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[Scott Vlaun <scott@moosepondarts.com>]

Who said anything about "mutual exclusive binaries?" Certainly not I! 
I'm not sure such a thing even exists. I just said that I wasn't sure 
that the two concepts really wanted to get "married." As Toby has so 
articulately pointed out, while they are quite different approaches, 
there is certainly much to learned from both. Especially in exploring a 
diverse taxonomy to expand our knowledge and choices. Mushroom has said 
to me many times that he really just likes to grow things out to look 
at them, to learn about their traits. The important thing is to grow 
and study diverse gardens.....to put seeds in soil. I think if we pay 
attention, the plants will lead the way.

As far as putting Mushrooms work up on the net.....I think that's a 
great idea but a bit problematic as the real genius is in the gardens. 
You'd certainly want lots of pictures. If anybody is so inclined, I've 
got plenty of images from the past 10 years.   I've even made tapes of 
him rapping for a couple of articles for past SoC catalogs, although 
I'm not sure I could find them.  I always wanted to try to recreate the 
profound experience of being in his gardens with him......crouching in 
the shade of a sunflower forest, chomping on red sweet corn or looking 
at a handful of beans from around the world. A documentary film would 
probably come closest. Or an interactive CDrom or website. I agree with 
Toby about the MacArthur Fellowship. I'd love to see what the man could 
accomplish with some real resources at his disposal. I do know that he 
and his gardens have deeply affected many lives, including mine.

Peace,
Scott


On Wednesday, April 2, 2003, at 01:25  PM, Nick Routledge wrote:

> I understand what you're saying, Rick and Scott. But hooray, mIKAEL! I,
> too, have a really hard time seeing these as mutually exclusive 
> binaries.
>
>
> Intuition has long suggested to me that there's a story in the making
> here. Another dimension of understanding? 3-dimensional taxonomies?
>
> And Rick, I'm curious. How exactly do you use the Dahlgren layout for
> guilding ideas?
>
> n.
>
>
>
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