Planting Sweetgrass

The first in our series of conversations about the BI Reads book “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants.

Braiding Sweetgrass is so rich with ideas, information, and themes, we could almost have a session on each page, or even each sentence. However, we’re going to explore this book section by section, taking time to develop a deeper understanding of Dr. Kimmerer’s essays and perhaps allow them to enrich our daily lives. To prepare for the first session, here are some thoughts to consider:

• How do you feel about the prospect of engaging with multiple points of view in a single book?
• Do you have feelings about “Indigenous ways of knowing” and/or “scientific knowledge”?
• Do you have a particular point of view that you bring to experience?

The Senior/Community Center has copies of the book available for those for whom purchasing the book would present a hardship.

Here’s the link we’ll use: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82524617784?pwd=NXVVeExscTdpd3ZlY05uTEdvaVNuUT09