Simon Payn

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Writer and illustrator living at the intersection of art, nature and wisdom. Creator of Snubsta. Creator of naturalized gardens at Grounded.

Interested in our relationship with nature/biophilia, native plant gardening, Taoism and non-duality, circular economy and degrowth, town and community building.

Co-owner and former publisher of The Highlander newspaper in Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.

Noticing + Awe = Love = Action.

Personal Websitehttps://simonpayn.com
Snubstahttps://snubsta.com
Groundedhttps://groundedgardens.ca
Snubsta on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/snubsta/
Simon PaynNov 7, 2023
mhoyeNov 6, 2023
Everyone thinks, haha, these squirrels don't even remember where they hid 90% of the nuts they store for the winter they are so dumb, but nobody ever asks if the squirrels might be out there thinking, my ancestors planted this forest that provides for us all, and my children's children will know the same of me.
Simon PaynNov 7, 2023

Love this. One panelist refers to humans as a keystone species. #rewilding #RegenAg #Ecology #Gardening

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n17CmyDotw4&list=PLrWeAIwB-hAFtsSl_JixjRUrpAfDu77Pk&index=4

Panel- Taking Rewilding to Different Audiences

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Simon PaynJun 20, 2023
Joe Wynne 🌻🚗⛰️Jun 19, 2023

"And these native plants you talk about. Are they difficult to grow?"

Nah

#NativePlants #gardening #GardeningMastodon

Simon PaynMay 20, 2023
Dr. Elizabeth Sawin✨May 20, 2023
You ever think this is a lot of foolishness for billions of years of evolution to put up with? All this astonishing beauty we could just walk around for a lifetime of astonishment and instead corporate economics gives us Meta and artificially colored cheese puffs.
Simon PaynMay 15, 2023
AndyMay 14, 2023
A local volunteer group around me has turned an area of derelict land by the railway line into a wildlife area with a small woodchip path and some seating. It's amazing to sit and listen to the birds. Not big on wild plants so maybe someone else can identify them?
Simon PaynMay 10, 2023
Robert SanscartierMay 10, 2023

Firstly, continuous economic growth, especially based on the consumption of fossil fuels, is leading to catastrophic global warming.

Secondly, the infinite pursuit of growth relies on the depletion of natural resources, the destruction of biodiversity and the accumulation of waste and pollution. This also poses risks to our health, our economies and our societies writ large.

Thirdly, the current economic model is contributing to social inequality and exclusion

https://www.euronews.com/2023/05/10/moving-beyond-growth-is-not-only-desirable-it-is-essential

#EU

Moving beyond growth is not only desirable — it is essential

VIEW | The pursuit of growth at all costs has created a global economic system that is fragile and vulnerable to shocks, and this needs to change, a group of European Parliament Members (MEPs) write.

euronews
Simon PaynApr 30, 2023
SchrammyApr 28, 2023

@philosophy

Question:

Does anyone know a good book or paper about the history of the concept of "nature"?

Is it even true that native communities lived in harmony with nature? Because that needed a distiction between a human and a natural realm. Is "nature" an invention of modernism? How did the concept change over time? Does "nature" need the abolition of the gods? Etc.

#nature #culture #civilisation #history #philosophy

Simon PaynApr 15, 2023
Street Art UtopiaApr 15, 2023

Kindergarten children dropped seeds in the crack of the sidewalk to see what would happen 🤗 https://streetartutopia.com/2023/04/15/kindergarten-children-dropped-seeds-in-the-crack-of-the-sidewalk-to-see-what-would-happen/

Nature is everything 🌱

Kindergarten children dropped seeds in the crack of the sidewalk to see what would happen

In a world inundated with technology and digital distractions, it's easy to lose sight of the simplicity and charm of nature.A recent guerrilla gardening experiment by kindergarten children r

Simon PaynApr 10, 2023
Jan McCartneyApr 9, 2023

Egg with a pearl earring.

The artist is Aravis Dolmenna.
https://instagram.com/aravisdolmenna

Simon PaynApr 7, 2023
Show threadDr. Elizabeth Sawin✨Apr 7, 2023
I know in these times of danger it seems like the expedient thing is to try to protect the air, the water, the children, the climate within the systems we've got. And of course we need to do whatever we can. But, I'd assert, as my systems teachers have taught me, we can't avoid also looking straight at what those systems are designed for. And, if they aren't for air, water, children, climate, well, then what?