Wildcrafting, feral, and more

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In a message dated 7/5/2003 7:48:00 PM Pacific Standard Time,

Too_hats writes:

 

> Some of the people are rougher around the edges than others

 

Oh yea! That's me! I'm so rough round the edges that Home Depot wanted to

patent me for a newly discovered as yet to be graded Sand Paper! I out sand,

diamond filing sandpaper!

 

ROFLMAO!

 

Cheers!

Kathleen Petrides

The Woobey Queen

Woobeys: The Loving Touch Therapeutic Pillow

http://www.woobeyworld.com

 

 

 

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Jackie,

 

I don't know well enough to like or dislike you, so nothing personal. I did

question your use of the word 'wildcrafting'. It didn't seem right to me that

one could wildcraft herbs that weren't native to the region. (I though, how

could they be wild when they had to be planted there at some point?) I was

unsure about the use of the term (It's not on Webster.com.) Turns out, the term

describes either a wild grown or 'naturalized' plant without humans planting it.

(See Anya's post for a better-defined term.)

 

 

 

I didn't think there was anything wrong with questioning.

 

 

 

Butch, animals that a non-native and revert to a 'wild' state i.e. Mustang

horses in North America are called feral. (I don't know the word for plants

other than 'non native,' 'non indigenous' or 'introduced.') There are many

introduced animals that seem good like ladybugs, honey bees, and praying mantis

in North America. And plenty of bad ones: killer bees, aphids, Japanese

beetles. Many introduced non-native bird species have wiped out many of the

song birds in North America too. Introduced species in Australia, the dingo,

camel, and my favorite bunny rabbits and done a great deal of damage to native

species there. To protect parts of Australia there is a giant 'dingo fence' and

attempts to breed diseases to kill off all the bunnies.

 

 

 

(Although, Australians you get your revenge, many Australian plants have wiped

out much of the native vegetation in Hawaii.)

 

 

 

Science seems to show right now that all humans are non-native to everywhere but

Africa. So let's keep things in perspective.

 

 

 

This is a great place to learn/share. Some of the people are rougher around the

edges than others, but the mean people get booted out pretty quickly or step

back in line. (Usually.)

 

 

 

People will question what you say, it isn't necessarily personal.

 

 

 

Personally, I would like to learn more about some of your North American herbs

and traditions. If I call it 'anecdotal' it doesn't mean that it isn't

important or that I don't respect it. But that depends if you feel comfortable

enough to share.

 

 

 

FWIW,

 

 

 

David Roman

 

 

 

 

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