Author: nannyrhops

Plant Engineering: How to Eat an Idea

In the context of the journal Plantae, written by and for plant biologists, the contradictions look very clear, but surmountable: plants are organisms, like us in many ways; making the “next” step, here meaning...

Managed Meadow

The closest I’ve come to a plan was an experiment I made just this past summer.  I call it a “cultivated meadow” just because I need to call it something.  For one fairly well-defined space —...

Family Tree

The expression “family tree,” along with its heritage of wonderful drawings, with names (such as the one used here as an illustration, see below for details.) testifies to at least one fundamental understanding of...