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Stalking the wild sweetgrass, domestication and horticulture of the grass used in African-American coiled basketry, Robert J. Dufault

Label
Stalking the wild sweetgrass, domestication and horticulture of the grass used in African-American coiled basketry, Robert J. Dufault
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 119)
Illustrations
illustrationsmaps
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Stalking the wild sweetgrass
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Robert J. Dufault
Series statement
SpringerBriefs in plant science
Sub title
domestication and horticulture of the grass used in African-American coiled basketry
Table Of Contents
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. Simons Island -- Getting to know the basketmakers -- Sweetgrass Culture Workshop: October 24, 1992 -- The concept of large-scale sweetgrass plantations -- Second site of large-scale sweetgrass plantings: McLeod Plantation, James Island -- Third 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