tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096004705290321639.post6907812165854168273..comments2023-11-02T04:02:19.599-07:00Comments on Farms Forests Foods: Cultural Uses of Coconuts in ZanzibarAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01960818430748218413noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096004705290321639.post-14841295069389355452013-07-03T13:24:42.099-07:002013-07-03T13:24:42.099-07:00Very informative post about the coconut palm, from...Very informative post about the coconut palm, from the mbata as food, coconut milk, desalinated water to the varied domestic applications, you've shown how this plant is used to the fullest It seems shameful the coconuts and coconut palms in Costa Rica and many of the Central American countries are under utilized, especially for food usage. Some of this information in your excellent blog should be spread througout the countries where these coconuts palms are quite populous, and after extractin the juice, most are left to rot or simply burned. wasting good resourcesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096004705290321639.post-20419635591985274072013-07-02T11:44:49.305-07:002013-07-02T11:44:49.305-07:00Thanks for the questions, David.
1. When I refer ...Thanks for the questions, David.<br /><br />1. When I refer to the coconut palm as sustainable, I mean that there is nothing to waste from the tree. Every part of it has social, nutritional, or economical value.<br /><br />2. The tall palms are said to be indigenous to East Africa, while the dwarf species may have been introduced later. From my research, it seemed that the coconut palm has been around since there has been human activity on Zanzibar. I believe that traditional in this sense refers to mankind's relationship to a natural resource. Residents of Zanzibar have been utilizing the coconut palm for centuries. It's use has become both a cultural and economic tradition.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12345878784306624688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096004705290321639.post-88691494220117326112013-07-02T08:27:23.145-07:002013-07-02T08:27:23.145-07:00Really interesting stuff. Two questions:
1) What ...Really interesting stuff. Two questions:<br /><br />1) What does it mean to say a tree is sustainable?<br /><br />2) It's interesting to think about how the use of an introduced plant can be considered traditional. How long does a plant/tree need to be around and used before its use is no longer considered novel? I guess I am looking for a better understanding of what 'traditional' means.<br /><br />Great post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14285610649119277081noreply@blogger.com