Thanks for the question. There’s definitely a better way to do ‘guerilla rewilding’ than happened with the lynx, assuming it was actually someone linked to the rewilding cause. I think I’m right in saying that all the beavers currently in the wild in the UK are the result of either escapes from private land/enclosures or deliberate illegal releases. Those animals have thrived, meanwhile the legislation only caught up a few days ago.
So would you say that "guerilla" (keystone predator release) re-wilding could potentially be accomplished in some situations (where the outcome would be a net positive "trophic cascade" result for the bioregion) ?
I mean, I know many humans would not be happy about it, whether it was "legal" re-wilding or "illegal", but if we were just looking at the non-human ecological ripple effects based on what you know, what do you think?
You may have noticed in my writing that I do not have much faith in federal governments (statist regimes aka nationstates), their judicial systems and their armed enforcers with regards to their capability to direct energy and resources in a way that involves integrity, ecological literacy and solid ethics.
Thus, I want to explore decentralized avenues for helping our non-human kin to provide their much needed gifts to the landscapes that humans have so carelessly and greedily stripped of biodiversity.
Incase you missed it, for more on my thoughts on how involuntary governance structures are inherently immoral, read:
Thanks for swinging by and connecting. It is very interesting when I look at the timeline and correlate to worldly events as well. The evolution of people taking decisive action to embrace food and health sovereignty, putting much of the material I share on this blog pertaining to whole food based regenerative medicine, regenerative agroforestry and preservation into action, is linked to the imposition of increasingly authoritative, oppressive and fascistic government policies around food, "healthcare" and freedom of expression.
In essence, the disturbance created by statist regimes showing their true colors in recent years opened up the fertile soils of hearts and minds that may have been previously closed to receive the seeds of remembering ancestral foodways, preventative medicine through nutrition and localizing food production.
"They tried to bury us, they didn't know we were seeds” seems apt here.
I look forward to learning more about the phenomenon you describe as "guerilla rewilding" in your posts in the future.
Would you say there is a way for people to go about "guerilla rewilding" in a holistic and beneficial way? (that would respect all beings involved, or at the very least, all the non human beings?)
You beat me to the punch on that seed supplier list. I was thinking of something I could do to make a little cash to keep the bills paid, but then found a website that already has way more than I knew existed. If you haven't found it, seeds.ca has places listed I didn't know were in my own backyard (or as close as I'll get). Btw, other than the recipes, I am most of the way through that book. We have a friend that would love to try those dishes, I will have to email him a copy, if you are ok with that.
Yes I am a member of Seeds Of Diversity and have gifted and traded quite a few seeds at "seedy events" :)
If you can find a copy and do not already own it, their book titled "Every Seed Tells a Tale" is very interesting. I learned a completely forgotten agricultural history about the town I went to high school in through that book. The place I lived in the Okanagan (now often referred to as the "wine capitol of Canada" used to be the "melon capitol of Canada" back in the wild west days!
I included all of the list from seed.ca in my article (along with similar lists for the US).
Wow, you are a fast reader! Well you can email him individual recipes for sure (like I said whether its recipes for food, companion planting or building soil through composting, I stand on the shoulders of giants in what I share, so for me to claim "intellectual property" of that info would be silly and immoral). If you are talking about emailing the whole ebook to him I would appreciate if he is able to offer something in return for my work in putting it all together. I can do a 50% off the ebook code for them if that helps.
If he cannot afford the 10$ for the ebook i`ll gift them a copy like I did for you (with the same ask being that they would help me get the word out about my book and works on here).
I have missed reading for several years because these darn progressive lenses don't have much of a reading-friendly setup in them. And binge reading is a thing in our house if there is excuse, even if there isn't lol.
I'll pick out a couple recipes for him then, he has this culinary ability we have yet to sample. He asks what 2 ethnic types you want to combine, then proceeds to make one but have it taste like the other. Apparently drove his wife nuts with how good it always turned out.
Oh Brad is great! If he and Tom had grown up in the same town, woe betide anyone getting in the way of two genius-level intellects and their shenanigans. They were bad enough separated by thousands of miles lol. And yes, soucy food is awesome!
Many thanks for sharing, very interesting to see the evolution of subscriber numbers.
Thanks for the question. There’s definitely a better way to do ‘guerilla rewilding’ than happened with the lynx, assuming it was actually someone linked to the rewilding cause. I think I’m right in saying that all the beavers currently in the wild in the UK are the result of either escapes from private land/enclosures or deliberate illegal releases. Those animals have thrived, meanwhile the legislation only caught up a few days ago.
Thanks for the thoughtful reply.
So would you say that "guerilla" (keystone predator release) re-wilding could potentially be accomplished in some situations (where the outcome would be a net positive "trophic cascade" result for the bioregion) ?
I mean, I know many humans would not be happy about it, whether it was "legal" re-wilding or "illegal", but if we were just looking at the non-human ecological ripple effects based on what you know, what do you think?
You may have noticed in my writing that I do not have much faith in federal governments (statist regimes aka nationstates), their judicial systems and their armed enforcers with regards to their capability to direct energy and resources in a way that involves integrity, ecological literacy and solid ethics.
Thus, I want to explore decentralized avenues for helping our non-human kin to provide their much needed gifts to the landscapes that humans have so carelessly and greedily stripped of biodiversity.
Incase you missed it, for more on my thoughts on how involuntary governance structures are inherently immoral, read:
https://gavinmounsey.substack.com/p/why-involuntary-governance-structures
Thanks for swinging by and connecting. It is very interesting when I look at the timeline and correlate to worldly events as well. The evolution of people taking decisive action to embrace food and health sovereignty, putting much of the material I share on this blog pertaining to whole food based regenerative medicine, regenerative agroforestry and preservation into action, is linked to the imposition of increasingly authoritative, oppressive and fascistic government policies around food, "healthcare" and freedom of expression.
In essence, the disturbance created by statist regimes showing their true colors in recent years opened up the fertile soils of hearts and minds that may have been previously closed to receive the seeds of remembering ancestral foodways, preventative medicine through nutrition and localizing food production.
"They tried to bury us, they didn't know we were seeds” seems apt here.
I look forward to learning more about the phenomenon you describe as "guerilla rewilding" in your posts in the future.
Would you say there is a way for people to go about "guerilla rewilding" in a holistic and beneficial way? (that would respect all beings involved, or at the very least, all the non human beings?)
Congrats! Bring on the Regeneration! ^_^
You beat me to the punch on that seed supplier list. I was thinking of something I could do to make a little cash to keep the bills paid, but then found a website that already has way more than I knew existed. If you haven't found it, seeds.ca has places listed I didn't know were in my own backyard (or as close as I'll get). Btw, other than the recipes, I am most of the way through that book. We have a friend that would love to try those dishes, I will have to email him a copy, if you are ok with that.
Thanks for the thoughtful comment.
Yes I am a member of Seeds Of Diversity and have gifted and traded quite a few seeds at "seedy events" :)
If you can find a copy and do not already own it, their book titled "Every Seed Tells a Tale" is very interesting. I learned a completely forgotten agricultural history about the town I went to high school in through that book. The place I lived in the Okanagan (now often referred to as the "wine capitol of Canada" used to be the "melon capitol of Canada" back in the wild west days!
I included all of the list from seed.ca in my article (along with similar lists for the US).
Wow, you are a fast reader! Well you can email him individual recipes for sure (like I said whether its recipes for food, companion planting or building soil through composting, I stand on the shoulders of giants in what I share, so for me to claim "intellectual property" of that info would be silly and immoral). If you are talking about emailing the whole ebook to him I would appreciate if he is able to offer something in return for my work in putting it all together. I can do a 50% off the ebook code for them if that helps.
If he cannot afford the 10$ for the ebook i`ll gift them a copy like I did for you (with the same ask being that they would help me get the word out about my book and works on here).
I have missed reading for several years because these darn progressive lenses don't have much of a reading-friendly setup in them. And binge reading is a thing in our house if there is excuse, even if there isn't lol.
I'll pick out a couple recipes for him then, he has this culinary ability we have yet to sample. He asks what 2 ethnic types you want to combine, then proceeds to make one but have it taste like the other. Apparently drove his wife nuts with how good it always turned out.
There are many worse things one can binge... I see that like an addiction to spicy food, it is not necessarily a bad thing! :)
https://gavinmounsey.substack.com/p/hot-peppers-for-health
Sounds good. Your friend sounds like a hoot. I would enjoy doing that kind of fusion cuisine challenge myself.
Please let me know how it goes (and share some pics if you can)
Cheers!
Oh Brad is great! If he and Tom had grown up in the same town, woe betide anyone getting in the way of two genius-level intellects and their shenanigans. They were bad enough separated by thousands of miles lol. And yes, soucy food is awesome!