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A Gap in the Field
My father and his friend and business partner purchased a 400 acre Christmas tree farm in the early 70’s that needed a lot of work. One area that was previously harvested was filled with thick grass and dense woody shrubs … Continue reading
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Tagged christmas-tree, farm, field, garden, potatoes, wild plants
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There is No Substitute
Every now and then I find an article that tries to connect in some way a little known crop plant to a major crop in modern agriculture. I think it is only natural to do that. I see it more … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, environment, food, nature, sustainable-agriculture
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Pine Nut Ecology and Economy
Pine nuts are expensive. You just can’t grab a handful to chow down without thinking there goes five dollars. I know they are saved for sprinkling on salads or making pesto. There they sit on the same shelf as the … Continue reading
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What Are Our Plan(t)s For the Next Thousand Years
When I was teenager my first job was a janitor. My postal career dad took on a second job at our church of which I helped every weekend on Saturday. When you got there in the morning, you always checked … Continue reading
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Tagged bamboo, grass, sprouts
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That Buckeye Biogas Dilemma
I got a call a few years ago from someone working on biofuel production. I think he lived in Spain if I remember correctly. He was doing a research project specifically related to Aesculus, the horsechestnut genus, and its possibility … Continue reading
Posted in Diversity Found, Ecology-Biodiversity-Integration
Tagged bioethanol, buckeye, conkers, nut
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The Laws of Nature Are Flexible But Not in Mattawan
I do not have a personal connection of any magnitude to what goes on in the making of laws or an influencer in any way in my chosen profession or in my normal life. I am a follower. I am … Continue reading
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Tagged enlightenment, health, ignorance, laws, nature
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It is A Good Beech On A Shore of A Great Lake
When I started my business, I really made use of a Pentax camera my parents bought me when I graduated from college in 1979. It was a perfect gift for me. As a recommendation of a high school friend of … Continue reading
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Tagged belief, botany, identification, plants
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Who Art Thou Number 909?
When I first starting growing oaks in bulk for the conservation and mail order trade I was always on the look out for acorns. It was by luck that I took a wrong turn on a road I had never … Continue reading
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Tagged acorns, oak-tree, quercus
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Lessons Learned from the Cucumber Magnolia
Trying to get seed of certain species of trees can be very time consuming. The Cucumber magnolia, Magnolia acuminata was one of them. It was very perishable. All the commercial seed companies treated them like lentils. You can’t soak them … Continue reading
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Tagged cucumber, magnolia
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When Trees Move
I created a small garden that was once a parking lot for a motor home. The previous owner pushed out the soil to the side and filled in gravel as a base. When I moved into the home, I decided … Continue reading
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Tagged ansu, apricot, trees
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