Journal containing details of planting and growing the jojoba plant in the Mojave Desert, 1979-1984

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Title Journal containing details of planting and growing the jojoba plant in the Mojave Desert, 1979-1984
Description 123-page handwritten journal containing details of planting and growing the jojoba plant in the Mojave Desert and dating to 1979-1984. Also present are (1) handwritten recorded recollections of residents' encounters with meteors (2) typed letter from the Way Of Life Institute (Dr. Beatrice M. Winsor, D.M.) of Landers, California, on plans to build a concrete dome to house several hundred people, called the NOR, signed by Bea and Doug Winsor, dated July 29, 1979 (3) a printed document by Carroll Linn, about the potential for desert plantations growing jojoba (4) information about Saguaro Cactus; White Desert Poppy; Sweet Potatoes; Yams; Eucalyptus; Beach Morning Glory; Aloe Vera; Parsnips; Euphorbia parryi; Oil Bush; Ragweed; Crocus Californicus; Tumbleweed: Sunflower; Purple Bush; Lace Bush; Tomatillo(?); Maize; Sorghum; Desert Rhubarb; Marble Humus(?) (5) information on repelling rabbits, ants, and gophers
Date 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984
Spatial Coverage Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California, United States; Parumph, Nye County, Nevada, United States; Mohave Desert; Linn Ranch, San Bernardino County, California, United States; Linn Ranch, Landers, San Bernardino County, California, United States; Morongo Valley, San Bernardino County, California, United States
Subject Jojoba; Desert plants; Desert gardening; Arid regions plants; Desert biomes; Desert climate; Linn, Carroll Forest, 1923-2010; Concrete domes; Domes--Architecture; Desert housing
Keyword Off-grid; Desert domes; Sustainable housing; Alternative housing
Collection Number and Name ACCN0374 Journal containing details of planting and growing the jojoba plant in the Mojave Desert
Holding Institution Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Finding Aid https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv800810
Genre charts (graphic documents); research notes; weather diaries; planting plans
Extent 123 pages
Type Text
Format application/pdf
Language eng
Rights https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0/
Scanning Technician Dalyn Oliver
ARK ark:/87278/s659pvzj
Setname uum_manu
ID 2553796
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s659pvzj