Contemplations of a Certain Depth

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On what the male loneliness epidemic is really about. Given actual alternatives, women are opting tf OUT of "traditional roles".

From Self Sufficiency for the 21st Century, Revised & Updated by Dick and James Strawbridge  + Some experience 

How to grow more food in small spaces;

The city garden.

There are multiple ways to use your space optimally, however small your garden. Think vertically, grow climbing beans against walls, lead your fruit trees in space saving styles. Place a worm tower in a corner and catch rain water in a container. Don’t forget the fauna by adding nectar rich flower in between you vegetables. Try feeding your local birds. If you have a little extra space try keeping chickens in a movable coop and you will have fresh eggs for breakfast. 

1. Fruit trees grown by being led often give more harvest and take up less space. A small apple tree can still give kilo’s of fruit this way.  

2. You can have a small wall greenhouse for more winter harvest. (Ikea sold some very cheap shelving units with covers (Hyllis). I have had mine for a year and they are in great condition in-spite of being outside all winter! )

3. You can grow food and vegetables in hanging baskets 

4. Raised beds are great for gardens without dirt. 

5. climbing plants are a great space saver. They even have small marrows and pumpkins that you can let climb. 

6. You can grow potatoes in a potato growing bag (In my best year this gave me 3 kg of potatoes from one bag. Nice to try! Right now I am growing potatoes in big containers. To give them more space!)

7. Window sills can become plant containers. You can grow lettuce, herbs and tomato in there. 

(Self Sufficiency for the 21st Century, Revised & Updated by Dick and James Strawbridge)

8. Herbs do great in containers anyway. And fresh herbs are very expensive in the store here. Try growing basil inside for example! Great results. 

(Pixabay by  drumpie1) 

9. Foraging in the city can also be a great source of food! Some cities have chestnut trees, brambles, hazelnuts, a seaside or a park with nettles

If you have an old pot it’s worth cleaning the inside as well. “But I’m filling it with dirt anyway,” you may say. Yes, but you don’t want your basil to be competing with any weed that could be leftover in the pot.

Look for a, “chicken tractor,” for movable chicken home options–you’ll get tons more ideas with that keyword.

Pollinators that are endangered and vital to the rest of your local environment (such as that regional park nearby that you might love visiting) will benefit from you growing native plants rather than the other stuff that may be popular. Calscape is great for people in California. Check if your area has something similar! You want native plants because they and the bugs that pollinate them have evolved together for millions of years, while that other plant from somewhere else has not. Lots of things can work in pots, too! Just adjust how much you’ll need to water them.

Make sure your plant babies get the amount of sun that they need! 

(Native plants attract native wildlife)

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Wal-Mart is good because one woman says she wouldn't have a job without it. The endangered species act is bad because one person really wants to build a house on endangered bird habitat, but the meanies at the EPA won't let them drive an entire species to extinction in order to not have to have a house built somewhere else

take up space, read the plaques, get the audioguides. you are just as entitled and right in being there. visit museums, boycott museums, be expressive about your opinions about museums.

a lot of museums are free, or discounted for youth and students. take advantage of that. check your local art museum. check your local history museum. museums are there for you, they are there to educate the public, not to distinguish between class. it isn't a private collection, it's a public exhibit.

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and i've been thinking about this a lot, we are living in a very particular moment. so, so much of american culture at all levels is reactions to our own collective embarrassment. 2018-2022ish was a very performative time for a lot of these people--think putting a black square as your profile picture online.