Braiding Sweetgrass
Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
by Robin Wall Kimmerer
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“@nickisnpdx @nickdawson @ShereeseMayMba @megan_janas @Mehdiyac @BrennenHodge @clayforsberg @DrDixonFtW @BrianSachs @mass_marion @JoeBabaian @FennerMichelle @MartyMakary @misterchambo @NextSkinHealth @jamcbride @MatthewRehrl @Dan_Jeffries1 @shaylynromney The book was like one giant, beautiful poem. Hard to describe without reading the book. Great commentary on how our linear, extractive, silo’ed economy fails in comparison to the regenerative, circular, reciprocitybased model that has been timeless. Her metaphors are unreal. | Beautiful book. | Her books Gathering Moss and Braiding Sweetgrass are two of my favorites. If you haven’t, definitely pick them up. | I love this book | Yeah that's because most of those books are actually just sanctimonious classists pretending they're trying to fix problems. That's why they're depressing If you want a book that's actually about moving forward, "Braiding Sweetgrass" is FANTASTIC.”
Source →“@nickisnpdx @nickdawson @ShereeseMayMba @megan_janas @Mehdiyac @BrennenHodge @clayforsberg @DrDixonFtW @BrianSachs @mass_marion @JoeBabaian @FennerMichelle @MartyMakary @misterchambo @NextSkinHealth @jamcbride @MatthewRehrl @Dan_Jeffries1 @shaylynromney The book was like one giant, beautiful poem. Hard to describe without reading the book. Great commentary on how our linear, extractive, silo’ed economy fails in comparison to the regenerative, circular, reciprocitybased model that has been timeless. Her metaphors are unreal. | Beautiful book. | Her books Gathering Moss and Braiding Sweetgrass are two of my favorites. If you haven’t, definitely pick them up. | I love this book | Yeah that's because most of those books are actually just sanctimonious classists pretending they're trying to fix problems. That's why they're depressing If you want a book that's actually about moving forward, "Braiding Sweetgrass" is FANTASTIC.”
Source →“@nickisnpdx @nickdawson @ShereeseMayMba @megan_janas @Mehdiyac @BrennenHodge @clayforsberg @DrDixonFtW @BrianSachs @mass_marion @JoeBabaian @FennerMichelle @MartyMakary @misterchambo @NextSkinHealth @jamcbride @MatthewRehrl @Dan_Jeffries1 @shaylynromney The book was like one giant, beautiful poem. Hard to describe without reading the book. Great commentary on how our linear, extractive, silo’ed economy fails in comparison to the regenerative, circular, reciprocitybased model that has been timeless. Her metaphors are unreal. | Beautiful book. | Her books Gathering Moss and Braiding Sweetgrass are two of my favorites. If you haven’t, definitely pick them up. | I love this book | Yeah that's because most of those books are actually just sanctimonious classists pretending they're trying to fix problems. That's why they're depressing If you want a book that's actually about moving forward, "Braiding Sweetgrass" is FANTASTIC.”
Source →Recommended by 5 notable people, including Mark Duplass and Jacquelyn Gill
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Recommended by 5 sources and appears in Sustainability, Natural History, and Botany.
Called the work of "a mesmerizing storyteller with deep compassion and memorable prose" (Publishers Weekly) and the book that, "anyone interested in natural history, botany, protecting nature, or Native American culture will love," by Library Journal, Braiding Sweetgrass is poised to be a classic of nature writing. As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmere...
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“@nickisnpdx @nickdawson @ShereeseMayMba @megan_janas @Mehdiyac @BrennenHodge @clayforsberg @DrDixonFtW @BrianSachs @mass_marion @JoeBabaian @FennerMichelle @MartyMakary @misterchambo @NextSkinHealth @jamcbride @MatthewRehrl @Dan_Jeffries1 @shaylynromney The book was like one giant, beautiful poem. Hard to describe without reading the book. Great commentary on how our linear, extractive, silo’ed economy fails in comparison to the regenerative, circular, reciprocitybased model that has been timeless. Her metaphors are unreal. | Beautiful book. | Her books Gathering Moss and Braiding Sweetgrass are two of my favorites. If you haven’t, definitely pick them up. | I love this book | Yeah that's because most of those books are actually just sanctimonious classists pretending they're trying to fix problems. That's why they're depressing If you want a book that's actually about moving forward, "Braiding Sweetgrass" is FANTASTIC.”
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