I don't see thistles and milkweeds as urban wasteland weeds to be ruthlessly eradicated from tidy suburban garden beds, though I'm perfectly aware that this is my neighbour's viewpoint. Usagi's pet rabbit, Popcorn, considers them a gourmet treat, and I stand with him on this one.
The neighbour was in quite a tizzy this morning. He saw me hand-picking tender baby thistles, but the knowledge that I was harvesting rather than weeding confused the issue for him - he couldn't decide whether to approve or disapprove.
The neighbour was in quite a tizzy this morning. He saw me hand-picking tender baby thistles, but the knowledge that I was harvesting rather than weeding confused the issue for him - he couldn't decide whether to approve or disapprove.
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Re: Gourmet rabbit food
Sun, October 17, 2004 - 1:22 AMDig it! I have often thought that the whole concept of weeds is a grave injustice. I believe in equal respectability for all plants. It's time to level the playing field. After all, beauty is in the eye of the be-hoe-er (?) and weed is the number one cash crop here in California. -
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*he-he*
Sun, October 17, 2004 - 4:10 AMI do hear it remains a thriving business here as well, though that sector of the local economy took a blow recently when the "on-the-spot-fine" limit was reduced from three plants to one, and that only in soil and not "artificial" growing medium.
(Note: I'm not personally in a position to have to keep up with the legalities, so that could be total bullshit fed to me by acquaintances who find my responses to such stories amusing.) -
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Re: *he-he*
Sun, October 17, 2004 - 3:57 PMThey are to be picked with the teeth, and watermellon fed to the bunny. That's ballet! -
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Re: *he-he*
Sun, October 17, 2004 - 10:21 PMWeed, teeth, masticate, swallow, dance - works for me!
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Re: *he-he*
Wed, October 20, 2004 - 6:13 PMaccording to the principles of macrobiotics, plantage (new word created by me) should be allowed to rein free and wild to reap the most benefits. AND according to ~some~, the age of agriculture ushered in all sorts of ~stuff~ some good, some not so good.
Popcorn, I like that name. I'm going to get a puppy soon, and I just may name he/she popcorn. -
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Re: *he-he*
Thu, October 21, 2004 - 2:16 AMWatch out with the naming - Popcorn was named at a family gathering, and usagi spent the whole day fielding comments about the implications of naming a potential food animal after an undisputable food item. Might not be such an issue with a puppy... -
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Thu, October 21, 2004 - 12:46 PMoooooops... nat americans (like me) used to/do??? eat puppies... yummy for my tummy...
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Fri, October 22, 2004 - 7:32 AMI *so* nearly commented that species wouldn't be an issue for some people. (I didn't have native americans in mind, though.)
I'm curious - do you have any idea if the concept of "companion animals" is associated with the reluctance to eat particular species? It seems plausible to me, but I don't know if it's borne out by people's real eating habits in different places and times. -
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Re: Ha!
Sat, October 23, 2004 - 11:07 AMI think the idea of 'companion species' may be a modern fiction... and certainly there is no universally inedible species unless they are poisonous e.g. blowfish, which are still eaten after careful prep.... we need a resident anthropologist here...
even horses got eaten when the going got rough... (sometimes drinking the blood on the hoof) eeeeeeeeeeeep -
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Re: Ha!
Sun, October 24, 2004 - 7:10 PMI caught the tail end of----saying science has discovered we need to eat bugs????? I figure for the protein value or something. I'm not vegan, but almost. I could be very easily, I force myself to eat fish, (and sometimes chicken) because being thin I seem to need it for strength. But I'm really not a fan. And I don't miss beef in the slightest, in the beginning when I stopped eating beef---over 10 years ago I'd crave a cheese burger now and then, NOW, never---
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