Stalking The Wild Sweetgrass
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Stalking The Wild Sweetgrass
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Author : Robert J. Dufault
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-09
Stalking The Wild Sweetgrass written by Robert J. Dufault and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-09 with Science categories.
Stalking the Wild Sweetgrass: Domestication and Horticulture of the Grass Used in African-American Coiled Basketry is concerned with the historical domestication of sweetgrass, the main construction/structural grass used in the three century old African-American tradition of coiled basketry in South Carolina. During the plantation era in southern agriculture, sweetgrass baskets were made for post-harvest processing and storage of rice by enslaved Africans from Lower Cape Fear, North Carolina to northern Florida. Enslaved Africans from the Rice Kingdom in Africa were prized for the basketry and rice agronomic skills and were specially sought by slavery traders. Today, this ancient craft still thrives in the community of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. Authored by one of the most renowned experts in the field and filled with illuminating color photographs, this volume provides knowledge of the horticulture of an extremely important wild plant and an example of the perils of plant- and people-based research and experimentation. As one of the few authoritative texts on the subject, Stalking the Wild Sweetgrass: Domestication and Horticulture of the Grass Used in African-American Coiled Basketry is a resourceful volume on wild sweetgrass, suitable for researchers and students alike.
A Measure Of The Earth
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Author : Nicholas R. Bell
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2013-10-01
A Measure Of The Earth written by Nicholas R. Bell and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-01 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
A Measure of the Earth provides an unparalleled window into an overlooked corner of recent American history: the traditional basketry revival of the past fifty years. Steve Cole and Martha Ware amassed a remarkable collection using the most stringent guidelines: baskets made from undyed domestic materials that have been harvested by the maker. An essay by Nicholas Bell details the long-standing use of traditional fibers such as black ash and white oak, willow and sweetgrass, and the perseverance of a select few to claim these elements--the land itself--for the enrichment of daily life. As they trek through woods, fields, farm, and shore in the quest for the right ingredients for a basket, these men and women cultivate an enviable knowledge of the land. Each basket crafted from this knowledge provides not only evidence of this connection to place, but also a measure of the earth. Drawing on conversations with the basketmakers from across the country and reproducing many of their documentary photographs, Bell offers an intimate glimpse of their lifeways, motivations, and hopes. Lavish illustrations of every basket convey the humble, tactile beauty of these functional vessels.
Perishable Material Culture In Prehistory
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Author : Linda M. Hurcombe
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-04-24
Perishable Material Culture In Prehistory written by Linda M. Hurcombe and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-24 with Social Science categories.
Perishable Material Culture in Prehistory provides new approaches and integrates a broad range of data to address a neglected topic, organic material in the prehistoric record. Providing news ideas and connections and suggesting revisionist ways of thinking about broad themes in the past, this book demonstrates the efficacy of an holistic approach by using examples and cases studies. No other book covers such a broad range of organic materials from a social and object biography perspective, or concentrates so fully on approaches to the missing components of prehistoric material culture. This book will be an essential addition for those people wishing to understand better the nature and importance of organic materials as the ’missing majority’ of prehistoric material culture.
Soil And Spirit
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Author : Scott Chaskey
language : en
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Release Date : 2023-05-09
Soil And Spirit written by Scott Chaskey and has been published by Milkweed Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-09 with Gardening categories.
As a farmer with decades spent working in fields, Scott Chaskey has been shaped by daily attention to the earth. A leader in the international Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) movement, he has combined a longstanding commitment to food sovereignty and organic farming with a belief that humble attention to microbial life and diversity of species provides invaluable lessons for building healthy human communities. Along the way, even while planning rotations of fields, ordering seeds, tending to crops and their ecosystems, Chaskey was writing. And in this lively collection of essays, he explores the evolution of his perspective—as a farmer and as a poet. Tracing the first stage in his development back to a homestead in Maine, on the ancestral lands of the Abenaki, he recalls learning to cultivate plants and nourish reciprocal relationships among species, even as he was reading Yeats and beginning to write poems. He describes cycling across Ireland, a surprise meeting with Seamus Heaney, and, later, farming in Cornwall’s ancient landscape of granite, bramble, and windswept trees. He travels to China for an international conference on Community Supported Agriculture, reading ancient wilderness poetry along the way, and then on to the pueblo of Santa Clara in New Mexico, where he joins a group of Indigenous women harvesting amaranth seeds. Closer to home on the Southfork of Long Island, he describes planting redwood saplings and writing verse under the canopy of an American beech. “Enlivened by decades of work in open fields washed by the salt spray of the Atlantic”—words that describe his prose as well as his vision of connectedness—Scott Chaskey has given us a book for our time. A seed of hope and regeneration.
Designing Gardens With Flora Of The American East Revised And Expanded
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Author : Carolyn Summers
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2024-02-16
Designing Gardens With Flora Of The American East Revised And Expanded written by Carolyn Summers and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-16 with Gardening categories.
As recent years have seen alarming declines of insect and bird populations in many states, more gardeners have discovered the importance of including native plants in order to nurture these pollinators and sustain local ecosystems. But when so many popular landscaping designs involve exotic cultivars and invasive plant species, how can you create a garden that is both aesthetically pleasing and ecologically responsible? In this fully revised second edition of the classic guide Designing Gardens with Flora of the American East, gardening expert Carolyn Summers draws on the most recent research on sustainable landscaping. She is joined in this edition by her daughter, landscape designer Kate Brittenham, offering an intergenerational dialogue about the importance of using indigenous plants that preserve insect and bird habitats. The practical information they provide is equally useful for home gardeners and professionals, including detailed descriptions of keystone trees, shrubs, perennials, vines, and grasses that are native to the eastern United States. Accompanied by entirely new illustrations and updated plant lists, they offer chic yet eco-friendly landscape designs fully customized for different settings, from suburban yards to corporate office parks. The states covered in this book are CT, DE, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WI, and WV, as well as southern Quebec and Ontario.
The Art Of Deer Stalking
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Author : William Scrope
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1839
The Art Of Deer Stalking written by William Scrope and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1839 with Deer categories.
Days Of Deer Stalking In The Scottish Highlands
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Author : William Scrope
language : en
Publisher: Glasgow : Thomas D. Morison ; London : Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent
Release Date : 1883
Days Of Deer Stalking In The Scottish Highlands written by William Scrope and has been published by Glasgow : Thomas D. Morison ; London : Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1883 with British categories.
The Art Of Deer Stalking Illustrated By A Narrative Of A Few Days Sport In The Forest Of Atholl
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Author : William Scrope
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1838
The Art Of Deer Stalking Illustrated By A Narrative Of A Few Days Sport In The Forest Of Atholl written by William Scrope and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1838 with categories.
The Wild Red Deer Of Scotland Notes From An Island Forest On Deer Deer Stalking And Deer Forests In The Scottish Highlands
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Author : Alan Gordon Cameron
language : en
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Release Date : 2013-04-16
The Wild Red Deer Of Scotland Notes From An Island Forest On Deer Deer Stalking And Deer Forests In The Scottish Highlands written by Alan Gordon Cameron and has been published by Read Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-16 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The Wild Red Deer of Scotland. Notes from an Island Forest on Deer, Deer Stalking, and Deer Forests in the Scottish Highlands. By Allan Gordon Cameron. Originally published in the early 1920's this scarce deer stalking title is now very hard to locate in its first edition. READ COUNTRY BOOKS have now republished it using the original text, maps and illustrations. The author was an experienced stalker and naturalist who wrote many articles for the sporting journals of that era. The life of a Scottish hill stag is a phenomenon without parallel in the natural history of the species and this book will prove of great interest to all with an interest in field sports and nature. Two hundred and sixty five pages contain fifteen detailed chapters including : - Deer Stalking Old and New. - The Hill Stag and the Hill Stalk. - A Naturalist in the Deer Forest. - Calving, Birth Rate etc. - Habits. - Duration of Life. - Stalking Methods. - Antlers (four chapters) - Deer Forest Reforms. - The Ideal Forest. - Deer Distribution etc. This is a fascinating read for any stalking enthusiast or historian of the species, and contains much information that is still useful and practical today. Many of the earliest sporting books, particularly those dating back to the 1800s, are now extremely scarce and very expensive. READ COUNTRY BOOKS are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Guide To Edible Plants And Animals
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Author : A. D. Livingston
language : en
Publisher: NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company
Release Date : 1996-02-29
Guide To Edible Plants And Animals written by A. D. Livingston and has been published by NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-02-29 with Cooking categories.
This text is a survey of the vast and varied ways that different cultures have cooked, or overlooked, the culinary delights that surround them. It explores the nutritive, medicinal and cultural significance of foods, as well as indicating which parts of each plant or animal are edible.
