Unlike the misconception that Indigenous fire knowledge is rooted solely in tradition, it is rarely static and evolves with changing conditions including climate change. Communities combine generations of lived experience with scientific research to understand shifting wildfire patterns, adapt cultural burning practices, and restore healthier, more resilient forests.
The article is chock-full of information about the hows and whys, if you're interested in learning more.
That sounds like a good start! Next best time to seed and/or plant is the fall. Common blue violets make seeds around then if you want to collect them yourself.
Since you're so close, I say give something on the list a try. Plants don't pay attention to our maps anyway :) There's a search bar at the bottom of the page for each ecoregion where you can plug in the plant name to see if it pops up.
I'm further south than you near the Chesapeake Bay, so hopefully someone else swings by for more specific advice. I do stick by the common blue violet and native wood sorrell suggestion, especially if the area is mowed. Start small and see what sticks, experimenting is part of the process!
That sounds beautiful! Places like Prairie Moon Nursery sell seed in bulk, but it's better to find local sources if possible. iNaturalist can be good for this. You'd have to look up when they go to seed and be mindful not to over harvest.
Personally, I would test the waters with landscapers using common blue violets and native wood sorrels since they aggressively spread themselves. They can handle a wide variety of conditions and mowing.
I'm sure that's happened. Some can be monomaniacal, especially those where veganism is their only branch into liberatory politics.
Here though she's more talking about the pressure to minimize chronic illness and downplay disability due to not wanting to play into the "vegans are weak" myth (aka the protein myth). I've done this myself and still catch myself doing so occasionally. Part of it is self-imposed as she admits, but the expectations can be read between the lines of some mainstream messaging.
Having a lawn for sports is a great use. We should keep what we need for our neighborhoods to enjoy life and play, plant native and edible plants on the rest.
The problem is with lawns that aren't used except to serve abstract purposes, such as signaling status, adhering to socially conditioned ideas of beauty, or holdovers from the colonial impulse to terraform.
For example, I've lived in my home for nearly two decades and have not once seen any neighbor use their front lawn other than to mow it. Many are the same way with their backyards. Blocks and blocks of this type of land use, all over my city. This is what the nolawns movement is about.
Thank you for the kind words. I learned a couple days ago that migraine auras build up and focal aware seizures (aka seizure auras) start abruptly. I thought they were all just part of having migraines, so I've been writing them off as "migraine glitches" for nearly two decades smh.
Nice! I recently relistened to an episode of the Michael Brooks Show where they discussed incorporating secular spirituality into socialist movements.
One of my faves about atheopaganism was The Placebo Magick Podcast. Iirc, the host worked in the tech industry and left to live in a tiny house and farm. It wasn't focused on politics, but I think the host unlocked all the episodes after it ended.
This list includes varieties of Citrons, Mandarins, Pummelos, Lemons, Limes, Bitter Oranges, Sweet Oranges, Grapefruits, Kumquats, Papayas, Australian Limes and citrus related varieties, including some hybrids.
For wildlife gardens with native plants, leaving the stems is best practice if not in a fire prone area. From the National Wildlife Federation:
Leave seed heads and flower stalks. Like fallen leaves, the stems and seed heads of perennials can be essential habitat for insects—especially some overwintering native bees—long after flowers have faded, says Mizejewski. Come spring, “cut the stems down to 10 or 12 inches, and native bees will nest inside.” If you prune back shrubs such as forsythia or blackberry, whose stems have hollow or pithy cores, bundle those on your property for more bee nesting sites, says Cane. Mizejewski points to an added bonus of saving seed heads until spring: “They will attract goldfinches, chickadees and other songbirds you can enjoy watching all winter.”
There is nothing that stands out to me as unmaintained, only not maintained in the way people are used to. During spring cleanup and throughout the growing season, invasive species can be removed (and many tend to stick out in the winter as well).
I'm with you there! DIY, visible mending, and upcycling is more my speed.
I did find their commentary about evolving existing cyberpunk style into solarpunk interesting, even though I feel neo frutiger aero is too sterile. Not enough discussion of what you're getting at either, for sure, but could be a good hook for the high fashion enthusiasts.
The article is chock-full of information about the hows and whys, if you're interested in learning more.
Here's some that I use:
BPlant for finding your ecoregion in the North American continent:
https://bplant.org/regions.php
Chesapeake Bay Watershed (DC, Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia) Native Plant Finder:
https://www.allianceforthebay.org/native-plant-center/
Native ground covers for the North American Eastern Temperate Forests:
https://choosenatives.org/articles/plant-native-ground-covers-make-america-green/
Information on creating soft landings under trees for pollinators:
https://www.pollinatorsnativeplants.com/uploads/1/3/9/1/13913231/softlandingskeystonehandout.pdf
These two blog posts (also Eastern Temperate Forests) are probably a looser fit for the wiki, but I'll share them here anyway. The first discusses why not to be afraid of "aggressive" plants and how to start experimenting. The second has a list of 20 ground covers:
https://www.humanegardener.com/how-to-fight-plants-with-plants/
https://www.humanegardener.com/pulling-stiltgrass/
That sounds like a good start! Next best time to seed and/or plant is the fall. Common blue violets make seeds around then if you want to collect them yourself.
Since you're so close, I say give something on the list a try. Plants don't pay attention to our maps anyway :) There's a search bar at the bottom of the page for each ecoregion where you can plug in the plant name to see if it pops up.
I'm further south than you near the Chesapeake Bay, so hopefully someone else swings by for more specific advice. I do stick by the common blue violet and native wood sorrell suggestion, especially if the area is mowed. Start small and see what sticks, experimenting is part of the process!
That sounds beautiful! Places like Prairie Moon Nursery sell seed in bulk, but it's better to find local sources if possible. iNaturalist can be good for this. You'd have to look up when they go to seed and be mindful not to over harvest.
Personally, I would test the waters with landscapers using common blue violets and native wood sorrels since they aggressively spread themselves. They can handle a wide variety of conditions and mowing.
You can find your ecoregion here: https://bplant.org/regions.php
For example, I'm in the Eastern Temperate Forests. If you are too, this list can get you started: https://choosenatives.org/articles/plant-native-ground-covers-make-america-green/
I'm sure that's happened. Some can be monomaniacal, especially those where veganism is their only branch into liberatory politics.
Here though she's more talking about the pressure to minimize chronic illness and downplay disability due to not wanting to play into the "vegans are weak" myth (aka the protein myth). I've done this myself and still catch myself doing so occasionally. Part of it is self-imposed as she admits, but the expectations can be read between the lines of some mainstream messaging.
Having a lawn for sports is a great use. We should keep what we need for our neighborhoods to enjoy life and play, plant native and edible plants on the rest.
The problem is with lawns that aren't used except to serve abstract purposes, such as signaling status, adhering to socially conditioned ideas of beauty, or holdovers from the colonial impulse to terraform.
For example, I've lived in my home for nearly two decades and have not once seen any neighbor use their front lawn other than to mow it. Many are the same way with their backyards. Blocks and blocks of this type of land use, all over my city. This is what the nolawns movement is about.
Thank you for the kind words. I learned a couple days ago that migraine auras build up and focal aware seizures (aka seizure auras) start abruptly. I thought they were all just part of having migraines, so I've been writing them off as "migraine glitches" for nearly two decades smh.
Brad Lancaster is a cool dude!
https://www.youtube.com/@Brad_Lancaster_Water_Harvester
https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/
It's a cool series! I hope she keeps it up with the more affordable ingredients.
Huh? https://storyseedlibrary.org/art/commando-jugendstil-panel-and-tomorrow-sunrise/
Nice! It took me a couple tries too, but I got one soon after a big storm uprooted a bunch of trees.
Tofu ricotta, scramble, and fried hard cubes used like croutons.
As soon as I saw the purple, I knew where this belonged lol.
Found it linked on a page about poetic faiths.
Nice! I recently relistened to an episode of the Michael Brooks Show where they discussed incorporating secular spirituality into socialist movements.
One of my faves about atheopaganism was The Placebo Magick Podcast. Iirc, the host worked in the tech industry and left to live in a tiny house and farm. It wasn't focused on politics, but I think the host unlocked all the episodes after it ended.
The varieties they grow:
https://todolicitrusfundacio.org/en/the-citrus-collection/varietal-groups/
For wildlife gardens with native plants, leaving the stems is best practice if not in a fire prone area. From the National Wildlife Federation:
There is nothing that stands out to me as unmaintained, only not maintained in the way people are used to. During spring cleanup and throughout the growing season, invasive species can be removed (and many tend to stick out in the winter as well).
I'm with you there! DIY, visible mending, and upcycling is more my speed.
I did find their commentary about evolving existing cyberpunk style into solarpunk interesting, even though I feel neo frutiger aero is too sterile. Not enough discussion of what you're getting at either, for sure, but could be a good hook for the high fashion enthusiasts.