Random Reading Facts
Who is the author of the reading?
Tsing
What is the Matsutake mushroom considered?
A gift
Where do the mushrooms originate?
Japan
Define commodity
a raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold
What was the mushroom auction called?
Open ticket
Who are the Matsutake crusaders?
People who would plant pine trees in attempt to make matsutake grow in Japan
In which part of the US do these mushrooms naturally occur?
Oregon
Define commons
Sites of organized collaboration between parties that is run by expectations and a set of rules
What is the picker forest in china called?
Yunnan forest
What impact would recreating peasant forests have?
It would cause human relationships and involvement with the ecosystem to improve
what is more important when measuring the quality of the mushrooms? Size or detail/quality?
Detail/quality
Define peasant forests
These forests are characterized by their complex interrelationships, where humans and other species, including animals, plants, and fungi, coexist and cooperate
What are the new peasant forests in Japan called?
Satoyama Forests
Why does chapter 19 feel less hopeful than 18?
The result of the privatization of Yunaan causes the terrain and beauty of the place to go downhill and the presence of the mushrooms is uncertain. Furthermore, it degrades the ecosystem because matsutake is the only species that if focused on at the expense of all other species.
How were the mushrooms sorted?
Based on standards of quality
Define latent commons
sites of potential unplanned collaboration and possible futures, coming from intersections between humans and things with potential value/non humans.
What trees are best for mushroom growth?
Pine Trees
How do mushrooms affect human relationships with ecosystems, specifically in Japan?
They cause strong bonds to form between the people and the ecosystem
How are the mushrooms significant to the Japanese?
They are seen as valuable gifts
define salvage capitalism
process where capitalists gain wealth by taking advantage of value that originates outside of capitalist control