Our Plant Teachers with Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer

Episode 147: How can we mend our broken relationship with the Earth and create a world where people and land are good medicine for each other?

In this interview, plant ecologist, author, and professor Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer talks about what she has learned from plants, plant intelligence, and how the simple and profound act of paying attention to the living world can change our lives.

Robin speaks about how human exceptionalism finds its place in language, the grammar of animacy, and the importance of recognizing the personhood of all beings.

Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer is the founding Director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment and the author of the books Gathering Moss and Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants. 

5 Comments on “Our Plant Teachers with Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer”

  1. Pingback: NATURAL BUILDING: GOOD FOR PEOPLE AND PLANET

  2. This was wonderful to hear because our current society needs this inspiration so desperately! I feel this deeply! Thanks to both of you.

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