The environmental story is not as black-and-white as activists have made it seem. Adding just one strip of wildflowers to your farm or property this year can change everything.
I love the positive attitude! My wife and I will be pursuing some type of farming in retirement, which is very close. Keep the positivity flowing, you are making a difference in the world. God bless.
Perfect take. More wildflowers for upstate New York, and all the way into Ontario. I'm with you! In my city of Hamilton, there is a map of pollinator gardens, which are planted on the urban yards doing exactly what you described. https://www.hamiltonpollinatorparadise.org/
Hi Alex, I am in Ulster County and just submitted my application for a pollinator meadow! I’m so excited and fingers crossed I have the 1/2 acre needed. I am waiting with bated breath for next steps. And I have you to thank. Next up a high tunnel!
Love reading your story and watching your progress. I recently met a like-farm-minded gal operating her family’s farm outside Ft Pierce, FL. I sent her a link to your Substack page. Check out one of her successes on Instagram at peace love goat
I'm all for wild flowers! When I visited my friend's house in Portland, OR last summer, she had a sign in front of her house saying she had a butterfly garden certified from this organization https://naba.org/butterfly-gardens/certification-program/ I thought that was pretty cool.
A most informative, inspiring essay on the subject of planting wildflowers as a way to “save the world.” As for myself, I am definitely wild about this idea and look forward to implementing and sharing it widely. Many thanks to one of America’s new farmers with some of the best ideas.
This motivates me to do the same! I finally got the seller to show me the land without going into escrow! I think the unfortunate wildfires out here in LA helped 😅 there was a recent fire near the property I want so I had the upper hand and the price went down. The land keeps calling me, even in my dreams so I hope I can feel its energy once I step onto its grounds 🤍 ✨
Nice article as always. I'm sorry to report the geoengineering thing is for real and has been happening in it's current form for well over twenty years. Appears to be mostly world wide though I'm only aware of chemical spraying jets flying out of the USA. I agree the small things individuals do like yourself make a huge difference. Thanks for all you do.
Love this! Big problems are almost always solved more effectively by small steps by many people.
I planted a wildflower patch this last year because nothing was growing un my garden except weeds. I plan to keep wildflowers there again this year... and they are so pretty, it may be a permanent wildflower patch.
I love this! The power of adding a little beauty to the world is so underestimated especially beauty that brings all the buzzy bees back! Thanks for this take, really hopeful and inspiring🌷
What an excellent post. I live in Burbank, California, part of Los Angeles, there’s a large group of us on a Facebook group that trade seeds, vegetables, and expertise , as a beginner gardener ( and now someone who has taken to lacto ferment ing vegetables, I’m loving it and learn v so much. Btw just by ripping out roses and adding rosemary ( that I propagated) and other low water, flowers, and plants, pollinators are flocking to my yard, and my neighbor loves me for inviting the bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies to our street. It’s wonderful what you’re doing, and inspirational and exciting to read about your accomplishments. Onward! You are the future, the president in the past all rolled into one..rock on!!
Love this piece, and as a California native plants landscaper, I agree on the power of wildflowers to bring back ecological diversity and balance to the land. But don’t fault the environmentalists much, we are (for the most part), good people who’ve dedicated their entire lives to protecting the planet. If we sound pessimistic sometimes, it’s because we’ve seen so much destructive behavior despite how much we’ve tried to spark real change, and the truth is, it’s time to say a Hail Mary. We’re just tired, underpaid (most of us are not well funded), and in dire need of a vacation from planetary destruction.
I love the positive attitude! My wife and I will be pursuing some type of farming in retirement, which is very close. Keep the positivity flowing, you are making a difference in the world. God bless.
Thank you 🙏
Perfect take. More wildflowers for upstate New York, and all the way into Ontario. I'm with you! In my city of Hamilton, there is a map of pollinator gardens, which are planted on the urban yards doing exactly what you described. https://www.hamiltonpollinatorparadise.org/
Oh how cool I’ll have to check that out!
Hi Alex, I am in Ulster County and just submitted my application for a pollinator meadow! I’m so excited and fingers crossed I have the 1/2 acre needed. I am waiting with bated breath for next steps. And I have you to thank. Next up a high tunnel!
Love reading your story and watching your progress. I recently met a like-farm-minded gal operating her family’s farm outside Ft Pierce, FL. I sent her a link to your Substack page. Check out one of her successes on Instagram at peace love goat
I'm all for wild flowers! When I visited my friend's house in Portland, OR last summer, she had a sign in front of her house saying she had a butterfly garden certified from this organization https://naba.org/butterfly-gardens/certification-program/ I thought that was pretty cool.
Yes! I certified my property as a monarch waystation
Do you know what the requirements are for that?
Never heard of that certification.
Thank you @Alexandra Fasulo for this great article of inspiration! Going to plant some wildflowers this coming planting season 🌻
That makes me happy!
A most informative, inspiring essay on the subject of planting wildflowers as a way to “save the world.” As for myself, I am definitely wild about this idea and look forward to implementing and sharing it widely. Many thanks to one of America’s new farmers with some of the best ideas.
This motivates me to do the same! I finally got the seller to show me the land without going into escrow! I think the unfortunate wildfires out here in LA helped 😅 there was a recent fire near the property I want so I had the upper hand and the price went down. The land keeps calling me, even in my dreams so I hope I can feel its energy once I step onto its grounds 🤍 ✨
Yes!! If it's in your dreams, definitely pursue it
Nice article as always. I'm sorry to report the geoengineering thing is for real and has been happening in it's current form for well over twenty years. Appears to be mostly world wide though I'm only aware of chemical spraying jets flying out of the USA. I agree the small things individuals do like yourself make a huge difference. Thanks for all you do.
For a reference https://www.geoengineeringwatch.org
In the current times, reading your articles is a welcome respite. Bless you & your farm :)
Love this! Big problems are almost always solved more effectively by small steps by many people.
I planted a wildflower patch this last year because nothing was growing un my garden except weeds. I plan to keep wildflowers there again this year... and they are so pretty, it may be a permanent wildflower patch.
I love that!
I love this! The power of adding a little beauty to the world is so underestimated especially beauty that brings all the buzzy bees back! Thanks for this take, really hopeful and inspiring🌷
Thank you so much!
Thank you for the inspiration. I will be planting my wildflower patch this year.
I love that!!
What an excellent post. I live in Burbank, California, part of Los Angeles, there’s a large group of us on a Facebook group that trade seeds, vegetables, and expertise , as a beginner gardener ( and now someone who has taken to lacto ferment ing vegetables, I’m loving it and learn v so much. Btw just by ripping out roses and adding rosemary ( that I propagated) and other low water, flowers, and plants, pollinators are flocking to my yard, and my neighbor loves me for inviting the bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies to our street. It’s wonderful what you’re doing, and inspirational and exciting to read about your accomplishments. Onward! You are the future, the president in the past all rolled into one..rock on!!
The present not president ! Ha
Haha thank you so much!
Here is a Google search for pollinator gardens.
https://www.google.com/search?q=map+of+pollinator+gardens&rlz=1C5CHFA_en&ie=UTF-8
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Love this piece, and as a California native plants landscaper, I agree on the power of wildflowers to bring back ecological diversity and balance to the land. But don’t fault the environmentalists much, we are (for the most part), good people who’ve dedicated their entire lives to protecting the planet. If we sound pessimistic sometimes, it’s because we’ve seen so much destructive behavior despite how much we’ve tried to spark real change, and the truth is, it’s time to say a Hail Mary. We’re just tired, underpaid (most of us are not well funded), and in dire need of a vacation from planetary destruction.