Lawns and Car Storage. Name a More Wasteful Use of Land.

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Decorative Roundup is my new favorite lawn insult

I made a tiny, shitty little butterfly garden full of grass and weeds and hardly any flowers. I really sucked at building this butterfly garden, but it had milkweed and cilantro and a bunch of different tall flowers.
After just one year, there is so much more life. So many more birds. It doesn't take a lot to make a big difference.

Just. Don't remove the dandelions. You can do so much just by not putting in the effort to weed dandelions.

Good Idea: Dig some holes!

https://www.climatelinks.org/blog/lunar-landscaping-how-digging-half-moons-helps-re-green-niger

In the arid landscape of the West African Sahel, where climate change and desertification threaten livelihoods, innovative approaches like "half-moons" offer hope for water conservation and landscape restoration. These semicircular ponds, implemented by initiatives like the World Food Programme, help retain rainwater in dry and degraded soils, supporting vegetation growth crucial for farmers and herders. Satellite imagery analysis reveals significant improvements in vegetation health post-intervention, showcasing the efficacy of these low-cost and sustainable techniques. With the potential to stabilize communities' livelihoods and enhance regional water resilience, initiatives like half-moons represent a promising step towards a more resilient future in the face of climate change and desertification.

🙏to our friends @klimadeswandels

This is such a basic, classic permaculture technique that works so well it's insane.