What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Untapped Abundance
Imagine a farm with "crazy crops" that plant themselves, grow like mad and are ignored by pests. Most people ignore them, too, rarely considering them as a bounty for harvest.
A super-abundance of invasive weeds often overwhelms the landscape, pushing aside the natives and degrading biological diversity. Land managers often attempt to stem the green tide, hiring manual labor to remove the plants or using chemicals to thwart the onslaught.
They could use your help. Volunteers are always welcome.
Anyone pulling weeds may find themselves at odds with the plants, confronting the vegetation as an adversary: The weedy aspect of nature becomes an enemy, often demonized.
But an alternative perspective exists, one that regards exotic uncontrolled species as a profuse material resource, providing a yield without cultivation.
— Patterson Clark
One-Weed Note
printed on English Ivy-vine paper, using a carved ivy-wood block and ivy inks.
5.5" x 5.5"
pH-neutral, acid-free, signed and with an embossed number (running edition); paper and ink colors may vary slightly from the image pictured at left.
$25 each (plus $5 shipping and handling) helps fuel the restoration of D.C.'s urban woodlands.
