That was awesome, both photos and words. My condensed philosophy is that more wachuma is more better. Up here, no doubt high production, profit motive plantings will become a thing sooner than later and there is no stopping that. The cannabis industry here is gross. I think conscious farms are a fine idea. Even mega, profit driven farms are better than nothing I suppose. But I'm certainly more for the plant it everywhere model, where there's always cactus at a friends house or close by somewhere. I want California to look more like those photos! I'm also very interested in promoting for planting as intentional living fences, firebreaks, and noise & visual barriers. That might bring them into use in larger scale practical plantings that are not profit motivated. But it has to be in quantities large enough to absorb grazing by hippies and sellers by gradually devaluing the plant. Devaluation is a huge hurdle for a non indigenous plant. Right now, the community is very focused on personal collecting and high value trading, v.s. larger in the ground planting, public planting and gifting. The niche I would like to fill is figuring out how to produce huge amounts of good seedlings cheap enough to help monetarily devalue the plant gradually shifting the focus to its altruistic value. Whoever grows propagates and plants them, that means a LOT of plants produced efficienty, and planted in the ground, not just in private backyard collections. The major paradigm shift that needs to happen here is from "what can the cactus do for me" and "how can I get", to "what can I do for the cactus and cactus community" and "what can I give". Anyway, you rock :)
Delighted to see you here at Substack, along with Charles Eisenstein and so many others I’m reading these days! Laurel, this is so well written. As you noted, this approach of respect for the people, the land, and all of the beings connected to any plant being cultivated is crucial to our future. Much love to you, Josip and Felipe ♥️🙏🏻
Great photo to get a feel for the cactus' dimension and bearing. Can I ask for a link to information about growing or just purchase of a San Pedro cactus. I'd like to 'touch in' with one as this is all new to me and some contact will be a great and real direct way to get started/learn.
That was awesome, both photos and words. My condensed philosophy is that more wachuma is more better. Up here, no doubt high production, profit motive plantings will become a thing sooner than later and there is no stopping that. The cannabis industry here is gross. I think conscious farms are a fine idea. Even mega, profit driven farms are better than nothing I suppose. But I'm certainly more for the plant it everywhere model, where there's always cactus at a friends house or close by somewhere. I want California to look more like those photos! I'm also very interested in promoting for planting as intentional living fences, firebreaks, and noise & visual barriers. That might bring them into use in larger scale practical plantings that are not profit motivated. But it has to be in quantities large enough to absorb grazing by hippies and sellers by gradually devaluing the plant. Devaluation is a huge hurdle for a non indigenous plant. Right now, the community is very focused on personal collecting and high value trading, v.s. larger in the ground planting, public planting and gifting. The niche I would like to fill is figuring out how to produce huge amounts of good seedlings cheap enough to help monetarily devalue the plant gradually shifting the focus to its altruistic value. Whoever grows propagates and plants them, that means a LOT of plants produced efficienty, and planted in the ground, not just in private backyard collections. The major paradigm shift that needs to happen here is from "what can the cactus do for me" and "how can I get", to "what can I do for the cactus and cactus community" and "what can I give". Anyway, you rock :)
Delighted to see you here at Substack, along with Charles Eisenstein and so many others I’m reading these days! Laurel, this is so well written. As you noted, this approach of respect for the people, the land, and all of the beings connected to any plant being cultivated is crucial to our future. Much love to you, Josip and Felipe ♥️🙏🏻
Great photo to get a feel for the cactus' dimension and bearing. Can I ask for a link to information about growing or just purchase of a San Pedro cactus. I'd like to 'touch in' with one as this is all new to me and some contact will be a great and real direct way to get started/learn.