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2008 Events

April 5-7, 2008
Spring Wild Foods Hike
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April 13-20, 2008
Rivercane Rendezvous
www.primitiveskills.org

May 9-11, 2008
The Lake Eden Arts Festival
www.theleaf.com

June 27-30, 2008
Firefly Gathering
www.fireflygathering.org

For all events at the Wildroots land contact us for details and directions by email at wildroots@riseup.net

For all events at the Wildroots land contact us for details and directions by email at wildrootsnc@ziplip.com





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Feral Forager: A Guide to Living off of Nature's Bounty



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PO Box 1485
Asheville, NC 28801



PHOTOS

PHOTOS Title PHOTOS Tulip Poplar Bark-covered Lodge Work Party- Oct 2005

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Under construction. 
 
Choosing a bark panel for a wall.
 

Putting together a wall.
For lashing, the inner bark of the tulip poplar was "retted", or rotted,
underwater for three weeks.
 

Once retted, the poplar bark is peeled into strips to make into lashing.
A young friend making cordage from the poplar bark to use for lashing

 
 



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Asheville, NC 28801