On the difficulty of being a ‘Weed’ ….

David Low

Keywords:

Community-led weed management,Herbicides, Grotesque creatures, Weeds

Abstract:

A weed, on the other hand, is not valued positively at all, it is a cultural ‘invader’. The weed, therefore, has no claim to cultural landscape continuity in any positive sense, either from the point of view of production nor conservation. Indeed, it is often a ‘declared pest’ and must be killed, usually by poison. As an unwanted visitor to ‘our’ world, the opportunistic weed is feared and maligned – it gets what it deserves.