gardens benefit the environment and native wildlife, but first and foremost they are for human enjoyment and that is as true today as it ever was."<br /><br />This quote simply reinforces the anthrocentric nature of humans in general that believe nature is here for our enjoyment and for our own use. This Belief is so antiquted that it indicates how post modern Henry David doggirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-35796056720137968022014-02-14T11:11:09.463-06:002014-02-14T11:11:09.463-06:00Well said. I think the key is held in the phrase &...Well said. I think the key is held in the phrase "old thinking". We must become educated citizenry of the environment, stewards, and not old guard nature imperialists, or tyrants, imposing our will on nature regardless of consequences to its inhabitants (of all sorts).<br /><br />I have not radicalized into a mass movement mindset, but I believe it is the individual gardeners that will Ilonahttp://ilonagarden.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-11107104255183863012014-02-13T16:13:55.302-06:002014-02-13T16:13:55.302-06:0030 miles a day? The same constraints I guess on ou...30 miles a day? The same constraints I guess on our fynbos. Up slope, but the mountains will break the population down to isolated islands, and the birds and bugs will battle to reach enough plants.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.com