grow something. Doesn’t have to be via digging in the dirt (though that helps), even a houseplant or hydroponics setup or a jar of herbs on a windowsill can remind you that you’re a part of the planet, not just a guest. And I think that mindset shift that comes with caring for greenery is of utmost importance.
This also scales: You can start out with a gardening kit or hydroponics kit, then you can maybe grow some herbs from seed on a windowsill, then one day you’re hoisting up a grow light over some tomatoes in your bedroom and all the sudden you’re growing food to feed yourself and your community. All very solarpunk in increasing intensity.
…the “growlight in the bedroom for tomato plants” might just have been a me thing though. (It didn’t work so well)
I can completely understand your growlight for tomato thing, I remember my balcony garden when I had to live in the city, with compost and all, also as a sort of test if neighbors would complain about the smell. They didn’t. Luckily I’m back to the soil and have a real garden to care for, but what you say can’t be understated. No matter if we are a human in a city or a rural area, we need other species around us, plants, animals and fungi. They can tell us things we will not hear from other humans.
grow something. Doesn’t have to be via digging in the dirt (though that helps), even a houseplant or hydroponics setup or a jar of herbs on a windowsill can remind you that you’re a part of the planet, not just a guest. And I think that mindset shift that comes with caring for greenery is of utmost importance.
This also scales: You can start out with a gardening kit or hydroponics kit, then you can maybe grow some herbs from seed on a windowsill, then one day you’re hoisting up a grow light over some tomatoes in your bedroom and all the sudden you’re growing food to feed yourself and your community. All very solarpunk in increasing intensity.
…the “growlight in the bedroom for tomato plants” might just have been a me thing though. (It didn’t work so well)
I’ll just leave this here
I can completely understand your growlight for tomato thing, I remember my balcony garden when I had to live in the city, with compost and all, also as a sort of test if neighbors would complain about the smell. They didn’t. Luckily I’m back to the soil and have a real garden to care for, but what you say can’t be understated. No matter if we are a human in a city or a rural area, we need other species around us, plants, animals and fungi. They can tell us things we will not hear from other humans.