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What is more, if we eradicate pests entirely, we risk creating a vacuum in which more pests will come to fill. And when the pests in question are gone, this will mean fewer of the predators that keep their numbers in check. So when the pests inevitably return, their population can boom, and the problem can be worse than ever. | What is more, if we eradicate pests entirely, we risk creating a vacuum in which more pests will come to fill. And when the pests in question are gone, this will mean fewer of the predators that keep their numbers in check. So when the pests inevitably return, their population can boom, and the problem can be worse than ever. | ||
Instead of trying to eradicate particular pests, we should instead be thinking about how to repel, confuse, distract, or redirect a particular species so that they do not decimate our crops or favorite plants. | Instead of trying to eradicate particular pests, we should instead be thinking about how to repel, confuse, distract, or redirect a particular species so that they do not decimate our crops or favorite plants. | ||
=====Beyond Organic: Carbon Farming Is a Pathway to Climate Stabilization and Resilient Soils===== | |||
[https://www.treehugger.com/beyond-organic-carbon-farming-pathway-climate-stabilization-and-resilient-soils-4849273 by Derek Markham 22/2/21 Treehugger] | |||
Addressing the climate crisis calls for an 'all of the above' approach to reducing carbon emissions and increasing carbon sequestration, and although many of us are inclined to supporting organic farming practices, it's high time we started focusing on carbon farming practices as well. Organically grown food, while a preferable choice for green shoppers in grocery stores and farmers markets, isn't necessarily the same thing as food grown using smart carbon farming practices, and though the two aren't mutually exclusive, demand for organics is driven more by marketing, while the other is still a bit of a mystery to the average person. | |||
