Opening from On This Site - Native Long Island

Wild grapes

Elders described gathering grapes together and spending time in one another’s kitchens making preserves and other foods. Vines were also used in basket weaving. The account makes shared work and the passing on of knowledge central to the fruit’s story. Elders described gathering grapes together and spending time in one another’s kitchens making preserves and other foods. Vines were also used in basket weaving. The account makes...