![]() ![]() Here’s a condensed version of our conversations that’s been edited for clarity and brevity: The pigeon mention in the subtitle says it all, and on a recent weekday in Fort Greene, I had the chance to geek out with him about mass extinction, cynanthropes and why we should (almost) always eat the weed. He’s the author of Unseen City: The Majesty of Pigeons, the Discreet Charm of Snails and Other Wonders of the Urban Wilderness, which challenges us urban dwellers to reconsider the ubiquitous natural phenomena that we likely dismiss. I grew up on farm-complete with cows, a 30-year-old mule and surrounded by an actual national forest-so I sometimes feel like my wilderness bar’s pretty high.Īfter recently speaking with Grist’s food editor Nathanael Johnson, though, I’m thinking my definition of “nature” might be unfairly narrow. Like many others, one of my top criticisms of living in New York is the lack of access to nature. ![]()
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