I didn’t see it then. I saw it this time. I, for one, appreciate the post.

Does fermentation reduce the… unfortunate effects of Sunchokes?

I see Castellucci. I upvote Castellucci.

Internal Family Systems therapy and meditation.

The happiest song I know! Thanks for reminding me of it!

This is a great take on the subject. In my area the Jerusalem artichoke would mostly be competing with Asian honeysuckle and Bradford pear trees which have already escaped captivity and killed everything else, but I completely agree that releasing virulent species into any kind of intact ecosystem can be very damaging.

While studying permaculture and regenerative agriculture I came across this thread on native species and it stuck with me. I’m now in the camp of, “the world is changing and what grew in an area before night not be the right thing to grow there now”.

Typically wildflowers in an area are synonymous with weeds. They shouldn’t have any trouble growing if you break the current grass monopoly even a little. Most people have a hard time getting them to NOT grow in their yard. I had good luck including Jerusalem artichokes (sunchokes) in my yard. They are HUGE when fully grown and you will basically need a flame thrower to get rid of them but the birds and bees love them. They also spread risomatically by sending out root runners, so they break up compacted soil. A combination of those and sunflowers would basically be a 2 meter tall flower bed. I don’t think you would even need the cardboard.

I also recommend their cover of, One Raga to a Disco Beat!

This isn’t a meme I can enjoy frequently…

Wow! Thanks for this! I really enjoyed it!

Allegorical humor is the best humor!

-Plato, probably.

Subtle! I like it!

I haven’t started to DIY yet, but after reading Becky Chambers’ book, A Psalm for the Wild Built, I started researching mycelium building construction materials and am now several days down a rabbit hole of learning the pros and cons of various mushroom and substrate types. Will I do anything with it? No idea, but it is cool and provides buildings that will last if the natural, casein waterproofing is maintained, but will decompose quickly once abandoned or demolished and actually feed the ecosystem.

Weirdly, the only parts of the Internet that I’m really liking these days are Hacker News, Lemmy and the one part that I do pay for, which is Kagi Ultimate. It is very refreshing not to be the product and I do occasionally need to use a search engine for something.