Hey brother, haha not sure thats an ocra? What is that even? Hehe, you certainly do have a fast flora knowledge? Did you study botany? Cheer$;)
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Hey brother, haha not sure thats an ocra? What is that even? Hehe, you certainly do have a fast flora knowledge? Did you study botany? Cheer$;)
Ocra is in the mallow family, which have medicinal qualities (keeps ur insides lubed up and guts working properly ie: consistant low-strain dooking 💩)
I know ocra because I'm cajun and our culture includes a cuisine called gumbo, which has ocra in it, and gumbo is what the Africaans called ocra.
Ocra: https://www.medicinalplantsanduses.com/okra-plant-health-benefits
To answer, i did study plants, not to get a degree, but to a degree that i was/am able to comprehend how they function in our world. I am interested in ethnobotany (those plants which grow around you locally that can heal you), ecological rejuvenation (how diff species of plants naturally repair damage to environment by just growing and doing their thing) as well as using perceived invasives in a productive and sustainable way. For instance, Arundo donax (or Giant Rivercane) is considered an invasive species in California waterways. It is regularly chopped down, hauled to landfill and the rhizome poisoned with glyphosphate based (or worse) poisons which in turn devastate aquatic life from the point of application down to the end point of all watersheds, our oceans.
Arundo was brought in by Latin immigrants to be used as a fast growing renewable and inexpensive building material. It was managed and kept contained by the frequent harvesting used for every purpose from flooring matts and wall infrastructure for shelters to blow guns for small game as well as many other things including baskets and large weavings. It only became a problem when its stewards were removed and the knowledge of how to use it with them.
Ive used it to relearn some of these lost and mostly forgotten skills so that at least i can show/teach others a different way to see the world around us...and when (no longer 'if') TSHTF there will be at least a nugget of how to use this readily available resource again. I guess thats why im attracted to those people like you who see the natural world around us as an abundant playground of plenty.
Its all about mindset, my friend! That and building upon those things that bring a community/tribe together.
Wow...that was prolly more than u needed!
Cheers 2U, mate!
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