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Nov 14, 2023Liked by Thomas Pluck

I read a book called Indigo Girl about the importance of growing indigo in the south and the woman who worked with slaves who understood the technology. It was really big deal economically…

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This was great & actually I’d love to know more. I can totally see those influences in the Great Sourdough Baking Craze of 2020. Feeling out of control definitely makes people want to feel in control of something, particularly something as essential as bread.

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I dig this. Of course when I hear "Pulaski" I think of "Big Ed" Pulaski of Forest Service fame and the Great Fire of 1910 out here. The firefighting tool is named after him.

https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5444775.pdf

https://www.timothyeganbooks.com/the-big-burn

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