Interviews with three experts― a short presentation

2012-07-26

ChrisEngelsma, Wikimedia Commons, 2012-07-24

ChrisEngelsma, Wikimedia Commons, 2012-07-24

Anne Sofie HardenbergGreenland

Greta HuuvaSápmi, Sweden

Brynhild MørkvedNorway

Core questions

Species they work with

Time period species was used

What it was used for, how, what partsTraditions, stories

Location, type of location

Core questions

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Preservation today?who is responsible, inventories, management, etc

Publications, literature

Contact persons

Anne Sofie Hardenberg

New Nordic Food Culinary ambassadeurfor Greenland, 2007

Anne Sofie Hardenberg

Greenland herbs – food, medicinFocus on new recipes with traditional ingredients

Angelica – has always been used,different parts, fresh and cooked

Thymus – tea etc

Rhododendron groenlandicum – (grønlands-post)historical use,now renaissance

And many more.

Anne Sofie Hardenberg

Locations: mainly south Greenland, inner fjords

Did not know of cultivation nor protection measures

Publications, information:Cook books, tv-programs, several articles about her, workshops and courses about cooking arctic food

Need to contact her again.

Greta Huuva

Food ambassadeur of Sápmi, appointed by the Swedish government in 2010

Greta Huuva

Focus on food.

Species:AngelicaRumex acetosa ssp. lapponicus (fjällängssyra)Oxyria digyna (’juobmon’/fjällsyra)Alchemilla, A. alpina (fjällkåpa)Epilobium angustifolium (mjölkört)Achillea millefolium (röllika).Inner bark of Pinus

Traditional dish: ’gåmpan’ – fermented herbs such asAngelica, Rumex acetosa, Epilobium angustifolium.

Greta Huuva

Time period: used until 2 generations ago.

Wild herbs, not cultivated.Possibly, Angelica spread to south Sami region bybringing seeds to settlements.

Old reindeer pastures – cultivated turnips?(forest sami, 1800s?)

Culture mixing (sami & settlers)® cultivated turnips, cereals, potato, took hayand used sami-traditional wild herbs.

Greta Huuva

No knowledge about any directed conservation.Traditionally – protect the locations,don’t use up everything.

Contactpersons / literature:• Essay about the ten most used plants by Sami• Lilian Ryd, writes about settler and sami women and food.• Yngve Ryd, written about the culture.• Ájtte museum – exhibitions and library• Sametinget librarian

Brynhild Mørkved

Department of Natural Sciences,University of Tromsø

Apple2000, Wikimedia Commons, 2012-07-24

Brynhild Mørkved

North NorwayPerennials, before 1940Well documented ― literature / interviews(also remnants in old gardens / naturalised)

1940?After 1940 great inflow of species/varietiesChange in horticulture

Oldest documented material: 1821, Tromsø

No archaeological studiesfor documentation of older occurances

Brynhild Mørkved

Works with150-200 specieswith documented historyCollects information on use, traditions, stories, local names etc.

Type of locations:Old gardens, manors, vicarages,gardens around/related to larger gardens

Conservation:Collects in clonal archive Traditionshagen, TromsøLocal folk museums

Difficult with in situ conservation

Brynhild Mørkved, Inst, Skog og Landskap

Brynhild Mørkved

Tips about publications:

Several articles in the journal Ottar (eg 2001:2, 2004:2) Local projects – reportsNorw. Genetic Reource Center homepage (eg Ukens kulturminneplante)

Working on a book.

Informed about archaeological study inNorway made by Swedish researchers.

Contact Madeleine von Essen.

Brynhild Mørkved, Inst, Skog og Landskap

Brynhild Mørkved

Favourite plant:Allium victorialis

Naturalised in Lofoten

Theory: from the vikings

Brynhild Mørkved, Inst, Skog og Landskap

Brynhild Mørkved

Favourite plant:Allium victorialis

Naturalised in Lofoten

Theory: from the vikings

Article on the webpageof Genressurssentret.

Brynhild Mørkved, Inst, Skog og Landskap

To be continued.