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   Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 11-Apr-2026 08:39:41 JST Rich Felker

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   • Asta [AMP]
   • Ms. Que Banh

   @aud @PhoenixSerenity Yeah. Like there is nothing harmful whatsoever about using cardboard for that.

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     Asta [AMP] (aud@fire.asta.lgbt)'s status on Saturday, 11-Apr-2026 08:39:42 JST Asta [AMP]

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     • Ms. Que Banh

     @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party I'm struggling to imagine what might be more environmentally friendly than "just put a compostable thing up to block the sun"?! Like what was she even advocating FOR?? Tons of manual labor? Chemicals??...

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     Ms. Que Banh (phoenixserenity@beige.party)'s status on Saturday, 11-Apr-2026 08:39:43 JST Ms. Que Banh

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     We use cardboard mulching at the community orchard, at over 18 local community gardens & we've also used it in many local parks.

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     Ms. Que Banh (phoenixserenity@beige.party)'s status on Saturday, 11-Apr-2026 08:39:44 JST Ms. Que Banh

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     • Rich Puchalsky ⩜⃝

     @richpuchalsky I blocked a local white saviour woman here, last year, for being a 'Karen' about me/Mom using cardboard to mulch/kill off unwanted weeds/suffocate unwanted lawn grass. She was trying to tell me that all my efforts are killing the environment & telling me to use shit that most poor folks can't afford to buy in large quantities. I informed her that I've worked on multiple small farms that also use cardboard mulching methods because they also can't afford to buy a bunch of shit to deal with larger acreages where there's too many unwanted weeds/old lawn grass. She said, they're all destroying the environment too by using cardboard 🤡 White saviour types like her are condescending as fuck towards POC & small farmers, in general.

     STFU, sit the fuck down. Unless you're offering to buy us all the shit you think we should be using - recognize that you have more privileges than most of us who have been doing food security, rewilding & Indigenous planting for decades - without spending a ton of money that we don't have to spend.

     #AsianMastodon #POCGardeners #Decolonization #ShutUpKaren #FrugalGardening #POCVoices #WhitePrivilege

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     Rich Puchalsky ⩜⃝ (richpuchalsky@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 11-Apr-2026 08:39:45 JST Rich Puchalsky ⩜⃝

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     • Ms. Que Banh

     @PhoenixSerenity

     We wanted large sheets of cardboard to kill weeds and the best source of them is bike shops, who always have a lot of huge empty boxes in a dumpster. The one near us has a locked dumpster but they were happy to have us carry away the cardboard and they let us borrow the key.

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     Ms. Que Banh (phoenixserenity@beige.party)'s status on Saturday, 11-Apr-2026 08:39:46 JST Ms. Que Banh

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     I'm that neighbourhood weirdo who went around my 'hood, with little leaflets, asking for unwanted fish parts/meat bones/coffee grinds donations for my gardening purposes. I have no shame when it comes to trying to source free useful stuff for my gardening efforts.

     #FrugalGardening #FreeIsMyFavePrice

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     Ms. Que Banh (phoenixserenity@beige.party)'s status on Saturday, 11-Apr-2026 08:39:47 JST Ms. Que Banh

     Normal conversations in our household, in Spring gardening season:

     Brother, Jerry: Do you want my Fall/Winter collection of nail clippings for your gardening stuff?

     Me: I sure do. It's another form of calcium.

     Brother, Jerry: I'll leave you my jar in the greenhouse.

     Me: Excellent. Thank you.