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Davva<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Peat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Peat</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a><br><a href="https://fediscience.org/@helenczerski/114285329609014496" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fediscience.org/@helenczerski/</span><span class="invisible">114285329609014496</span></a></p>
Majo Komár<p>In a world of rum, <br>be <a href="https://mastodonczech.cz/tags/peat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peat</span></a> 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🥃.</p>
John Vaccaro (johniac)<p>SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Mar 22nd, 2025</p><p><a href="https://bit.ly/stc032225" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bit.ly/stc032225</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amygdala" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>amygdala</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PTSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PTSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dorsal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>dorsal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lateral" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>lateral</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HyperNIR" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HyperNIR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spectral" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>spectral</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/composition" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>composition</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hyperspectral" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>hyperspectral</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neurodegenerative" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>neurodegenerative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blood" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blood</span></a>-brain <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meningeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>meningeal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lymphatics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>lymphatics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sense" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Sense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/skin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>skin</span></a>-to-skin <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oxytocin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>oxytocin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/adolescents" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>adolescents</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Doggerland" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Doggerland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/peat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>peat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Paleorecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Paleorecords</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meltwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>meltwater</span></a></p>
Ministry of Good Ideas<p>Good Idea: Use peat free potting soil</p><p><a href="https://rosysoil.com/blogs/news/peat-free-potting-soil" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rosysoil.com/blogs/news/peat-f</span><span class="invisible">ree-potting-soil</span></a></p><p>As planting season begins, choosing peat-free soil is a simple way to help the environment. Peatlands, which store vast amounts of carbon and support unique wildlife, are harmed when peat is harvested, releasing carbon and destroying habitats. By opting for peat-free, you're supporting sustainable gardening, protecting carbon stores, and preserving biodiversity—all while growing healthy plants.</p><p><a href="https://ieji.de/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/peat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peat</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a></p>
moongold<p>Innovate UK reveals the women innovators to watch in 2025 – UKRI</p><p><a href="https://www.ukri.org/news/innovate-uk-reveals-the-women-innovators-to-watch-in-2025/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ukri.org/news/innovate-uk-reve</span><span class="invisible">als-the-women-innovators-to-watch-in-2025/</span></a></p><p>&quot;Celebrating the latest Women in Innovation Award winners, who are tackling major societal, economic and environmental challenges.&quot;</p><p>&quot;From revolutionary peat-free farming solutions, to continuous green electricity, to an artificial intelligence (AI) powered platform that streamlines allergy management in schools.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>innovation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InnovateUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>InnovateUK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/peat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>peat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GreenElectricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GreenElectricity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/green" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>green</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/allergies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>allergies</span></a></p>
Dr Claire Asher<p>&quot;Peatlands occupy just 3% of all land, but contain more carbon than all of the world’s forests. However, farmers and miners are draining the peatlands, releasing so much CO2 that if they were a country, they would be the fourth biggest polluter in the world.&quot; </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/13/worlds-largely-unprotected-peatlands-are-ticking-carbon-bomb-warns-study" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/feb/13/worlds-largely-unprotected-peatlands-are-ticking-carbon-bomb-warns-study</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Soil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Peat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Peat</span></a></p>
Akshay<p>“Peatland degradation is second only to tropical deforestation as a source of greenhouse gas emissions from land use, yet peatlands are often overlooked in conservation and climate policy.”</p><p><a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/just-17-of-worlds-peatlands-are-protected-new-study-warns/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">carbonbrief.org/just-17-of-wor</span><span class="invisible">lds-peatlands-are-protected-new-study-warns/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/ClimateScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateScience</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/LandUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LandUse</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/LULUCF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LULUCF</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Peat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Peat</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservation</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ecology</span></a></p>
Alexander J. Stein<p>Draining <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/peat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peat</span></a> swamp forests &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/mangroves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mangroves</span></a> generates 48% of land-use change <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/carbon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>carbon</span></a> emissions in SE <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Asia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Asia</span></a>. Although <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/peatlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peatlands</span></a> &amp; mangroves make only 5.4% of its land area, restoring carbon-dense <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystems</span></a> can contribute substantially to <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> mitigation… (1/2) <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-55892-0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-558</span><span class="invisible">92-0</span></a></p>
AGF : poemproducer<p>Artist disthene contemplates on symbolic and practical role of <a href="https://systerserver.town/tags/peat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peat</span></a> extraction in early <a href="https://systerserver.town/tags/soviet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soviet</span></a> industrialisation.</p><p>Young <a href="https://systerserver.town/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a>, who were mostly coming from non-Russian villages of the Volga-Ural region and hoping to get out of the dullness and hardships of <a href="https://systerserver.town/tags/rural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rural</span></a> life, took up radical changes and went to work in peat harvesting.</p><p><a href="https://beda.media/en/articles/torf-en" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">beda.media/en/articles/torf-en</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Rob Galpin<p>A long walk today around the Roman Wall Loughs looking at some of the rewetting work which has been taking place recently on the peat lands. Lots of grips blocked, lots more water in the landscape, and hopefully lots more fen, more wildlife habitat and lots more peat safely sequestering carbon<br><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/hadrianswall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hadrianswall</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/northumberland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>northumberland</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/bogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bogs</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/peat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peat</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/carbon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>carbon</span></a></p>
Jules<p>Why <a href="https://social.coop/tags/peat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peat</span></a> is a key ingredient in whisky and the climate crisis</p><p>Oh nooooo! I've happily given up flying and animal products for the climate but it never occurred to me that the reason whisky flavours are described as peaty is the production involves burning actual peat 😭<br><a href="https://theconversation.com/why-peat-is-a-key-ingredient-in-whisky-and-the-climate-crisis-245497" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/why-peat-i</span><span class="invisible">s-a-key-ingredient-in-whisky-and-the-climate-crisis-245497</span></a></p>
Sisyphus with a Hat<p>This is a key reason why I switched to non-peated Irish whiskey.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/peat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peat</span></a></p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/why-peat-is-a-key-ingredient-in-whisky-and-the-climate-crisis-245497?utm_medium=article_native_share&amp;utm_source=theconversation.com" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/why-peat-i</span><span class="invisible">s-a-key-ingredient-in-whisky-and-the-climate-crisis-245497?utm_medium=article_native_share&amp;utm_source=theconversation.com</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@TheConversationUK" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>TheConversationUK</span></a></span> not all <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Whisky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Whisky</span></a> does use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/peat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peat</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/peating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peating</span></a> - only few <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/smoky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smoky</span></a> ones do...</p>
Alexander J. Stein<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a>: Forests don't provide net carbon <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/sequestration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sequestration</span></a> &amp; drained <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/peatlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peatlands</span></a> continue to emit <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CO2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CO2</span></a> heavily. In dry years, the water levels of these <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/soils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soils</span></a> are lower, i.e. more <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/peat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peat</span></a> is decomposed by microorganisms = higher CO2 <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a>... (1/2) <a href="https://www.thuenen.de/en/themenfelder/klima-und-luft/emissionsinventare-buchhaltung-fuer-den-klimaschutz/hohe-treibhausgas-emissionen-aus-landnutzung" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thuenen.de/en/themenfelder/kli</span><span class="invisible">ma-und-luft/emissionsinventare-buchhaltung-fuer-den-klimaschutz/hohe-treibhausgas-emissionen-aus-landnutzung</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/forests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>forests</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a></p>
💧🌏 Greg Cocks<p>The Great Dismal Swamp Has Released Millions Of Tons Of Carbon Since The Colonial Era, Research Finds<br>--<br><a href="https://www.whro.org/environment/2024-11-08/the-great-dismal-swamp-has-released-millions-of-tons-of-carbon-since-the-colonial-era-research-finds" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">whro.org/environment/2024-11-0</span><span class="invisible">8/the-great-dismal-swamp-has-released-millions-of-tons-of-carbon-since-the-colonial-era-research-finds</span></a> &lt;-- shared article<br>--<br><a href="https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JG008137" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.1029/2024JG008137</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> &lt;-- shared paper<br>--<br><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/GIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GIS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spatial</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/mapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mapping</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/GreatDismalSwamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreatDismalSwamp</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/carbon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>carbon</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/NorthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthCarolina</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Virginia</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>engineering</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/hydrology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hydrology</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/swamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>swamp</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/habitat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>habitat</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/humanimpacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humanimpacts</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/carbondioxide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>carbondioxide</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/landuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>landuse</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/change" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>change</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/wetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wetlands</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/peatlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peatlands</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/carbonsink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>carbonsink</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/methane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>methane</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/model" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>model</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatialanalysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spatialanalysis</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatiotemporal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spatiotemporal</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/peat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peat</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/peatswamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peatswamp</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/drainage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drainage</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ditches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ditches</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>engineering</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/reclamation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reclamation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/peatfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peatfire</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/mitigation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mitigation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ecosystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystem</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/carbonloss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>carbonloss</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/hydrospatial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hydrospatial</span></a></p>
Billy :bc:<p>Ok this is fascinating... Anyone wanna vacation in a Peat Bog?</p><p>"In many parts of the sparsely forested Netherlands, thick layers of peat were harvested for hundreds of years and burned as fuel both in homes and by industry. Because peat takes thousands of years to form, the result is widespread sunken, water-filled areas crossed by strips of land. In this northern region, many slender islets have been turned into pricey vacation properties for urbanites. Wijdemeren, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. "</p><p><a href="https://www.georgesteinmetz.com/index/G00006inl_aaAzlA/I0000_Wew0Bc9WEc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">georgesteinmetz.com/index/G000</span><span class="invisible">06inl_aaAzlA/I0000_Wew0Bc9WEc</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Wijdemeren,+Netherlands/@52.1794895,5.0274936,1681m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x47c66d6a3810aa71:0xa8c5b0f1594b0ed4!8m2!3d52.2196884!4d5.0936663!16zL20vMHcxNTQ?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTIwOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">google.com/maps/place/Wijdemer</span><span class="invisible">en,+Netherlands/@52.1794895,5.0274936,1681m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x47c66d6a3810aa71:0xa8c5b0f1594b0ed4!8m2!3d52.2196884!4d5.0936663!16zL20vMHcxNTQ?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTIwOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D</span></a></p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/peat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peat</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/bog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bog</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/vacation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vacation</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Netherlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Netherlands</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/fun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fun</span></a></p>
NorfolkGreg<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@Hellybootwader" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Hellybootwader</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://epicure.social/@Pollinators" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Pollinators</span></a></span> <br>I may be showing some ignorance here, but I'd be reluctant to spread any rock dust on the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soil</span></a> here, particularly basalt as it's not locally occurring. </p><p>The <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soil</span></a> here is several feet of <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/peat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peat</span></a> over sand. The <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/dyke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dyke</span></a>, you see to the right of compost cages in the photos, is the boundary of the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Broads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Broads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/NationalPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalPark</span></a>, and a "Site of Special Scientific Interest".</p><p>The <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Broads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Broads</span></a> (the local <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/lakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lakes</span></a>) that give the area its name are famous as flooded medieval peat diggings.</p>
NorfolkGreg<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://epicure.social/@Pollinators" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Pollinators</span></a></span> <br>I feel a little guilty that, so far, I've only used the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>compost</span></a> to top up some <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/raised_beds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>raised_beds</span></a>, which have largely been abandoned because the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Muntjac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Muntjac</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/deer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deer</span></a> raid just about everything planted in them, and to raise the paths around the site. Most of this part of the site is pure <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/peat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peat</span></a> and the slightest footfall wears them away to the point where <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/tree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tree</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/roots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>roots</span></a> become a hazard. I mix the compost with any <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/chippings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chippings</span></a> I generate from fallen <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/timber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>timber</span></a>.</p>
FreshOutMag<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/haiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>haiga</span></a> / <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shahai" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>shahai</span></a> by long-time contributor Debbie M. Strange (IG: @ debbiemstrange), using a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>haiku</span></a> / <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/senryu" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>senryu</span></a> originally published in “Frogpond,” paired with new <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>art</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetrycommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poetrycommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetrylovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poetrylovers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/micropoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>micropoetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/peat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>peat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/digitalart" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>digitalart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/duff" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>duff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>canada</span></a></p>
Kelvin Jackson (566 / 2467)<p>Britain is taking a step in the right direction by banning new coal mines (after closing its last coal-fired plant last month).</p><p>In Finland, we need to take a similar step and give up both coal and peat as energy sources.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/greens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>greens</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/coal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coal</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/peat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peat</span></a></p>