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• Essays
  • American Ginseng and the Idea of the Commons
  • Historical Maps of the Study Area
  • Landscape and History at the Headwaters of the Big Coal River Valley
  • Ramp Suppers, Biodiversity, and the Integrity of "The Mountains"
  • Seasonal Round of Activities on Coal River
  • Seining for Hellgrammites on Coal River
  • Stalking the Mother Forest

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Seasonal Round of Activities on Coal River

January-March | April-June | July-September | October-December

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April

• Gardens
  • Plowing and planting gardens (onions, greens, peas, potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, beans, tomatoes)
• Gathering (domestic)
  • Gather maple sap to make syrup
  • Hunt "molly moochers" (morels)
  • Dig wild greens (ramps, poke, woolen britches, dock, Shawnee lettuce*, lamb's tongue)
  • Make sassafras tea
• Community Events
  • Ramp festivals
• Hunting
  • Spring gobblers
• Year-Round Work
  • Construction
  • Mining
  • Logging
  • Teaching
  • Healthcare
  • Services
  • Self-employment

May

• Gardens
  • Plowing and planting gardens (onions, greens, peas, potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, beans, tomatoes)
• Gathering (domestic)
  • Gather maple sap to make syrup
  • Hunt "molly moochers" (morels)
  • Dig wild greens (ramps, poke, woolen britches, dock, Shawnee lettuce*, lamb's tongue)
  • Make sassafras tea
• Community Events
  • Tend graves
• Fishing
  • Fishing
  • Bass spawning in creeks
• Year-Round Work
  • Construction
  • Mining
  • Logging
  • Teaching
  • Healthcare
  • Services
  • Self-employment

June

• Gardens
  • Canning, Freezing, Drying
• Gathering (domestic)
  • Pick wild berries (strawberries, red mulberries, blackberries, wild grapes, raspberries, huckleberries, elderberries, currants, groundberries, wineberries)
• Gathering (commercial)
  • Moss, ninebark, yellowroot, bloodroot, mayapple, hellgrammites, Virginia snakeroot, Indian turnip
• Community Events
  • Family reunions
  • Ridgetop and riverside cookouts
  • Fish fries
• Fishing
  • Fishing
  • Hellgrammites (2 hatches)
• Year-Round Work
  • Construction
  • Mining
  • Logging
  • Teaching
  • Healthcare
  • Services
  • Self-employment

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