permaculture

[Allan Balliett <igg@igg.com>]

The folks who hosted the UpS workshop were the Dreamtime Herbal 
School. I could not find any info on last year's event on their site, 
however. http://www.dreamtimeherbschool.com

A very good bunch of folks in Northern Virginia

-Allan

> BTW, is there a url for the folks that gave your workshop?
>
> one more BTW, in a good many areas, foresters also decry Spicebush
> (Lindera benzoin).  To me this is a fantastic plant both for habitat,
> mast, tea, and spice (the ripe berries dried, ground, & used for
> allspice) as well as a great addition to pans of water on our radiators
> during the winter.  enough of that...I've rambled too long...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Allan Balliett <igg@igg.com>
> To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 06:58:40 -0500
> Subject: [permaculture] Managing Wild Grapes in Woodlands
>
> >  Friends -
> >
> >  I took part in a Plant Savers workshop in Virginia last spring. It
> >  was  mentioned several times that a spring season obligation of the
> >  natural forester is to cut down wild grape vines.
> >
> >  Well it's spring, but now I'm hearing that wild grapes are a primary
> >  source of food for both birds and many mammals, including black
> >  bears.(I'm on the Blue Ridge)
> >
> >  I'd appreciate any insights on this or suggested reading.  In our
> >  area it is not uncommon to see several LARGE vines pulling at an oak
> >  in the woods. (Wild grapes are listed as a noxious weed in many
> >  states.)
>
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