Stalking the Wild Sweetgrass

Domestication and Horticulture of the Grass Used in African-American Coiled Basketry

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2012-12-06
Mått155 x 235 x 8 mm
Vikt213 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieSpringerBriefs in Plant Science
Antal sidor119
Upplaga2013
FörlagSpringer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN9781461459026

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Biokemisk teknik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
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Introduction.- The beginnings of change.- My time to get involved.- Getting to the grass roots of cultivation.- Getting more involved.- Sweetgrass Utopia in the Southeast – Little St. Simon’s Island.- Getting to know the basketmakers.- Sweetgrass Culture Workshop Oct. 24, 1992.- The concept of large scale sweetgrass plantations.- 2nd Site of large scale sweetgrass plantings – McLeod Plantation, James Island.- 3rd Site of large scale sweetgrass plantings – Dill Sanctuary, James Island.- Alternative ways to access sweetgrass.- Sweetgrass biology.- Sweetgrass horticulture -environmental considerations.- Seedling cultural practices.- Field production practices.- Concluding thoughts.- Afterthoughts.