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Show 6 . GREENING 'flMES - APRIL 1994 Food for Thought Gathering the Desert, by Gary Paul Nabhan Unlverslty Press 19485. Illustrated by Paul erocha The desert is starting to put out leaves, shoots, and even small flowers. these are harbingers of the magical flowering of the desert. To be ready to appreciate the desert plants around us, I would recommend the Gathering the Desert, by Paul Nabhan. Mr. Nabhan is well qualified to write about desert give beautiful and clear pictures of the plants discussed. He has a degree in “This gentle blend of history, scholarship, and country yarns makes for a both art and biology. Gathering the Desert is divided into seasons and each plant discussed has been chosen for its relationship and use to people. The author writes a book that entertains while it teaches." biography of each plant almost as if he is telling us about a dear friend he wants us to meet. He tells us about a plant’s home and what it needs to survive and produce others of its kind. He discusses the plant’s history, its relationship to other plants and animals, its relationship to people and the ways in which people use the plant. All this information is written in a story-like manner. There is none of that scientific/categorical type writing. The Gary Nabhan’s chapter titles give you a hint of his style: “The Creosote Bush is Our Drugstore,” “Amaranth Greens, the Meat of the Poor People," “Devil's Claw: Designing Baskets, Designing Plant.” Nabhan recently read from his new book, The Geography of Childhood at Star Hall in Moab. Other books of interest are The Desert Smells Like Rain and Enduring Seeds. Suggestions for other books to review and share are always appreci- ated Please call me at 259-3839 and tell me about a new book. —Maria Loe facts are there, but the author's lan- plants, for he is the associate director of the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix and the co-founder of Native encourage you to go out and take a real Play Tr me good look at this plant. The Whole Seed Search. Paul Mirocha illustrations Earth Review summed it up this way: The kids and I have been asking around, talking to other kids. Word has guage makes it a book which can it that the playground on our commu- nity lot may be one of the priorities, great! So we‘re trying to find out just what type of equipment our community THE SUPER SOLUTION FOR RUSTY: SME WATER. wants. We didn’t get to everyone before the printing of this issue but we'd love to hear from you. So far this is what the children of CV. want: Top on the list are swings, with long chains. A close second was a jungle gym or monkey bars. Tying for third were a slide and balance beams like the ones at HMK. Other ideas (and we’d like more suggestions) were a merry-go-round, a trampoline, bars, rings, one of those pulleys that slide on a cable, a sand pile (with a cover please!) and one sweet Even ugly rusty water and water with “rotten egg” odor can come clean with the Culligano Super 5... filter. It's a simple, economic solution to smelly, problem water. Call your local Culligan Man for details. Culligon of Moob 1030 8. Bowling Alley Lone Moab. Utah 84532 (801 )259—61 55 little guy really wants a teeter-totter because he doesn’t know how to do that yet. Of course a basketball hoop or two (one regulation height, another shorter) and a tetherball pole would be fun. Some of the adults of the community have been talking about how fun it would be to get together and make some of the equipment. This possibility needs to be checked out to see if our insurance rates will be affected with homemade versus store bought and liability. If you have any ideas on the playground call us at 259-7580. ——Ji1 Kulander Trust The Experts” |
