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Why We Are Here => Water Cooler => Topic started by: rcjordan on December 14, 2022, 03:49:51 PM

Title: Rupert's No-Mow May et al
Post by: rcjordan on December 14, 2022, 03:49:51 PM
After their homeowner association ordered them to replace their wildlife-friendly plants with turf grass, a Maryland couple sued. They ended up changing state law.

They Fought the Lawn. And the Lawn Lost. - The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/14/climate/native-plants-lawns-homeowners.html
Title: Re: Rupert's No-Mow May et al
Post by: rcjordan on December 14, 2022, 04:03:55 PM
related:

Inadequate pollination has led to a 3-5% loss of fruit, vegetable, and nut production and an estimated 427,000 excess deaths annually from lost healthy food consumption and associated diseases, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and certain cancersHealth (hsph.harvard.edu)

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/pollination-loss-removes-healthy-foods-from-global-diets-increases-chronic-diseases-causing-excess-deaths/
Title: Re: Rupert's No-Mow May et al
Post by: Rupert on December 14, 2022, 04:22:43 PM
And we need to eat more nuts and less wheat it seems.......