Pollinators

msquebanh, 1 day ago to Bloomscrolling

#ForgetMeNots & #Petunias in full bloom 🥰

#bloomscrolling #WhatsInMyGarden #PollinatorGarden #Zone8 #PacificNorthwest #nature #floral #Spring #BCblooms #Wsanec #Saanich #YYJ #VictoriaBC #florespondence #flowers #PNW #botanical #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #perennials #Gardening #plants

shonin, 6 days ago to random

Composting

https://raindrop.io/peteashton/composting-39764593

nightdream, 7 days ago to random

I'm returning to sfba.social after some time away. You might know me from another server. I'll be gradually bringing man of my follows over to this account where I plan to be most active. Intro toot coming soon. 🌺

colhill, 12 days ago to random

#compostodon, any experience or hints using coffee grounds in compost?

msquebanh, 27 days ago to pnw

Some of the #NatureTrails that I explored around the #forested property yesterday. It smelled so good in the forest. I heard so many different wildlife calls. Forests are my happy places ❤️🌲🌲❤️
Nature is my spiritual temple.

#EastSooke #vancouverisland #vanisle #ForestWalk #PacificNorthwest #PNW #nature #HappiestOutdoors #HealingPowersOfNature #Tsouke #WalkInTheWoods #PeacefulPlaces

Nature trail through mossy forest, with lots of trees & ferns.
Selfie in the forest.
Nature trail through mossy forest, with lots of trees & ferns.

foodkoreografi, 27 days ago to random Danish

I dag har jeg solgt hjemmelavet surkål til vores første #farmersmarket ude i #christiania. Vi vil skabe ny energi herude, og vi glæder os til at komme igen!

A bage containing kimchi

compost, 1 month ago to random

Today our 20ish-year-old cat passed away and we had to put an end to his suffering.

I would like to express that despite having to witness his suffering for Earth Day I tried to not make this about me as much as I could because, to be honest, The climate crisis is an issue that has severe consequences.

I could not give less of a shit about those who choose inaction and to be careless. I am sorry but if you can't have compassion for this issue there is something wrong with you.

I love the earth deeply and this gives me the courage to care and despite adversity to do what is good.

Needless to say, climate change deniers are going to be uncared for by this community.

msquebanh, 1 month ago to random

Waiting for callback from dentist. I need more meds. Lower left of face is still swollen.

Pollinators, 1 month ago to Minnesota

The compost pile is not photogenic. The temperature is about 15 Celsius which is about 60 Fahrenheit. This compost is alive in April in southern Minnesota. There is never enough compost, even if your neighbors contribute. Compost is a band aid for the planet. #minnesota, #compost, #compostodon.

Pollinators, 1 month ago to Minnesota

April 3, 2024. The native Prairie Smoke plants are waking up. This small clump is heavy with nodding and closed blooms. The evening sun is from the left giving the scene more color. #nativeplants, #minnesota, #Bloomscrolling.

Pollinators, 1 month ago to Minnesota

Some lovely snow cover on March 24th and 25th. The ground was bare and dry most of the winter season. Southern Minnesota had the hottest winter on record. So many locations experienced the same problem. Climate change is busy. #minnesota, #ClimateDiary, #nodig, #garlic.

Pollinators, 2 months ago to Minnesota

The mysterious cubes are part of the noon meal. They were fermented lentil broth for three days so they have tangy flavors of hard cheese. This is our first home made Burmese style tofu. We will make this again. Thanks to San Francisco and Singapore for ideas about lentil tofu. #fermentation, #minnesota, #burmesetofu, #vegetarian.

colhill, 2 months ago to random

@compost I've found a way to boost the compost process here is sunny Central Queensland.

It's been unseasonably dry (and unseasonably hot / cold / wet all around) and the compost had stalled even with some attention to keeping it damp.

Well I tried using a dilute solution of molasses (it's cheap around here as it's a stock food supplement).... and was amazed that the process restarted, ramped-up and escalated to a point where the compost is breaking down faster than ever before.

Obviously the extra nutrients for the microbiota were the solution.

Pollinators, 2 months ago to Minnesota

March 13th, 2024. The first crocus blooms are a month ahead. This is a lovely crocus family ready to feed the pollinators. #minnesota, #zone4b, #pollinators.

KeithDJohnson, 3 months ago to permaculture

#Permaculture instructor #AndrewMillison journeys with the UN World Food Programme to the Northern border of #Senegal to see an innovative land recovery project within the Great Green Wall of #Africa that is harvesting #rainwater, increasing #food security, & rehabilitating the #ecosystem. #restoration https://youtu.be/WCli0gyNwL0

Pollinators, 3 months ago to Minnesota

It’s February 17th. The 2023 garlic crop is processed. We have about 4,600 grams of garlic in the crock with 92 grams of kosher salt. This will ferment on the countertop for several weeks. Fermented garlic is treasure for cooking and making other ferments. #growyouown, #garlic, #fermentation, #kimchi, #rempah, #sambal, #minnesota, #zone4b, #nodig.

Pollinators, 4 months ago to Minnesota

It’s a January 6 salsify harvest. Which will be a January 7 roasted salsify meal with tomato Kasundi sauce. We will eat like there is no frost in the ground for the jet stream is broken. #growyourown, #minnesota, #Zone4b, #salsify, #ClimateDiary, #kasundi

Pollinators, 4 months ago to Minnesota

Tomato Kasundi is on my mind. Thank you Ganga in Australia. We made seven quarts this morning. It’s tasty right now and will get tastier. We will see how well it ages in the fridge with the vinegar and the mustard spice. The tomatoes are very happy to be introduced to their new friends. #growyourown, #minnesota, #nodig, #tomato, #kasundi

bwinbwin, 5 months ago to anarchism

In Marshallese culture, there is a prominent attitude of "Enaaj Emman," which translates loosely to "It will be okay." It is strongly embedded in the culture and people's everyday thinking. If you are ever despondent, somebody is always there to remind you that "enaaj emman." It is a focus on hope and happiness that pervades daily life despite the struggles, setbacks, and disappointments that inevitably happen. People retain this optimism even after being irradiated by nuclear testing by the USGovt throughout the 1950s.

Having lived in the Marshall Islands for eight years, I am acutely aware of the threats and dangers posed by both nuclear waste and fossil fuels.

At this point, I expect to see this country of beautiful coral atolls and generous, gentle people be subsumed by rising sea levels. They are undergoing severe stress at 1.1C and will be completely uninhabitable at 1.5C. We will push past 1.5C by the end of this decade, and I don't think we have enough time, nor are we doing the right things, to reverse the momentum. These islands will be gone, and an entire country and culture will have been displaced or extinguished.

It fills me with profound sadness, especially when I think how it all could have been prevented but for the fraud perpetrated by fossil fuel energy companies and the greed of their executives. And let's not forget about the collusion of our politicians through bribery, nor forget about the perpetuation of the fraud through mass media owned by members of the same bourgeois class.

I understand the need to continue seeking solutions. I hope people create those solutions. Enaaj emman. I appreciate people like @pvonhellermannn who, despite feeling despondent, has provided to us long threads informing us about this crisis. Hope is still alive as Tina Stege, #ClimateEnvoy from the Marshall Islands, impresses upon us in these two posts:

https://mastodon.green/@pvonhellermannn/111482858888081587

https://mastodon.green/@pvonhellermannn/111381241869510068

Yet I am despondent. I am also very angry. My reaction is to want to dislodge and remove the parasitical elites of the 1%, punish them harshly, and completely dismantle their capitalist systems. I despair that billions will have to die before we make that happen. Certainly among the first great wave of casualties will the Marshall Islanders. And that fills me with rage.

It also brings back memories of living in the islands. It's as close to an anarchist way of life as I've ever seen in the world. And I'm now reminded of an elder woman who was asked by another Peace Corps Volunteer, "Who do you think is the best US president?" Her response: "I think President Kennedy was the smartest president. He sent all these young people here so they could learn "mantin majel" (Marshallese custom). There is so much wisdom in that statement, that it resonates even more strongly for me 35 years later. The world needs to learn Mantin Majel and enact its inherent values of peace, cooperation, solidarity, and optimism.

#NuclearWaste #FossilFuels #MarshallIslands #EnaajEmman #COP28 #Capitalism #Anarchism #MantinMajel

Pollinators, 7 months ago to Minnesota

The American chestnut tree was a huge part of the east coast forest system. And then chestnut blight arrived killing the trees. #DunstanChestnut trees are an attempt to reintroduce the trees. We planted several on the advice of the nursery. This photo is the healthiest tree. This young tree has many chestnuts. There must have been piles of chestnuts under a mature tree. #rewilding, #Minnesota, #Zone4b, #NativePlants, #GrowYourOwn, #Chestnut, #Pollinators, #PunkTrees.

Pollinators, 11 months ago to random

@RSMacKinnon I wish the #WetBulbTemperature dangers were in daily weather reports when the conditions are forecast.