You have the gift of teaching! My one exception to the principle of adding to a system rather than removing: Nothing I've ever added (37 years on site) has ever outcompeted the invasive species such as burning bush, barberry, bittersweet, garlic mustard, etc. that continuously pop up in the understory of our back wooded acre, especially with an overabundance of deer eating the more palatable plants. The system is overwhelmed; we thus maintain the site by removing invasives that are known to create monocultures in this context while continuing to plant appropriate species.
Yeah that's a fair point. The conservation on invasives was missing from this video. Although a lot of our understanding of invasives as a society is fairly warped and misdirected. ... Another video...
@@lancasterfoodforest When you make that video, please respect the topic as highly nuanced and encourage fluid, ongoing conversation as opposed to parroting polarizing talking points. "How to Love a Forest" by Ethan Tapper is an interesting new read.
Yeah I agree. Too many people have little land or “nice” land and determine that it is easy to control invasives 😅 or not worth the time. Not knocking LFF at all. I love his videos and he’s 10x the gardener than I.But, if we stopped removing invasives there would eventually be no lumber and no food. Also, if we began to exploit invasive species to decrease their numbers we would still be unable to remove them because of their nature. Most of them sucker which means using them just invigorates them. However, I do agree that the liberal use of herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizer is destroying the planet and the food we eat. Herbicides are a useful tool used when used in moderation.
You have the gift of teaching! My one exception to the principle of adding to a system rather than removing: Nothing I've ever added (37 years on site) has ever outcompeted the invasive species such as burning bush, barberry, bittersweet, garlic mustard, etc. that continuously pop up in the understory of our back wooded acre, especially with an overabundance of deer eating the more palatable plants. The system is overwhelmed; we thus maintain the site by removing invasives that are known to create monocultures in this context while continuing to plant appropriate species.
Yeah that's a fair point. The conservation on invasives was missing from this video. Although a lot of our understanding of invasives as a society is fairly warped and misdirected. ... Another video...
@@lancasterfoodforest When you make that video, please respect the topic as highly nuanced and encourage fluid, ongoing conversation as opposed to parroting polarizing talking points. "How to Love a Forest" by Ethan Tapper is an interesting new read.
Yeah I agree. Too many people have little land or “nice” land and determine that it is easy to control invasives 😅 or not worth the time. Not knocking LFF at all. I love his videos and he’s 10x the gardener than I.But, if we stopped removing invasives there would eventually be no lumber and no food. Also, if we began to exploit invasive species to decrease their numbers we would still be unable to remove them because of their nature. Most of them sucker which means using them just invigorates them. However, I do agree that the liberal use of herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizer is destroying the planet and the food we eat. Herbicides are a useful tool used when used in moderation.
THIS reminds me of the movie The Matrix, The Agent tells Morpheus that the human race is a virus on this planet.
Well, maybe NOT the same vibe, though.
Haha.