Beyond the war on invasive species
by Tao Orion · first published 2015
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In Beyond the War on Invasive Species By Tao Orion, the author gives facts and numbers to back this up. People are destroying native plant habitats, and creating the perfect conditions for invasives. In fact 90+% of native species aren't…
on “Kudzu, the vine that never truly ate the South (2015)” ↗…solution that help the active ingredient bind to organic matter is most definitely toxic, but conveniently ignored in toxicity studies. Tao Orion has a really great perspective changing book on this: Beyond the War on Invasive Species https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25782048-beyond-the-war-...
on “People Strongly Against GMOs Had Shakier Understanding of Food Science” ↗Think about it too when people (reflexively) tell you not to plant "non-natives". Resources: The New Wild: Why Invasive Species Will be Nature's Salvation by Fred Pearce Beyond the War on Invasive Species: A Permaculture Approach to Ecosystem Restoration by Tao Orion
on “What did the ancient Romans eat?” ↗…spotted lantern flys? You don't want thorny pear trees? Maybe ask who is defining the term "invasive species" and why they are defining them as such? Anyone thinking about cutting down your pear tree. Read "Beyond the War on Invasive Species: A Permaculture Approach to Ecosystem Restoration" [0] 0: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/25782048-beyond-the-w...
on “Invasive Bradford (Callery) pear tree is banned in Pennsylvania” ↗Beyond the War on Invasive Species is a great book that explores the overuse of pesticides and why it is in fact dangerous. For those that don't want to read the book, essentially there is alot of misinformation out there. When testing…
on “Pesticide residues found in 70% of produce sold in US even after washing” ↗> Invasive species thrive in ecosystems that we create...Anyone thinking about cutting down your pear tree. Read "Beyond the War on Invasive Species: A Permaculture Approach to Ecosystem Restoration" [0] The problem is they also thrive in (i.e. invade) ecosystems that we didn't create, and destroy or disrupt them. If these species didn't invade…
on “Invasive Bradford (Callery) pear tree is banned in Pennsylvania” ↗…are defining them as such? Sure, my definition above came from a hobby gardener friend who volunteers for a local environmental nonprofit. > Anyone thinking about cutting down your pear tree. Read "Beyond the War on Invasive Species: A Permaculture Approach to Ecosystem Restoration" [0] The reviews on that book are delightfully polarized.
on “Invasive Bradford (Callery) pear tree is banned in Pennsylvania” ↗…as a computer programmer, permaculture is a hobby to me, I don't have the time to study it full time. But if I'm interested in something, I do read as much as I can about the subject. I had just read "Beyond the War on Invasive Species: A Permaculture Approach to Ecosystem Restoration" [0] which explores who defines native plants (pesticide industry) and why (to sell more pesticides). So rather than having a friendly dialog, my request…
on “Ancient farmers spared us from glaciers but changed Earth's climate: study” ↗