Local authorities are very much into this around here, and I think it's a great step forward, but I realise nature is too 'untidy' for a lot of humans. It's taken over 10 years for my own little woodland to establish itself and look like a forest, and for most of that time it looked messy. I love walking there now, it always surprises me. As for the plants and flowers growing wild in the hedgerows, I have been astonished to find they nearly all have medicinal and nutritional value. There are some amazing foragers in the cities, including London, on Instagram.
Absolutely! We have lost so much knowledge that was once common to all. Thank you for sharing yours with us this past year... I was reading an article yesterday about all the work Paris is doing reinvent their city centre for the Olympics, and beyond. Sounds promising!
Local authorities are very much into this around here, and I think it's a great step forward, but I realise nature is too 'untidy' for a lot of humans. It's taken over 10 years for my own little woodland to establish itself and look like a forest, and for most of that time it looked messy. I love walking there now, it always surprises me. As for the plants and flowers growing wild in the hedgerows, I have been astonished to find they nearly all have medicinal and nutritional value. There are some amazing foragers in the cities, including London, on Instagram.
Foraging and species identification are definitely skills I want to improve! Seems like it should be basic human knowledge like how to tie your shoes!
Absolutely! We have lost so much knowledge that was once common to all. Thank you for sharing yours with us this past year... I was reading an article yesterday about all the work Paris is doing reinvent their city centre for the Olympics, and beyond. Sounds promising!