{"product_id":"prohibited-obnoxious-weeds-robert-dale-rogers-rh-9781497323667","title":"Prohibited (OB)Noxious Weeds: Botanical Bandits","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Dale Rogers Rh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1497323665\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781497323667\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.75d","brand":"Robert Dale Rogers Rh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44124140011775,"sku":"9781497323667","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b70e709a-9a1a-467b-a0ca-d9ded1e66420.jpg?v=1687434982","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/prohibited-obnoxious-weeds-robert-dale-rogers-rh-9781497323667","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}