Unlike most of the authors we have read, Sarah Conrad Gothie doesn\u2019t have a big web presence and isn\u2019t a gardener or even cook or writer on those topics outside of this book
\nShe is adjunct at the Moore college of art and design: https:\/\/moore.edu\/about\/directory\/sarah-gothie\/<\/p>\n
Dr. Gothie\u2019s usual research is about literary tourism and the impacts that travel to an author\u2019s home can have on the visitor. Her dissertation focused on the work of L.M. Montgomery\u2019s Green Gables Heritage Place, the site of L.M. Montgomery\u2019s Cavendish Home and the location of the Anne of Green Gables stories. Although it has nothing to do with plums or this book, her work sounds quite interesting. She commented in the article (https:\/\/lmmontgomery.ca\/meet-lmmi%E2%80%99s-research-associate-sarah-gothie) that what people write on comment cards doesn\u2019t come close to describing the impact a visit might have. She is now working on a project, Pages to Pilgrimages. You, too, can share your story at: www.pages2pilgrimages.org.<\/p>\n
Back to damson plums\u2026 A general purpose (free) resource on damson plums with lots of good links. It is true that some links are broken but there are plenty that work just fine. And, is frequently the case with the internet, if you really want to find the material described as being at the broken link, you can use your favorite search engine to track it down using similar or the same words and phrases. The author Daiv Sizer (see gin video below) updates this document pretty regularly. I\u2019m including the link to the March 2023 version: https:\/\/damsonplums.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/02\/a-guide-to-damsons-2023.pdf<\/p>\n
A sort of this and that website called Orchard Notes has as it subtitle, \u2018orchard fruit growing: methods, research, history & culture.\u2019 The link is to the home page which has a search bar – just type in damson. Or, you know, any fruit you\u2019re interested in. There are any number of recipes as far back as the 1600s, which, of course, are interesting.<\/p>\n