Stalking the Wild Sweetgrass : Domestication and Horticulture of the Grass Used in African-American Coiled Basketry /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Dufault, Robert J. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
Colección:SpringerBriefs in Plant Science,
Materias:
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.