Jim East
I am not Jim West.
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With virtually no marine protected areas that didn’t allow fishing, and global fish populations on the brink of collapse, I began to question whether sustainable seafood could even exist.
For people living in Japan, kombu grown along the coast of Hokkaido is probably as sustainable as it gets. For people elsewhere… grow your own?
Prevention. The fewer people coming through the hospital, the less waste generated. If someone comes in with a problem that can be solved permanently (e.g. type 2 diabetes), solve it the first time so that they won’t be back.
Jim East@slrpnk.netOPto
Tree Huggers@slrpnk.net•Forests precede civilisations, and deserts follow them.English
8·4 months agoOf course forests are not the only “natural” ecosystems, but many of the non-forest ecosystems in the world today only exist due to human intervention / deforestation.
Jim East@slrpnk.nettoSolarpunk@slrpnk.net•The standard for change isn’t “is my doing this going to change the world?” The standard is “is my doing this part of the shift I want to see my community make?” And if the answer is yes, I do my bestEnglish
172·4 months agoFor those who read this and aren’t sure what to do, living vegan and planting fruit trees are very effective steps toward uprooting the capitalist system that’s wreaking havoc in the world.
Jim East@slrpnk.netOPto
Ocean Conservation & Tidalpunk@slrpnk.net•Lenght of a supertrawler netEnglish
0·4 months agovegan please
Jim East@slrpnk.netOPMto
Fruit & Fruit Trees@slrpnk.net•Anyone know of a fruit that repels termites?English
2·4 months agoIf I put Aloe vera on the wood, these termites would laugh at me. It’s useful for many things, but insects are not deterred by it.
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Fruit & Fruit Trees@slrpnk.net•Anyone know of a fruit that repels termites?English
2·4 months agoPretty sure that is the neem doing the work, but thank you for all of this information! You have gone above and beyond to answer this question for a stranger on the internet.
Jim East@slrpnk.netOPto
Tree Huggers@slrpnk.net•Novel research finds unexpected climate resilience in up to 36% of Amazon forestEnglish
2·4 months agoI agree with you that there are people who will read news like this and use it as an excuse to continue with destructive practices and that we should exercise caution in sharing such “good news” for that reason… but also, a little resilience means that there is still a chance to do something before it’s too late.
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Solarpunk technology@slrpnk.net•Scientists make common pain killers from pine trees instead of crude oilEnglish
11·4 months agopainkillers
paracetamol and ibuprofen
…Call me when they discover an opium tree.
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Ask Solarpunk@slrpnk.net•What solarpunk communities are you favorites?English
2·4 months agoIf fruit forest projects and vegan intentional communities qualify, then the projects listed on this page all seem cool. Runa Pangaia is explicitly solarpunk.
Jim East@slrpnk.netOPto
Tree Huggers@slrpnk.net•Commodities driving agriculture-linked forest destruction (2001-2022)English
1·5 months agoMy guess is that this is counting “grass-fed” animals and feed crops separately.
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Fruit & Fruit Trees@slrpnk.net•Could it be that most humans in the world have never eaten a ripe banana?English
3·5 months agoFruit-eating kids seem to be smarter than average…
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Fruit & Fruit Trees@slrpnk.net•Could it be that most humans in the world have never eaten a ripe banana?English
3·5 months agoRipe is when the starches have converted to sugars as much as possible but there is not yet any significant fermentation. In Cavendish subgroup bananas, this generally occurs when the peel has numerous brown spots on it. Some bananas (plantains) are totally black when ripe. Some don’t change colour after turning yellow, and ripeness must be judged by softness…
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Fruit & Fruit Trees@slrpnk.net•when you and a friend are up in a tree pruning and both sweaty and covered in sawdust and contorted in unfortunate positions and the neighbour sees youEnglish
2·5 months agoThat’s an effective way to do it!
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Fruit & Fruit Trees@slrpnk.net•when you and a friend are up in a tree pruning and both sweaty and covered in sawdust and contorted in unfortunate positions and the neighbour sees youEnglish
4·5 months ago“This tree ain’t big enough fer the two of us!”
Jim East@slrpnk.netOPto
Tree Huggers@slrpnk.net•Staple crops are a major contributor to global deforestation, says studyEnglish
3·5 months agoRice, maize
from Factors of Soil Formation by Hans Jenny:




Ditch the grass. Live vegan and grow your own veganic permaculture food forest using syntropic agriculture methods.








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