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[–] Keilik@lemmy.world 83 points 1 month ago (24 children)

Just remember that most microplastics come from tires so you kinda don’t want to have food you eat growing right next to the road

[–] Psaldorn@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Are they absorbed into the plants? Or just wash off?

[–] MidwestSolarpunk@slrpnk.net 28 points 1 month ago (9 children)

My understanding is that they get into the soil and can then get into the plants. Then into your body.

[–] BooBees@fedinsfw.app 40 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That is unless you make a post on Facebook stating you revoke their permission to get into your body

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[–] MidwestSolarpunk@slrpnk.net 13 points 1 month ago (8 children)

Could make everything within ~3ft of the road non-edible natives, either companion plants for the food or native cultivars to help pollinators (which in turn, will help the edibles closer to the house). So there's still a way to make this work!

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[–] blindbunny@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wait til you hear what kind of wheel tractors have

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A tractor isn't driving there nearly as frequently as cars on a road though. Also, I would imagine tractor tires are far harder and sturdier than road tires. They're driving slow, and there's no need to shed material to stick to the road like with road tires.

I have no knowledge of any of this, but tractors seem like they wouldn't be much of an issue in my mind.

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[–] flandish@lemmy.world 38 points 1 month ago (3 children)

i wish. neighbor down road has a garden like that.

and trump flags in his yard.

[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 month ago

anarchism never required not hating your neighbor

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

One thing you'll find out about a lot of MAGA-heads is that a lot of them just despise Democrats to their core and think Owning The Libs is more important than whatever the fuck Trump is actually up to.

Very common to see this kind of guy up in New York or Massachusetts or out in California, where its barely more than a protest vote against whatever D-branded ghouls - your Newsoms and Cuomos and Katherine Clarks - are currently ruling their state. My dad was a staunch environmentalist, a shameless outspoken anti-racist, and a die-hard Reaganite. I still don't understand it to this day, but he made the math work in his own head somehow.

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[–] vudu@slrpnk.net 11 points 1 month ago (3 children)
[–] flandish@lemmy.world 32 points 1 month ago (1 children)

i tried. he then walked up to my house when i was not home and asked my wife, who also complimented his garden, “what position are you in when thinking about me and my garden?”

so .. trump flag + sex pest. = he can fuck off.

[–] AviAdi@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Lmfao oh my God that is classic boomer trump supporters, I'm sorry that happened but shit is kinda funny. They have no fucking filter.

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[–] architect@thelemmy.club 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

My Maga neighbor will tell you how much he hates all the Black people in the neighborhood.

I don’t think it’s a good idea to tell people to waste their time and energy on people that are not going to be saved. You can use that energy to help your own people and it is a much better use of it.

And you know I’m going to take this a step further and ask you why the fuck you assume we’re not having conversations with those people? It’s them refusing the conversation. What rock have you crawled out from under?

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[–] devfuuu@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago (11 children)

Imagine living in america and having laws about your garden.

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[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago (16 children)

Wild to me that Americans aren’t allowed to do this

[–] Ravenheart@lemmy.zip 34 points 1 month ago (3 children)

The US is a big place. Whether or not you're allowed to do this depends on where you live.

[–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Yeah, but I've been told America is the Land of the Free, not Land of the Free, some conditions apply. Not applicable in certain jurisdictions. Check with your doctor if you are in an area free enough to grow a garden.

[–] underscores@lemmy.zip 19 points 1 month ago

It's land of the fee

[–] Ravenheart@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 month ago

"Land of the free" has only ever been propaganda. Free to sell your body and soul to a capitalist or starve to death under a bridge. Wow, what freedom.

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[–] VinegarChunks@lemmus.org 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I went to Portland, OR about a year ago, and wandered aimlessly for a couple hours before concluding that Portland is the world capital of front-yard gardening.

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[–] deft@lemmy.wtf 10 points 1 month ago

Americans entirely do this. It really just depends where you live

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[–] lengau@midwest.social 24 points 1 month ago (9 children)

Yeah that's a no-go. The lawn extension must be kept less than 12" tall under city ordinance, and you need a license if you're going to sell or give away those vegetables...

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago

Hence the anarchy.

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I was worried about this and called the city/township and turns out, as long as it's cultivated, my plants can be as tall as I want!

I can't make a fence with trelliseseses though. They were very adamant about that.

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[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 23 points 1 month ago (3 children)

You will all eat VERY VERY well for about 2 weeks out of the year.

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (9 children)

You will have 1 month where you struggle to consume way too much of one single vegetable every week and you will dread having to find different recipes to use ot all up.

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[–] BlackLaZoR@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago

No that's how gardening looks like

[–] nanometer1625@thelemmy.club 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Finally a good use of the "front yard".

[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Front yards are for block parties but nowadays everyone just hates everyone so they go home and close the shades./jk

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[–] architect@thelemmy.club 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That’s a low fucking bar

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Gotta start somewhere 🤷🏻

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[–] olosta@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (8 children)
[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (31 children)

They mean like this:

But, a lot of neighborhoods don't have them:

I specifically bought in a neighborhood with sidewalks, because kids. But, as GenX I didn't anticipate that GenZ would be the first generation that didn't play outside all summer like we used to.

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[–] Bamboodpanda@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Either that is the ugliest home design or this is AI generated nonsense. Those buildings make no sense.

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[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

HOA says nah

[–] P1k1e@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Disgusting! I hope to never live to see such horrific living conditions in MY America /S

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[–] Waterpumpee@lemmus.org 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

McMansions in Background

This is what anarchy looks like

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