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AGAVES OF CONTINENTAL NORTH AMERICA HOWARD SCOTT GENTRY THE UNIVERSITY IF ARIZONA PRESS 1982 AGAVES OF CONTINENTAL NORTH AMERICA HOWARD SCOTT GENTRY THE UNIVERSITY IF ARIZONA PRESS 1982 Preface Agaves are unique in the whole plant world, not merely because of their succulent character but because of a special role they have played in the indigenous civilization in North America. Part 1 Background to Agaves METL PLANT , one of the earliest illustrations of agaves as depicted by Hernandez in 1651.  In the beginning man's image of agave was crude. 1. The Man Agave Sybiosis. The uses of agaves area as many as the arts of man have found it convenient to devise. The Historical Perspective. Agave hosted man in the New World; man transported and hosted agave in the Old World. Agave supplied the hunting and gathering tribes with food, fiber, drink, shelter, and miscellaneous natural products. Characters of Agave ...

Behavior or Process? In our previous talks, I realized we are focusing on the behavior of agave, especially in nature. On the other hand in the brief agave plant has its place in society with its usage. Usage or let's say outcome of it is the dialogue between society. So as a second option maybe this house is giving the experience of the process of the agave that comes from very irrelevant pieces of its with very irrelevant usage of it. Where mezcal made from is not where the needle comes from or where pulque is come from is not the same where you extract soap. So all of these different "outcomes" belongs to the different part of agave (or different process of agave) but they are whole or becoming whole to create agave plant. It is reverse thinking.  How can a house grow? - all senses to enjoy the house - PROCESS - PHASE - PIECES (NOT LAYERING) - experience a house with its pieces of falling apart -

Tequila piña  - where sugary nectar is. this nectar can be also extracted to be used as a sugar substitute. how to make tequila Steps- 1.  agave tequilana (blue agave)   piña core harvested 2. split down two in the field 3. remove the cylinder part in the heart (not to become waxy)  4. steam it in the clay/industrial oven 5. extract the juice (leftover fibers are used as biomass) 6. fermentation 7. distillation (at least 2 times) 8. aged inside oak barrels Differences between tequila and mezcal "  Tequila  is technically a mezcal, however, there are differences in production technique and in the types of agave used." mezcal - smoky flavor + taste sweeter mezcal - types of gave + ground pit + cooked with lava rock and wood / Oaxaca tequila -  a single type of agave plant – the agave tequilana (blue agave) +  above-ground oven + steaming / Jalisco differences_01 differences_02

Mezcal piña  - where sugary nectar is. this nectar can be also extracted to be used as a sugar substitute. how to make mezcal Steps- 1.  piña core harvested (more than 28 types of agave) 2. put  piñas around  into the large fire conical pit where the fire is in the center 3. roast them for 3-4 days -breaks down the sugar- prepare them to be fermented      *unique smoked flavor because of the wood fire and lava stones 4. crashed them with a stone wheel called tahona and juices are extracted. 5. distill the juice 6. aged inside the oak barrel small scale mezcal distilleries called palenques location, climate and soil affect mezcal's flavor it is consumed in several occasşons like parties or funerals "t ómalo  con besos"  -  "drink it with kisses"

Pulque- white prehispanic sacred drink with nutritional value thanks to the rabbits - pulque song how to make pulque Steps- 1. cut the top of the agave 2. collect the water in the pina with a bottle (it is semi-transparent but not white) 3. clean the inside of the pina with a special spoon  4. close the top of the agave with the cap 5. wait for the liquid to change its taste in the big bottles then drink it?

I will type some main lines from the two video calls we had last week without following any order. These pieces of words or sentences must be remembered while we are maturing our searches and ideas. when there are no doors and windows, there are no thresholds to define, there is no entering or exit, there are no gaps to close or surfaces to face with. "modern but not modernist"  Octavio Paz described the work of  Luis Barragán . wabi- nothing could be removed to make it better. it was reduced to its essence. color- the evidence of archeology agave - in turkish: patient plant create a transition between times - seeing the past in the future upcoming. "In each bottle, there can be found parts of ancient tradition, the land that saw the plant grow and the knowledge of each producer."  when it is raining you get wet. nature cannot harm you. it is your changing skin. staying still with nature. it is sufficient to be alone, but they are creating a l...