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The above post isn’t about specific details, it’s about the idea of individuals being scolded into trying useless ‘solutions’ to problems caused by the mismanag
by whythre 2y ago
The above post isn’t about specific details, it’s about the idea of individuals being scolded into trying useless ‘solutions’ to problems caused by the mismanagement of entire industries. Industrialized farming involves a lot of pesticides. Acting as if the problem will get better if people just let pests eat their small garden plots is dumb.
- Ma8ee 2y agoThe problem will get better, even if the direct effect of no pesticide home gardens of course is negligible. But it helps change the mindset of people. People who live in garden with a diversity of wildlife, who find joy in the butterflies (and their larvae), who are appalled by the thought of poison their own air, water and soil, soon start to buy organic food and vote for stricter environment protection laws. In addition, while it might not change the world, the amount of pesticides and herbicides used by all the homeowners in a city like LA isn’t insignificant, in particular not for the local wildlife.