Suzanne D.
06-03-2005, 01:35 AM
Having grown up in the country, I'm the first person to love the natural
environment. On my 2/3 acre yard, I have specifically forbidden any
interference in certain areas, wishing to allow those to stay the way they
grew.
However, I have small children, and as the person in charge of their growth
and good health, I feel an obligation to provide for them the best foods I
can. If this means clearing out a few areas and planting vegetables that
are fresh and free from chemicals, then so be it. My family is better off
for it, and I still get to enjoy the natural landscape in other areas of the
yard.
To think that we can keep the environment exactly as it is and still survive
is unrealistic. Sometimes humans do have to upset the balance enough to
allow edible things to grow for their families.
--S.
"The Cunning Linguist :Þ" > wrote in message
...
> I have a garden, it is right outside of my house. It is huge, probably 200
> acres, and covered in towering trees, lush foliage, and beautiful flora
with
> a little creek running through it. My garden is not just something to look
> at, it actually supports a riot of life. Deer, possums, raccoons, beaver,
> skunks, and woodchucks all call it home and thrive there. The great thing
> about my garden is that I can enjoy it every day and I never have to lift
a
> finger.
> This is the arrogance of gardeners. They take life, force into a pot of
> small plot of land, kill everything they don't find desirable, keep the
> animals from utilizing it, provide the things it needs to grow- like water
> and fertilizer- because they have stolen nature's ability to do it, and
then
> brag about "their" prize zinnias and tomatoes. They have not created
> anything or made it better. In fact, they have lessened it.
> What they accomplish with their toil and their chemicals is a pale
microcosm
> of what happens naturally on an enormous scale every day of every year
> without the intervention of a single human person. Someone bragging about
> the produce of their garden is like someone taking the wheels off of a
> Ferrari, nailing them to a board, and bragging about the car they created.
> So, gardeners, go dig and cultivate, plant and fertilize, water and weed,
> wear the skin off your hands and break you backs to accomplish nothing
more
> than growing a small clump of a handful of plants. I shall go out on my
deck
> and, without lifting a finger, enjoy the grandeur and glory of the
handiwork
> that is the *true* garden.
>
>
> --
> Talesin- The Bad Boy of Witchcraft (tm)
>
> To give Tales his due, he is a talented and able witch. However he is a
> negative energy and will show you the "highlights" of a negatively applied
> system.
>
> http://home.kc.rr.com/pendragonsloft
>
> © 2005 by Talesin- The Bad Boy of Witchcraft. All rights reserved
>
>
environment. On my 2/3 acre yard, I have specifically forbidden any
interference in certain areas, wishing to allow those to stay the way they
grew.
However, I have small children, and as the person in charge of their growth
and good health, I feel an obligation to provide for them the best foods I
can. If this means clearing out a few areas and planting vegetables that
are fresh and free from chemicals, then so be it. My family is better off
for it, and I still get to enjoy the natural landscape in other areas of the
yard.
To think that we can keep the environment exactly as it is and still survive
is unrealistic. Sometimes humans do have to upset the balance enough to
allow edible things to grow for their families.
--S.
"The Cunning Linguist :Þ" > wrote in message
...
> I have a garden, it is right outside of my house. It is huge, probably 200
> acres, and covered in towering trees, lush foliage, and beautiful flora
with
> a little creek running through it. My garden is not just something to look
> at, it actually supports a riot of life. Deer, possums, raccoons, beaver,
> skunks, and woodchucks all call it home and thrive there. The great thing
> about my garden is that I can enjoy it every day and I never have to lift
a
> finger.
> This is the arrogance of gardeners. They take life, force into a pot of
> small plot of land, kill everything they don't find desirable, keep the
> animals from utilizing it, provide the things it needs to grow- like water
> and fertilizer- because they have stolen nature's ability to do it, and
then
> brag about "their" prize zinnias and tomatoes. They have not created
> anything or made it better. In fact, they have lessened it.
> What they accomplish with their toil and their chemicals is a pale
microcosm
> of what happens naturally on an enormous scale every day of every year
> without the intervention of a single human person. Someone bragging about
> the produce of their garden is like someone taking the wheels off of a
> Ferrari, nailing them to a board, and bragging about the car they created.
> So, gardeners, go dig and cultivate, plant and fertilize, water and weed,
> wear the skin off your hands and break you backs to accomplish nothing
more
> than growing a small clump of a handful of plants. I shall go out on my
deck
> and, without lifting a finger, enjoy the grandeur and glory of the
handiwork
> that is the *true* garden.
>
>
> --
> Talesin- The Bad Boy of Witchcraft (tm)
>
> To give Tales his due, he is a talented and able witch. However he is a
> negative energy and will show you the "highlights" of a negatively applied
> system.
>
> http://home.kc.rr.com/pendragonsloft
>
> © 2005 by Talesin- The Bad Boy of Witchcraft. All rights reserved
>
>