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It doesn’t sound like the suggestion was made on the basis of water usage. Full quote FTA: > “Get rid of your lawns,” she said. “Lawns are total biological des
by agency 7y ago
It doesn’t sound like the suggestion was made on the basis of water usage. Full quote FTA:
> “Get rid of your lawns,” she said. “Lawns are total biological deserts. It’s just grass with pesticides. The way it’s grown does not support a lot of biodiversity.”
- thaumasiotes 7y agoIt is not obvious to me why I'd want my front yard to be teeming with insects.
- crawfordcomeaux 7y agoBecause your world depends on them.
- thaumasiotes 7y agoGet back to me when you can actually show that my world depends on a variety of insects contained within a single square mile.
- aquaticsunset 7y agoYour world doesn’t see much change if you open a can of Freon on the front porch every day. But if doing that was as pervasive as owning a lawn? You’d bet[1]. [1] https://www.epa.gov/ods-phaseout https://www.epa.gov/ods-phaseout
- crawfordcomeaux 7y agoCulture matters. You don't exist in a void. You, anyone you live with, anyone who sees your yard, and anyone who hears your views on it all carry a personal culture. You are responsible for yours and who it infects. Is yours a sustainable one? If not, you're likely programming the world to die off. It's not only about you. It's about the ripple effects of you and a greater understanding of responsibility in the face of culture as a force to reckon with.
- thaumasiotes 7y agoThe sum of everyone's yard is still insignificant to the issue. Bugs in yards aren't the bugs that might theoretically matter. You might note the perfect symmetry between the claims "you need a robust population of random bugs in front of your house" and "you need a robust population of random bugs inside of your house". Nobody needs either of those things. Most of the world is in neither one of those places.
- arethuza 7y agoI've planted quite a few bee friendly plants in our garden - I find even the sound of bees to be utterly relaxing.