{"product_id":"prohibited-ob-noxious-weeds-botanical-bandits-9781497323667","title":"Prohibited (OB)Noxious Weeds: Botanical Bandits","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Robert Dale Rogers Rh\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Alternative Therapies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis oft cited quote is only partially correct.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll the plants in this book, according to the weed act of alberta, are prohibited and noxious weeds. They are banned in many other provinces and states as well.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut they do have virtues! They all contribute to our well being in ways you will discover in these pages. I think it is important to understand what industrial agriculture means by the term \"noxious weed\". They mean a plant that interferes with agri-business and therefore requires destruction with dangerous herbicides.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a more self-aware agronomic culture, these so-called weeds would be harvested for medicine and food. The use of pesticides and herbicides, promoted by various petrochemical interests, would be banned by a progressive, enlightened agriculture policy that valued people's health. Instead, we have individuals trained by chemical company interests, telling people which plants are good and which are (ob)noxious.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThey whom truth and wisdom lead, can gather honey from a weed. (William Cowper)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows. (Doug Larson)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45507531440279,"sku":"9781497323667","price":2243.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781497323667.webp?v=1767167378","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/prohibited-ob-noxious-weeds-botanical-bandits-9781497323667","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}