#hickory — Public Fediverse posts

#Gardens that Nurture #Culture

Spring 2022

Excerpt: "Growing one’s own food became more appealing and, in some cases, a greater necessity to many in this pandemic era. #NativePeoples have long tended gardens that have provided their communities with #sustainably grown foods, #MedicinalPlants and #NaturalMaterials. Today these much-needed sources of local, healthy foods are also places to cultivate and preserve #CulturalTraditions.

" 'Even some Native cultures—like #foraging cultures—that didn’t historically garden now see it as a helpful use of land and time and money because they can efficiently produce the kinds of foods that people need to stay healthy,' said Elizabeth Hoover. Of #Mohawk and #Mikmaq descent, she is an associate professor of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at the University of California in Berkeley. Researching this trend, she drove 20,000 miles in 2014 to talk with dozens of #AmericanIndian gardeners and food advocates.

"In western North Carolina, David Anderson works as the horticultural operations supervisor at the #JessieOwleDugan #NativePlant and Greenhouse Facility of the Eastern Band of #Cherokee Indians. The complex includes three #greenhouses, 30 raised growing beds, a 3-acre nursery and 5 acres of fields dedicated to producing crops specifically for their seeds. It also has 330 acres of field that can be leased to enrolled tribal members who wish to garden or farm.

"While the facility does generate funds for the tribe, it also preserves culturally important species to get them into the hands of tribal members to plant. It focuses on growing traditional plants, such as #grapes, #elderberry, #WildStrawberries, #blackberries, #huckleberries sochan and #cohosh. In 2021, the greenhouse also grew #hickory saplings, which once mature, can to provide wood that can be used to make stickball sticks, artworks and other traditional projects. 'We serve our community with plants for home, for farmers, and for restoration,' said Anderson."

Read more:
https://www.americanindianmagazine.org/story/gardens-that-nurture-culture

#SolarPunkSunday #TraditionalFoods #NativeAmericans #CulturalPreservation #GrowYourOwnFood #Resilience #FoodSecurity #HeirloomPlants #SeedSaving

#Gardens that Nurture #Culture

Spring 2022

Excerpt: "Growing one’s own food became more appealing and, in some cases, a greater necessity to many in this pandemic era. #NativePeoples have long tended gardens that have provided their communities with #sustainably grown foods, #MedicinalPlants and #NaturalMaterials. Today these much-needed sources of local, healthy foods are also places to cultivate and preserve #CulturalTraditions.

" 'Even some Native cultures—like #foraging cultures—that didn’t historically garden now see it as a helpful use of land and time and money because they can efficiently produce the kinds of foods that people need to stay healthy,' said Elizabeth Hoover. Of #Mohawk and #Mikmaq descent, she is an associate professor of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at the University of California in Berkeley. Researching this trend, she drove 20,000 miles in 2014 to talk with dozens of #AmericanIndian gardeners and food advocates.

"In western North Carolina, David Anderson works as the horticultural operations supervisor at the #JessieOwleDugan #NativePlant and Greenhouse Facility of the Eastern Band of #Cherokee Indians. The complex includes three #greenhouses, 30 raised growing beds, a 3-acre nursery and 5 acres of fields dedicated to producing crops specifically for their seeds. It also has 330 acres of field that can be leased to enrolled tribal members who wish to garden or farm.

"While the facility does generate funds for the tribe, it also preserves culturally important species to get them into the hands of tribal members to plant. It focuses on growing traditional plants, such as #grapes, #elderberry, #WildStrawberries, #blackberries, #huckleberries sochan and #cohosh. In 2021, the greenhouse also grew #hickory saplings, which once mature, can to provide wood that can be used to make stickball sticks, artworks and other traditional projects. 'We serve our community with plants for home, for farmers, and for restoration,' said Anderson."

Read more:
https://www.americanindianmagazine.org/story/gardens-that-nurture-culture

#SolarPunkSunday #TraditionalFoods #NativeAmericans #CulturalPreservation #GrowYourOwnFood #Resilience #FoodSecurity #HeirloomPlants #SeedSaving

It’s time to try out something new.
Lately I was breaking a #drumstick a week made out of #hickory
It was Nova, Vic Firth had the problem that the tip was always chipped after 1-2 hours.
Now I’ll try out some #oak made by #Tama

How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple – an expert explains the 8,000-year history – PBS News

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How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple — an expert explains the 8,000-year history

Science Nov 22, 2025 3:17 PM EST

This article originally appeared on The Conversation.

Pecans have a storied history in the United States. Today, American trees produce hundreds of million of pounds of pecans – 80% of the world’s pecan crop. Most of that crop stays here. Pecans are used to produce pecan milk, butter and oil, but many of the nuts end up in pecan pies.

Throughout history, pecans have been overlooked, poached, cultivated and improved. As they have spread throughout the United States, they have been eaten raw and in recipes. Pecans have grown more popular over the decades, and you will probably encounter them in some form this holiday season.

READ MORE: How science can help hack tasty side dishes for your next holiday meal

I’m an extension specialist in Oklahoma, a state consistently ranked fifth in pecan production, behind Georgia, New Mexico, Arizona and Texas. I’ll admit that I am not a fan of the taste of pecans, which leaves more for the squirrels, crows and enthusiastic pecan lovers.

The spread of pecans

The pecan is a nut related to the hickory. Actually, though we call them nuts, pecans are actually a type of fruit called a drupe. Drupes have pits, like the peach and cherry.

The pecan nuts that look like little brown footballs are actually the seed that starts inside the pecan fruit – until the fruit ripens and splits open to release the pecan. They are usually the size of your thumb, and you may need a nutcracker to open them. You can eat them raw or as part of a cooked dish.

Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple — an expert explains the 8,000-year history | PBS News

#2025 #8000YearHistory #america #americans80PecanCrop #cooking #drupe #education #hickory #history #holidayFoods #libraryOfCongress #pbs #pbsNews #pecanNuts #pecanProduction #pecans #theConversation

How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple – an expert explains the 8,000-year history – PBS News

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Shelley Mitchell, The Conversation

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How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple — an expert explains the 8,000-year history

Science Nov 22, 2025 3:17 PM EST

This article originally appeared on The Conversation.

Pecans have a storied history in the United States. Today, American trees produce hundreds of million of pounds of pecans – 80% of the world’s pecan crop. Most of that crop stays here. Pecans are used to produce pecan milk, butter and oil, but many of the nuts end up in pecan pies.

Throughout history, pecans have been overlooked, poached, cultivated and improved. As they have spread throughout the United States, they have been eaten raw and in recipes. Pecans have grown more popular over the decades, and you will probably encounter them in some form this holiday season.

READ MORE: How science can help hack tasty side dishes for your next holiday meal

I’m an extension specialist in Oklahoma, a state consistently ranked fifth in pecan production, behind Georgia, New Mexico, Arizona and Texas. I’ll admit that I am not a fan of the taste of pecans, which leaves more for the squirrels, crows and enthusiastic pecan lovers.

The spread of pecans

The pecan is a nut related to the hickory. Actually, though we call them nuts, pecans are actually a type of fruit called a drupe. Drupes have pits, like the peach and cherry.

The pecan nuts that look like little brown footballs are actually the seed that starts inside the pecan fruit – until the fruit ripens and splits open to release the pecan. They are usually the size of your thumb, and you may need a nutcracker to open them. You can eat them raw or as part of a cooked dish.

Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple — an expert explains the 8,000-year history | PBS News

#2025 #8000YearHistory #america #americans80PecanCrop #cooking #drupe #education #hickory #history #holidayFoods #libraryOfCongress #pbs #pbsNews #pecanNuts #pecanProduction #pecans #theConversation

Hickory North Carolina Municipal Airport Postcard
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#Hickory #NorthCarolina #Airport #aviation #airplanes #avgeek #planes #postcards #postcard #travel #planespotting #aviación #aviacion #avión #avion #Luftfahrt #Flugzeuge

Hickory North Carolina Municipal Airport Postcard
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#Hickory #NorthCarolina #Airport #aviation #airplanes #avgeek #planes #postcards #postcard #travel #planespotting #aviación #aviacion #avión #avion #Luftfahrt #Flugzeuge

Some plants cause more suffering than others for gardeners with pollen allergies | Lifestyles https://www.allforgardening.com/1298774/some-plants-cause-more-suffering-than-others-for-gardeners-with-pollen-allergies-lifestyles/ #AcerNegundo #allergen #AllergicRhinitis #allergy #botany #flower #garden #gardening #Hickory #plant #plants #PlantsAndHumans #pollen #ragweed #tree #trees

Some plants cause more suffering than others for gardeners with pollen allergies | Lifestyles https://www.allforgardening.com/1298774/some-plants-cause-more-suffering-than-others-for-gardeners-with-pollen-allergies-lifestyles/ #AcerNegundo #allergen #AllergicRhinitis #allergy #botany #flower #garden #gardening #Hickory #plant #plants #PlantsAndHumans #pollen #ragweed #tree #trees

Huuuuge bumper crop of hickory nuts this year. I'm skating around my yard like the Home Alone bandits on the floor of marbles. Looks like I get to do my armageddon cosplay this year for the arduous process of making my original hickory nut pie.
#foraging
#growyourown
#autumn
#hickory
#appalachia

Huuuuge bumper crop of hickory nuts this year. I'm skating around my yard like the Home Alone bandits on the floor of marbles. Looks like I get to do my armageddon cosplay this year for the arduous process of making my original hickory nut pie.
#foraging
#growyourown
#autumn
#hickory
#appalachia

Retrotechtacular: Ford Model T Wheels, Start to Finish https://hackaday.com/2024/07/18/retrotechtacular-ford-model-t-wheels-start-to-finish/ #Retrotechtacular #retrotechtacular #manufacturing #bearing #hickory #felloe #modelt #wooden #spoke #wheel #ford #tire #ash #hub

Retrotechtacular: Ford Model T Wheels, Start to Finish https://hackaday.com/2024/07/18/retrotechtacular-ford-model-t-wheels-start-to-finish/ #Retrotechtacular #retrotechtacular #manufacturing #bearing #hickory #felloe #modelt #wooden #spoke #wheel #ford #tire #ash #hub

Retrotechtacular: Ford Model T Wheels, Start to Finish - There’s no doubt that you’ll instantly recognize clips from the video below, as th... - https://hackaday.com/2024/07/18/retrotechtacular-ford-model-t-wheels-start-to-finish/ #retrotechtacular #manufacturing #bearing #hickory #felloe #modelt #wooden #spoke #wheel #ford #tire #ash #hub

Retrotechtacular: Ford Model T Wheels, Start to Finish - There’s no doubt that you’ll instantly recognize clips from the video below, as th... - https://hackaday.com/2024/07/18/retrotechtacular-ford-model-t-wheels-start-to-finish/ #retrotechtacular #manufacturing #bearing #hickory #felloe #modelt #wooden #spoke #wheel #ford #tire #ash #hub

Any forest experts on here? I'm trying to turn my backyard forest into a healthy oak-hickory food forest and while I know what I need to get rid of (buckthorn, honeysuckle, creeping bellflower) I don't really know what the understory is *supposed* to look like.

Where should the shrubs/small trees be in relation to the big ones? What should go at the edges vs in the middle? Most of the info I've found by googling is geared toward managing a forest for logging which is obvs not helpful.

Thanks in advance!

#oak #hickory #forest #FoodForest #invasiveSpecies #understory #buckthorn #forestry #ecology #plants #PlantAwareness
(adding a bunch of hashtags since I'm pretty sure that's how stuff gets seen on here?)

#Vss365 (#Gardener's version)

Today's word made me think of John #Updike's A&P: #Lust in the Aisles.

Like the #Slow #Sound of a #Great #Gong,
#Yellow overspreads the #Woods

From the tan of #Beech & #Ash
To the #Hickory's spotty #Gold

And the Hat #Butter #Color of the mitten-shaped
#Leaves of the #Sassafras

#Mittens that can have a #Thumb
or two
or none.

#Forest #Woodland #Season #Leaf #Tree #Trees #Nature #Leaves #Gold #Albidum #Wood #AutumnSong #Autumn

View from my home office this afternoon. The pecan or hickory tree has decided to remove the remaining nutrients from its leaves letting them turn yellow. In a few days they will all fall off. Hickory trees are not native to Southern California but can grow well here. We have some nice sun today but return to rain tomorrow. #fall #leaves #pecan #hickory #tree