I agree with Hildur Palsdottir, in her column Earth Matters, of May 10 edition of Port Washington Times, in which she states we all suffer from “plant blindness,” “or the inability to notice and recognize the plant world.” She also states, “Plant blindness is a form of cognitive bias describing the human tendency to ignore plant species.”
I myself will only eat living organisms which can defend themselves or at least try to run away, such as chickens, turkeys, cows, etc. I will not kill any living things which cannot defend themselves nor escape capture, such as all plants. I will not eat any lettuce, carrots, celery, tomatoes, nor any other plants. I will not be prejudiced against plants, and try to kill them.
Palsdottir also states that “we’ve introduced exotic and ornamental plants that have escaped cultivation…” This is a great thing to add to the beauty of Long Island.
An additional benefit of introducing these beautiful plants such as “multi-floral rose, mile-a-minute, kudzu, Japanese honeysuckle, English ivy, and bittersweets, to name a few imports…,” is that it reduces the annoying insect population. Every time we plant an alien plant, we are reducing the local insect population. This is great. We add beauty to Long Island as well as reducing the destructive insect population.
Palsdottir also states we should, “Dedicate a few mindful minutes each day to a plant or a tree that you’ve never noticed before.” And I say you should respect all plants, and not kill them for food when you can eat animals, which can at least try to defend themselves or run away.
Marshall Hubsher
Port Washington
