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#1
By
Equilibrium
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09-20-2009, 11:44 PM
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![]() Toby Hemenway is not one of my favorite authors. You are. Maybe it's because we both come from the UP and I can relate or maybe it's your stories from when you were a little girl that make me smile or maybe it's because I always pick something up from you that I didn't know before but I do get a kick out of your writing. I didn't know there was once a fourth sister to the three sisters planting method.
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#2
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hazelnut
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09-21-2009, 06:09 PM
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![]() See. Even you can learn something from Toby! This article is not supposed to be posted yet - but thanks for reading it anyway. This is one of my favorites, too. Its been so long in coming - I had a chance to rewrite it several times. And it makes me homesick for ski country.
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#3
By
Equilibrium
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09-22-2009, 12:38 AM
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![]() "See. Even you can learn something from Toby!" Not much. I stopped reading his book after I about gagged over some of his plant suggestions. I have to admit the 4th sister makes sense. I looke dit up and sure enough. There was a 4th sister. How cool is that!!! Homesick for ski country??? Come stay with me this January. You'll be cured and running for home.
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#4
By
Hedgerowe
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09-22-2009, 05:47 AM
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![]() Hazelnut, I cannot decide if your article captures my imagination or my heart. Both, I think. The notion of living in a garden of Eden, where the landscape is also a source of sustenance, captures my imagination and makes me think of exciting possibilities.
Your description of your childhood in the north woods draws me in. It is well written and I feel as though I am right there with you. Very engaging. I hope that you will expand on your story. |
#5
By
hazelnut
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09-23-2009, 10:18 AM
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![]() Thanks, Hedgerowe. My sister and her family live at home in the woods now. They go into the woods almost everyday -- on a golf cart loaded with kids and her dog who likes to catch a ride. So I get updates when the black raspberries (now) are ripe or the morels, or Juneberries.
Equilibrium: Permaculture is based on replicating natural processes in gardens. Some authors specify that native plants should be used -- and if those are not available then whatever is available that is genetically related. If you look at the bigger picture the permaculturists are trying to paint you are more likely to see the value of their projects. I think you may have some bad practitioners locally. |
#6
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NEBogger
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09-23-2009, 07:10 PM
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![]() Hazelnut, you put me in your woods! What a beautiful place to grow up. No wonder you miss it, the experiences you've had!
Homer's potato patch, so many places and buildings have acquired a personal name for one reason or another, adds that much more character to your story also. Your understanding of forests started at an early age. Thank you for sharing that understanding with us, and a piece of your childhood. |
#7
By
hazelnut
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09-24-2009, 04:55 PM
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![]() Thank you NE Bogger for reading my article. Unfortunately it was posted prematurely and that should be corrected shortly. I hope you will be able to read the finished version!
I just talked to my brother who still lives there. He says I left out all of the important stuff -- like the medical plants the Ojibwe used. Oh well. He was always hard to please. |
#8
By
NEBogger
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09-25-2009, 05:11 PM
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![]() Yes, I will have to read your updated version. Sounds like maybe another article could be written about the medical plants??
I keep thinking of the adventures you must have had while growing up, and the respect the forest would teach you. In my mind, I can see a number of dangerous situations out there, to where, if you weren't taught about them, the forest would do that for you... |
#9
By
hazelnut
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09-25-2009, 07:47 PM
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![]() NEBogger: The quicksand lakes and the river were dangerous. Hunters were dangerous. In fact my dog was shot by hunters. But for the most part, the woods was safe -- usually more safe than the alternative of hanging out where my 5 brothers were on the loose!
I often stayed in the woods through snowstorms -- its easy to get lost when heavy snow is coming down. Its safer to stay put until the snow stops and you can get your bearings. I suppose some people might think lumberjacks are dangerous. I knew to stay out of their way when they were working. So I did learn alot from them. I found out yesterday from my brother that they were from Minnesota. He knew them too, although I don't remember that he ever went into the woods when I did. It was pretty much a solitary thing to do -- with my dog of course. Michigan (unlike Alabama) has no poisonous snakes that I know of. The most dangerous animal is probably the black bear. I saw them in the distance, but there never was an encounter. |
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