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Re: giant vegetables and the men who grow them
Ruby Rohrlich (rohrlich@GWIS2.CIRC.GWU.EDU)
Sat, 30 Sep 1995 01:06:04 -0400
The Utopian society of Findhorn in Scotland grows these large plants and
one of their methods is talking to them. Arlene Sheer wrote the article
entitled "Findhorn, Scotland:The People Who Talk to Plants," It's included
in the anthology Women in Search of Utopia, which I co-edited. Ruby Rohrlich
On Fri, 29 Sep 1995, E J Sobo wrote:
> Hi - Does anyone out there know anything about growing giant vegetables
> and/or the people who do so? Apparently, there are people who live in my
> area (Northeast England) who grow giant leeks, and I want to find out more
> about this/them. I've been told that this is a very working class thing,
> and that it is a male activity. If anyone has any ideas on the topic
> (literature that may be related, research questions that might need
> asking) I'd love to hear from you....
>
> Thanks, Elisa.
>
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> E.J.Sobo@Durham.ac.uk
> Anthro; U of Durham; 43 Old Elvet; Durham DH1 3HN (UK)
> ph (0191) 374-2846; fax 374-2870; international code (011-44-191)
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