Spread awareness, not diseases.
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Spread awareness, not diseases.
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Not only is it an elitist ecological disaster of a massive manicured lawn every NIMBY loves, it is also so boring the winner is whoever manages to play the least of it.
We tried Trickle Down economics and it didn't work.
Time to try a new approach.
Comrades, the era of Piñata Economics is upon us.
#PinataEconomics #TrickleDownEconomics #Economics #EatTheRich #meme
We laugh, but inside we're crying. 😁😭
Did you know that the green lawn that is so common today was originally a way for the landed gentry to show off their wealth? It was meant to imply the owner could afford to have all this land being non productive, setting them apart from those whose livelihood depended on what they could cultivate.
From the beginning, it was an ostentatious display of obscene wealth.
#antiLawn
While we are living through a #ClimateEmergency, we should do everything to restore life, nature and balance to our ecosystems.
Lawns are definitely not helping us.
Our mowed yards sustain almost no life. There's no diversity, no food. No place for an ecosystem.
We worry about the extinction of bees and other pollinators, but we do very little to offer them a chance to survive.
#antiLawn
We could grow food instead of invasive green grass.
It is true that the average backyard will not be productive enough to sustain even a single family needs, but it will provide something. And more importantly it will be a refuge for bugs and worms and birds. It will also make us feel connected to the earth and have some control over our food sources.
Besides, if everyone does it, we could possibly sustain each other in the future.
But perhaps even better than food Gardens are native gardens.
They will sustain a wide variety of wildlife and restore balance to our environment.
Plus they usually require very little maintenance, which is not only cheaper but also cleaner than firing up your fossil fuel powered lawnmower.
#antiLawn
Wilder, more diverse lawns also do a great job of absorbing water, preventing floods. They also act as carbon sinks, keeping some of that carbon away from our atmosphere and doing their bit for #ClimateChangeMitigation
#antiLawn
Keeping a green mowed lawn is expensive, labour intensive, water intensive and, let's face it, noisy and annoying.
What do we get in return?
Little more than avoided criticism from uptight neighbours and nosy resident associations. It gives us nothing except keeping us from being (wrongly) judged in our neighbourhood.
We can do better.
#antiLawn
Wild gardens can also be perfectly suitable for leisure and recreation. We have been brainwashed into believing everyone needs a green flat square to sit in. But they are lifeless and dull.
Our kids will have more adventures and grow to be curious and filled with wonder when their environment is richer.
#antiLawn
But criticism and peer pressure are certainly a strong force. So we need to start by talking about it. We need to discuss the absurdity of lawns with those around us and get them excited about the alternatives.
If you are renting, this might be even harder or even impossible. But you can try.
Or you could try seed bombs or guerrilla gardening instead. 😏
Anyway I hope you are now fully radicalised #antiLawn and ready to re-wild your bit of planet.
It is easy to feel there's nothing we can do to help our Earth, but even a small lawn can be a huge ecosystem, from the viewpoint of tiny bug or butterfly.
Here's a few more #antiLawn memes, if you're into that sort of thing.
I'm overwhelmed and grateful by the response my silly thread is having.
Of course there's lots that I don't know, I just put together a few memes!
But if you want to go deeper I can recommend reading the book Food Not Lawns.
It is freely available here (email registration required, I think) :
https://www.foodnotlawns.com/book/
Thank you all!
Oh and of course, if you're craving more, go join https://www.reddit.com/r/fucklawns
Need some joy. Show me your un groomed, wild and flowery ex lawns, gardens and bushes.
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(Strictly referring to actual plants here, no unrequested NSFW)
Found this #noLawn video on TikTok and wanted to share with all of my #antiLawn friends.
This dude knows where it's at. 🌿🌸🌻🌱
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