How can we live more respectfully with plants?
Reduce consumption of plants
Reduce consumption of plants
Reduce consumption of plants
- Avoid wasting food, paper, wood, and live plants and refrain from unnecessary uses of plants
- Consider eating plant parts as food (such as seeds, fruits, buds, flowers, and leaves) rather than the entire plant
- Reduce or avoid consumption of animal products, which are often produced at the expense of great loss of plant lives
- Support permaculture approaches and sustainable forestry, agriculture, and horticulture practices that reduce destruction of plants
Protect and restore plants
Reduce consumption of plants
Reduce consumption of plants
- Treat individual plants in your home, yard, and neighborhood respectfully by avoiding damage to them, providing them with necessary water, nutrients, and care, and appreciating them
- Protect, restore, and increase wild plant habitat and biodiversity, including preserving diverse seed stocks and protecting pollinators
- Support organizations that are working to protect, plant, and preserve trees and other plants
- Take action to protect plants in your area from invasive pests and disease epidemics
Rethink plants
Reduce consumption of plants
Rethink plants
- Question assumptions about plants in which they are considered to be just raw materials and resources for human use
- Learn more about the amazing complexity of plants and why we should treat them more respectfully through the resources listed on this page on our site and other sources
- Explore approaches to plants based on traditional environmental knowledge and Indigenous perspectives
- Build personal connections with the plants that are part of your life