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Table of Contents

Sapshot 1: Preservi Aother Farm's UiqueCharacteristics .................................................................. 1

TVCT Community Picnic ................................................ 1

Auction for Acres 2010 .................................................... 1

Living Green(berg) : Why Accreditation? ....................... 2

From the Desk of Larry Frimerman ................................ 3

Memory's Eye by Crai Sprier.....................................4

What Does Three Valley Conservation Trust Meanto You? ........................................................................... 5

Ruder Preserve Stream Bank Revetment ......................... 6

Wh Accreditation?Becoming an accredited land

trust is a difcult but ecessary

step in our continuing

commitment to excellence,

maintaining your trust, andensuring our permanence. A

successful application would make us the second land

trust in Ohio to achieve accreditation, becoming even

more widely and at the same time more locally recognized

for meeting national quality standards in the protection of

land and watershed. Last spring I attended a workshop on

accreditation held by the Land Trust Alliance, and it was

gratifying to discover that Three Valley had met several of

the requirements needed for accreditation. Thanks to past

leadership and the efforts of our staff for getting us to this

point.

As is ofte the case, the real beet of accreditatio

is not found in the recognition but rather in what the

process compels us to do -- assess, evaluate, critique

and, if needed, make corrections in what we are doing

to fulll our missio. Our Lad Protectio Committee

has worked diligently to draft a Strategic Conservation

Plan, and an Accreditation Committee has been formed

to execute the process of documentation and review

leading to the development of a Strategic Plan for the

Trust. Larry and Mary are hard at work compiling the

needed documentation while newer board members andeven more senior members are getting a deeper and more

meaningful understanding of the workings of a land

trust. We are reviewing our organizational structure and

policies, discussing legal defense issues that may arise

in land protection, and attending to any details omitted

or neglected in our standards and practices. It has been

a total board effort and will hopefully lead to an even

more successful land trust and, as a consequence, the

protection of more land and watershed

into perpetuity.

Speaking of watershed, you may have

noticed my previous column was a wee

bit abbreviated. I did o shi as

idicated. I am a y sherma, a life-time member of that

fraterity of liars ad exaeratio moers. I y sh

because nothing I do connects me better to the metabolism

of this planet than to be in a gin-clear trout stream trying

to match the hatch, fool a trout ad the release it

back ito its home. Icidetally, this home

exists today because some forward

thinking individual or

group, such as a land

trust, worked veryhard to protect it. We

need your continued

support to continue the

good work we do.z

Dolph Greenberg, board Chair

First Financial Bank & The Dupps Company:Auction for Acres Grand Sponsors .................................. 7

Levy on the November Ballot for MetroParks ofButler County ................................................................... 8

EarthShare of Ohio & Commuity Shares.......................9

Pawpaw: Exotic Forest Fruit ........................................... 10

Would a Woolly Lead You Astray? .................................. 10

How to Join the Trust ....................................................... 11

Board of Trustees.................................................................12

Calendar ........................................................................... 12


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Fm he Desk f...

LarryFrimermanExEcutivE DirEctor

I dont know how it has beenfor you, but this year seems to

be yi by before I blik. I

cant believe its September already. How is that even

possible!?

The Trust signed an historic easement recently. No,

it was not our 100th easement just yet. Rather, the

Trust sied Butler Coutys rst actual

Conservation Development easement with a

oprot oraizatio, Safe Harbor Farms,

Ic., to permit the al plat ad completio of

a project that will preserve under conservationeasement 34.5 acres of a 59-acre Madison

Twp, Butler County farm while permitting

the construction of residential and day center

facilities for adults with autism.

The Trust has been in the

forefront in promoting private

and governmental consideration

of conservation developments

and low impact developments

as a more sustainable,

environmentally

friendly approach

to development.

Our hats are off to

Denny Rogers and

the Safe Haven

Board as well

as the Madison

Township Trustees,

Butler County

Commissioners,

and county planning

staff, who supported this innovative approach.This summer may have been a time of vacations,

cookouts, and home projects for many of us, including

me, Patty and our family. However, we have spent time

with some e farmers ad ladowers alo our major

streams who have reminded me of why we are in this

lad coservatio movemet i the rst place to help

landowners and local communities who dearly want to

preserve their family farms ad stream corridors to d

ways to achieve this goal.

Such is the story ear the couece of Four Mile adSeven Mile Creeks. Despite the Trusts stretched resources

ladowers have baded toether as a roup at least ie

of them have organized themselves through the efforts of

a few neighbors - taking the necessary steps to help one

aother preserve their family lads. This uselshess ad

community support is a compelling story of cookies and

lemonade, information

and open discussion,

braistormi, ad ally,

action.

To see the passion,commitment to land

conservation and

agriculture, sense of

place, and kindness to

one another and the Trust

is truly heartwarming. It

is, after all, why I left my

excellent job with the

Ohio Consumers Counsel after thirteen years in

July of 2001 to venture into uncharted waters with

this e oraizatio.

So, while we are in the throes of updating our long

term plans and preparing for the Holy Grail of Land

Trust Alliance full accreditation, I am reminded of

why we are in this together. As I tell committed

ladowers, local ofcials, ad our dedicated Board

of Trustees, where theres a will, theres a way. Our

passion, coupled with a lot of determination and

patience, will succeed against all odds.

This is as true for farmers looking to keep their

land forever available for locally grown foods as it

is for you and the Trust reaching to become a sustainable

oraizatio i such tryi times. Well do it ve ad tedollars at a time, perhaps through payroll deduction at

Miami Uiversity or other employers, small istallmet

contributions from pillars like the Woedls, or that painting,

unused summer cottage, or weekend cooking you may

choose to donate to the Three Valley Conservation Trusts

Auction for Acres. Finally, to our new Board members

Marcia Schlichter and Mark Boardman, for rolling up your

sleeves immediately upon arrival: To all, I am humbled

and grateful for your friendship and partnership in this great

endeavor. z


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I'm sitti i the drawi room of a old farmhousei Butler Couty, Ohio. It's raii outside, a slow

steady drizzle of fat drops patter the trees outside

my widow. The crepuscular liht is at, but it

carries a pleasant platinum quality. This two-story

sits on a bench of land, rising over Indian Creek.

Low hills rim the view. A broad crescent-shaped

neck of land, studded with corn stubble

below and bordered by a long gravel

driveway has set my mid a'

meandering. I think of the past

and wonder about the future.

An oak-maple forest cover,and even crops of beans

and corn, could belie the

view of what I see this

morning. The sodden soil

in this quickly changing

light shows not just a level

piece of prime farm eld at

test. Instead, I can make out

three former creek channels

on this ranging ground. Creeks

want to wander side to side. By

that ature they are ot xed. But

I think we come to think of the spots

of time as xed. They led xity to our

existence.

This plot of roud is xed i a America story.

The spigot to settlement was open after the Shawnee-

Miami Indian "threat" was removed. They buried the

rst white child1 i the towship a child scalded i

the sugar house in 1803. He was laid to rest in a pit that

evetually was the al resti place of 32 others. But like

the Indian mounds that have melted in the miasma, the

cemetery has been lost in the press of time. No one knows

where it's located, but is ear this house.

Lore has it that you'll d lare stoes earby where two

horse thieves oce stood with ooses aroud their ecks

as they took their last breaths i 1815. They'd thieved

along the creek. Another "last" happened

here that same year, the last cougar

was killed, a bounty on its head. The

county paid one dollar for the ears

from a dead cougar.

Wilderness yielded to the

plow, the plow yields to the

subdivision, but only where

coservatio has't take hold.

Fortunately, a good chunk of

lands along Indian Creek are

saved because of Three Valley

Conservation Trust. And I sit on

this rainy morning, only a visitor

here in the place where I grew up.

In this still moment gray with rain, Iremember Indian Creek as I never saw it,

ad as I lived it. Memory leds xity, kowi that

in a pleasant way tomorrow is a collection of all its

yesterdays. z

1A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County,

Ohio, 1882

Editor's Note: Craig Springer grew

up in Ohio, became a writer,

adopted the west as his new

home, but remains loyal to

Three Valley ConservationTrust. Springer was a guest

in the "old farmhouse"

referenced in the article,

which is located on one of the

Geddes easements.

Photos: Springer's son, Carson,

on the Geddes property through

which Indian Creek flows.

MEMORy'S EyEb Craig Springer

REPRInTED WITH PERMISSIOn FROM "SAVIng LAnD,"

A PUBLICATIOn OF THE LAnD TRUST ALLIAnCE



Submitted b Kate Ceronie

When most of us think of Three Valley

Conservation Trust, we think of all

the farmland that has been conservedthrough easement donations. We know

what the Trust means to those members

who have made easement donations

as land conservationist Joan Becker of

Hamilton put it, "Our farm has been in our

family since 1865, and the Three Valley

Conservation Trust gives us the ability to

conserve history for our grandsons, who are

also interested in farming." But what does the Trust mean

for the members who have provided monetary support or

donated time as volunteers?

For some, interest in the Trust stems from their own

farming backgrounds and the hope that future farmers

will be able to continue their work in potentially unstable

acial circumstaces. State Represetative Tim

Derickson, Hanover Township, (R-53) says, "Growing

up on a dairy farm in Hanover Township, I share an

appreciation of the land we work to provide food and

recreation to Ohio residents. The Trust has provided

many of our farmers with the opportunity to continue

their farmi operatios duri difcult times, while

knowing that generations to follow will have those same

opportunities."

On a similar note, many members are pleased with

the diversity of land the Trust protects. Bill Wortman,

who resides in Oxford Township, says that he and

his wife Susan support the Trust because it provides

encouragement of local farming, both small-scale

and large-scale farms, both multi-generation farms and

newer ones, both those producing for local use and those

What Does Three Valle

Conservation Trust Mean to you?

entering the nationa

market.

For many members

it is important that

all types of scenery

and habitats are

protected. Wortma

continues by saying

Aesthetically,

southwest Ohios

landscape of open

elds, wooded roves, ad etle hills is as lovely as ay

i the Uited StatesMy spirits always lift as I drive

orth away from Oxford o U.S. 27 throuh a woderfullyproductive ladscape.

For others, the Trust provides a complement to and goes

beyond the work that local governments are able to do.

"The Three Valley Conservation Trust is critical to the

preservatio of elds, streams, forests, ad habitats for

ora ad faua i Southwest Ohio. The tools that political

jurisdictions and planners have at their disposal are useful

i this effort to a certai poit, but the Trust's easemets

and partnerships with public entities like Three Rivers

Metroparks accomplish the lio's share of protecti

irreplaceable treasures for the ages," says Steve Dana, aThree Valley Conservation Trust volunteer and husband of

former Oxford mayor Prue Dana.

Eve from heari the thouhts of just these members,

it is obvious that the Three Valley Coservatio Trust's

membership includes a diverse group of people with a

multitude of reasons for supporting the Trust. Whatever

your reasons for supporting the Three Valley Conservation

Trust, we thank you! z

native prairie and 70+ acres of woods, and a brief mem-bership meeting to approve the updated bylaws.

Music will feature the incomparable John Kogge

with his own brand of folk/country blues and

contemporary music. In addition, the event will feature

conservationist singer-songwriter guitarist Dave Nolin,

Conservation Director of Five Rivers Metroparks.

Food sponsors for the event include JTM Food Group

and MillerCoors Brewing Company of Trenton, Ohio.

In addition, Three Valley Board members, volunteers

Community Picnic(continued from page 1)and staff will provide their favorite sidedishes.

The picnic provides an opportunity for children and

adults alike to learn about the role that the Trust plays in

helping communities to save our streams, family farms, an

wildlife habitats, which ultimately contributes to healthy

eihborhoods, oted Marcia Schlichter, a ew Board

member and recent agricultural easement donor with her

husbad Erst.

The event is free. Donations, however, are welcome.

Parking will be limited, so please plan to carpool. Call the

Trust ofce (513) 524-2150 with ay questios.z



Auction items donated thus far include:

AntiquesCarved Elish Coloial Period

Cupboard; Antique Cherry Dropleaf

Table; Octagonal Tea Table; Late

Victorian Cherry Washstand; Antique

Kitchen Items; Antique Pewter Coffeepot;

Early 19thC. Overshot Coverlet i Red

White ad Blue; Late Victoria Eastlake

Nightstand/Washstand; c.1830 Tiger

Maple Splat Back Chair (above);

Labeled Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver

Fork; Pair of c. 1840 Walnut Vase

Back Chairs; Pairs of 7-3/4" andTwisted 12-1/2" Brass Candlesticks; Matchbox Cover &

Elephat Cadle Suffer (above riht); Hied Brass Wall

Scoces; Easter Europea Silver goblet

Art

Original Pencil Drawings by John

Ruthven and Christopher Walden;

"Covey Cover" Artist Proof by

Christopher Walden; Framed original

oil paitis - oe Europea street

scene (right), one seascape and one

landscape; Framed & matted print, "De Raam Poort";Framed & double-matted watercolor illustration; Original

Oil Painting by Jim Albright

Local Food

Two (2) Small Lambs, a Heritage Turkey

(right), and local Iberian-style Ham;

Side of Black Angus Beef; and 1/4 Side

of Beef; Breakfast with Tiffay's (Local

farm fresh eggs, sausage or bacon, and an

antique Tiffany fork, knife and spoon)

Auction for Acres(continued from page 1)Rugs

Moroccan Room-sized Wool Carpet(left); Authentic Antique Caucasian

Rug

Things to Do

Fly Fishing for Two at Spring Run

Farms; Elish Tea for Eiht; Wie

Tasting Party for 8 (right); Full Course

Dinner for 8 at Stella; Four (4) Tickets

to "Scrooge" on Dec. 5; Four (4)

Tickets to a 2011 Dayton Dragons Game; Golf for Four at

Jamaica Run Golf Course

TripsStay in rustic Waternish, Nova Scotia;

Hudson Highlands area; Fly-Fishing

in Michigan on the Au Sable; Stays at

Boothbay, Maine, and Thunder Bay,

Michigan; Yellow Springs, Ohio and

Chicago (left) Getaways

Miscellaneous

Native Prairie Planting; Three (3) Oil

Changes from Spring Street Auto; Global 1G

MP3 Player NIB; iPod Nano NIB (right); c.

1907 postcard showing a view of Big TwinCreek, Germantown, Ohio, before the 1913

Flood (below); $300 Gift

Certicate from Villae

West

Gallery &

Framing; Handcrafted

Jewelry; Wine,

Ceramics, Handcrafted

Notecards.z

The bank of the small stream that parallels Bonham Roadthen joins Four Mile Creek eroded badly following Oxfords

waterline replacement last fall. The City made good on its

promise to repair the damage by working with TVCT on the

design of the revetment and paying for and overseeing the

work. The disturbed area has been seeded with prairie grasses

ad owers that seem to be etti well established.z

Ruder PreserveStream BankRevetment



First Financial Bank and The

Dupps Company became

Grand Sponsors of the Three

Valley Coservatio Trust's

8th Annual Auction For Acres, a fundraising auction

being held on November 6, 2010, at the Knolls of Oxford,

6727 Contreras Road. First Financial Bank and The

Dupps Company have demonstrated their support for the

environment, family farming, and preserving the rural

character of land in southwestern Ohio through their

generous contributions.

We are proud to support the Three Valley Conservation

Trust Auctio for Acres, said Shelley Spillae, First

Financial Wealth Resource Group Vice Presidentad trust ofcer. As maaers of the oraizatios

endowment fund, we work closely with this dedicated

team ad witess rsthad their efforts i preservi the

environment and culture for generations to come."

Hank Dupps, Senior Vice President of the Dupps

Company noted that The Dupps Company is seriously

committed to conservation and preservation of our

eviromet. The Dupps Compay is a diversied

First Financial Bank & The Dupps Co.:

Auction For Acres 2010 Grand Sponsors

All Sponsorships Provide Major Boost to Auction, Operating Revenues

maufacturi rm headquartered

in Germantown, Ohio. The Dupps

Company designs, builds and installs

high-quality process equipment, including

protein co-products rendering systems, rotary

drum dryers, screw presses and more.

Sponsorships Boost Auction/Trust Support

Commitments for Auction For Acres Sponsorships are still

coming in. To date, the Trust has received a generous Gold

Sponsorship from JTM Food Group of Harrison, OH, and

commitments from Wild Berry, Millikin & Fitton Law

Firm, Clemmons & Wolterman Law Firm, LCNB, various

Board members, and member/contributors.A $250+ gift names the donor as an event Sponsor; a

$500+ gift is a Silver Sponsor; a $1,000+ gift is a Gold

Sponsor. Donors of $3,000 or more are Grand Sponsors.

A signed Christopher Walden Giclee Print is available for

purchase to complement the sponsor package. While the

funding is needed to cover event expenses, donations large

and small outside of the auction are needed to help the suc-

cessful lad trust cotiue to meet its acial ad resource

commitments. z

Snapshot 1 (continued from page 1)

but until last fall they also raised cattle. Gene says that theyplan to have cattle again in the future.

When asked how he and Linda found out about the ThreeValley Conservation Trust, Gene says that some other farm-ers in the area had already made easement donations, and hebegan to hear about the idea from them. After talking to theTrusts Larry Frimerman and easement donor Larry Rista-neo, he and Linda decided that they wanted to make an ease-ment donation of their land as well. The Bakers were able tomake their easement donation as a part of the Federal Farmand Ranch Lands Protection Program and with the partner-

ship and local match provided by Five Rivers Metroparks,Montgomery Countys park district. They began the processin mid-2008, nearly a year and a half before the easementagreement between the Bakers and co-holders Three ValleyConservation Trust, Natural Resources Conservation Ser-vice, and Five Rivers Metroparks was nalized. The ease-ment was purchased via bargain sale meaning that theBakers received a portion of the lands development valueand donated another portion of that development value.

The Baker Farm has important conservation values as wellas agricultural values. The farm protects both banks of

Toms Run near its conuence with Twin Creek and buffers

over 2,000 contiguous acres of Twin Creek and Toms Runproperties, in turn helping to buffer Germantown Metropark.In addition, many habitats, including woodland and riparianhabitats, are protected, which in turn protect many species ofwildlife and native plants. Especially excitin is the protec-tion of great horned owls and several species of woodpecker,which are becoming more rare in this area.

When asked what features of the property the Bakers particu-larly wanted to conserve, Gene cites the wildlife, especiallythe great horned owls and woodpecker species. The prop-

erty is in a oodplain, so it is not suitable for construction ofhouses, but aside from that, the farm has sentimental valuefor the Baker family. I just like this farm it is a goodproducin bottom eld, and I wanted to keep it available for

agriculture. I was not interested in seeing the farm mined forgravel and was pleased that the Trust helped us keep the farmthis way forever, gene says. In conclusion, gene states that

conservation of all farms is importantEach farm, this farm

or any other, has its own characteristics, and I hate to seethem o away.z



Preserving natural areas is one

of the most important gifts onegeneration can give another.

For over 55 years MetroParks

of Butler County has been a

part of that legacy network as

the county park system to help

ensure there are green spaces,

clean air and water, and

habitat for wildlife for future

generations to enjoy as those

of past. Butler County has

experienced some of the great-

est population and develop-ment growths recently in the

state. Therefore, MetroParks

mission of conservation and

preservation is more im-

portant than ever. However,

MetroParks is currently facing

sharp declines in key funding

sources that put these conser-

vation and educational ef-

forts at risk. Any threat to the

mission of MetroParks would thwart the efforts to protect

and provide important local and natural areas for the futuregenerations.

Since 1955, MetroParks has relied on non-traditional

funding sources from the Butler County Commissioners

and the State of Ohio along with more traditional sources

such as donations and revenue from fees and charges to

operate the park system. With shrinking county and state

budgets and no obligation to support a public park system,

more cuts are anticipated in 2011 in funding to MetroParks

from these entities. County park systems typically receive

support from the general public in the form of a dedi-

cated tax levy, such as neighboring counties of Hamiltonand Montgomery have had for years. Spreading the costs

of operating a park system over many residents makes

it affordable for everyone to have a strong park system

available for their enjoyment. A consistent funding source

allows parks to be open and maintained so that the public

has the opportunity to visit outdoor spaces that are clean

and safe. Currently, with only three full-time employees in

the eld to oversee park areas, this is almost impossible for

MetroParks to accomplish.

With that and other short and long-term missions in mind,

the Park Board of Com-

missioners voted to place a mill six-year tax levy on theNovember 2010 ballot that would cost the county hom-

eowner of a $100,000 home only $15 a year. With the rev-

enue received from the levy, MetroParks of Butler County

would be able to maintain and operate park areas, make

over-due repairs, re-instate educational programming,

reopen closed areas and even open some areas never before

available to the public due to a lack of funding. Additional

lands could also be realized through the generosity of

donors looking for a park system that has a consistent fund-

ing source necessary to maintain the donated properties.

A strong park system would guarantee the protection and

preservation of natural areas for generations to come. Witha consistent funding source, such as a levy, MetroParks wil

be able to continue to be a valuable partner in the efforts to

protect ad preserve siicat areas throuhout the couty

for everyone to enjoy.

In the event the levy does not pass, the immediate future

for MetroParks of Butler County is bleak. More park areas

will most likely be closed in order to balance a budget with

reduced funding sources. Support and passage of the levy

will not only help the parks stay open but will also help

Metroparks continue to be a formidable force in the efforts

to preserve natural resources, wildlife habitat, and green

spaces for years to come. Please show your support on No-

vember 2d ad vote YES o issue 4 for MetroParks of

Butler County. A minimal annual investment will provide

siicat returs i the short ad lo-term quality of life

for all residents of Butler County. For more information

and ways to show your support, please visit:

www.peopleforourparks.org. z

Lev on the November Ballot

for MetroParks of Butler Co.submitted b Susan Stretch, "People for

"MetroParks iscurrently facing

sharp declines in

key funding sources

that put these

conservation and

educational efforts

at risk. Any threat

to the mission of

MetroParks would

thwart the efforts

to protect and

provide important

local and natural

areas for the future

generations."

Five Rivers MetroParks' Voters

Passed Their Levy in 2009

Five Rivers MetroParks "will always honor its roots andfounding purpose of protecting the irreplaceable natural

areas we are responsible for as temporary caretakers...

We will make sure the MetroParks remain safe places for

children to engage in unstructured play in the outdoors,

using only their natural curiosity and creativity as tools

to form their own special connection with nature. We will

help this area realize its potential as 'Outdoor

Adventure Capital of the Midwest'.

Charles Shoemaker

Excerpted from Directors Message, Winter ParkWays-2009



EarthShare of OhioFounded by its member charities in 1988, EarthShare

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A workplace giving campaign is an annual,

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partnership of 28 local nonprot oranizations buildin

social and economic equity and a healthy environment in

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Our Members

Since 1996 CS has raised funds for its member organizations

through workplace giving campaigns. A workplace giving

campaign is a program that offers employees the opportunity

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Editor's Note: The above information was excerpted from

the organization's websites.

Support TVCT Throughyour Workplace Giving ampaigns

If you don't have this option available, request a

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Ure your employer to offer Earth Share for its combined

charitable campaigns.Larry Frimerman



At the mention of

autumn fruits, one

almost always conjures

up images andfragrances of apples

of varying colors and

avors, the cruch

into a sweet orb, or the cool drink of apple cider. But

the Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) does not usually come to

mid. I cotrast to the crisp, juicy esh of the apple, the

pawpaw fruit is deliciously smooth, sweet, exotic and

frequently compared to the banana. Not unlike the mango

it is 3 6 iches lo ad is a plump fruit with two rows

of lima bean shaped, black seeds within. This forest tree

with lare dali leaves prefers ltered suliht ad

deep fertile soil in its native habitat. The fruit is often in

clusters, ad whe ripe the ski is soft ad the esh yellow.

Uripe fruit however, is toxic, as are the twis of the

plant, and this toxicity is worth considering. Like many

other plants, it has therapeutic uses and applications. For

many years, researcher Dr. Jerry McLaughlin has been

studying the anti-tumor property in the plant and the

ability of pawpaw extract to ht cacer cells. Cliical

trials cormi its effectiveess have bee coducted.

Likewise, the plant extract has been used as a botanical

insecticide and is effective as a lice-removing shampoo as

well as killing other insects.

Although the pawpaw is the largest edible fruit native to

America, it is not as well known as one would imagine.

But more ad more local foodies are seeki out this

exotic fruit, ad slow food chefs are eaer to obtai the

scarce ingredient for specialty dishes. To meet the demand

the plant is increasingly being grown for production with

more ad more varieties becomi available. Evets

such as the Ohio Pawpaw Festival in Albany are bringingattention to this special local delicacy. If the fates provide,

the pawpaw may appear on the menu for the TVCT

Auction in November. Before that event, if you are able to

d (I could say put your paws o) 2 or 3 pawpaws you

might try this recipe.

Pawpaw Mousse Parfait

1 cup whipping cream

1 cup Pawpaw (2-3 fruits depending on the size)

3 Tbs. powdered sugar

3 Tbs. Madeira, marsala or sherry (Optional)

1-2 cups cut fruit (pineapple, raspberries, blackberries and

or strawberries)

Container: 4 parfait, wine glasses or individual glass

dishes.

Garnish: fresh mint leaves.

Whip cream to hold peaks, add sugar and madeira. Peel,

seed and puree pawpaw. Combine cream mixture and

pawpaw. Place 1/8 of the cut fruit in each parfait glass.Add 1/8 of the cream/pawpaw mousse on top of the fruit.

Top with the last of the fruit mixture and culminate the

glass with the mousse. Garnish with fresh mint leaves.

Ejoy! z

Pawpaw: Exotic Forest FruitSubmitted b Margarette Beckwith

You see

them every-

where this

time of year,

scurrying

(clocked at

0.05 mile/hr.)

across roads and

pathways as if they are late

for a very important date.

Woul

dAWooll Lead you Astra?

submitted b Ann Geddes These are banded woolly bear caterpillars,

commonly called woolly worms in the South, and

have black hairs at both ends with a rust band in

the middle. When interrupted in the march by

being picked up (which is safe to do), they curl into

a tight ball with bristles outward as protection.

Woolly bears are the larval or caterpillar stage of a

tiger moth,Isia isabella, an orange-yellow moth. (The

adult moth has a nearly 2-inch wingspan and 3 rows of 6

black dots on the abdomen and are (continued on page 11)



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active at night throughout the summer.) The

woolly bear caterpillars this time of year seem

so single-minded because they are anxious to

d a suitable spot uder los or a woodpile to

overwinter till spring. After a sleep during the

worst of winter, they awake on a warm spring

day, feed a bit more, and then form a cocoonto transform (pupate) into the adult yellow

moth 2 weeks later (at right). The adult moth

lays eggs which develop into caterpillars that

shed their skin or molt 6 times before they

are fully row caterpillars. This rst brood

crawls about again looking for a protective place such as

bark or logs under which to transform into adults that then

repeat the cycle by laying eggs that hatch. It is this second

generation of the year that we most see scurrying about.

The rst eeratio of caterpillars i the summer is ot

as readily observed as the foliae is lusher ad they'll

use most any nearby log or board to pupate; the second

generation that we see on the roads has to use extra care

ad effort to d a place to overwiter for what may be

months of frigid cold.

Much folklore has developed

around the coloration of the hairs

of the woolly bears. Specically

one common belief is that the

amount of black colored hairs in

the autumn varies proportionally

with the severity of the upcoming

winter: more black predicts a

more severe winter while the

wider the middle rust band, the

milder the winter.

While research is limited, there

is some evidence that the darker coloration occurs when

the developing caterpillar is subjected to wet or cool

weather...such as a damp cool spring. And if so, that

would mean that the wooly bear predicts theprevious

spring, not the subsequent winter! But there is a saying

in science that what most accurately predicts the future

is the present...if your hair is black today, it will likely beblack a few weeks later. So in as much as a wooly bear

follows this advice, one might (just might) say the bear

will predict the ext seaso's weather, but I'd lay i extra

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November


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December


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