Its important to guard against cultural appropriation of knowledge, and to fully respect the knowledge sharing protocols held by the communities themselves. I think its worth a try. The day flies by. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. If you want to collaborate financing the project ,you can buy some of the garments that we have designed for it. Its a big, rolling conversation filled with all the book recommendations you need to keep it going.We also talk about:Butchery through the lens of two butchersThe vilification of meatEffective Altruism& so much more (seriously, so much more)Timestamps:09:30: The Sanitization of Humanity18:54: The Poison Squad33:03: The Great Grain Robbery + Commodities44:24: Techno-Utopias The Genesis of the Idea that Technology is the Answer55:01: Tunnel Vision in Technology, Carbon, and Beyond1:02:00: Food in Schools and Compulsory Education1:11:00: Medicalization of Human Experience1:51:00: Effective Altruism2:11:00: Butchery2:25:00: More Techno-UtopiasFind James:Twitter: @jamescophotoInstagram: @primatekitchenPodcast: Sustainable DishReading/Watching ListThe Invention of Capitalism by Michael PerelmanDaniel Quinns WorksThe Poison Squad by Deborah BlumMister Jones (film)Shibumi by TrevanianDumbing Us Down: the Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling by John Taylor GattoThree Identical Strangers (film)Related Mind, Body, and Soil Episodes:a href="https://groundworkcollective.com/2022/09/21/episode29-anthony-gustin/" Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee, The Evolving Wellness Podcast with Sarah Kleiner Wellness. Five olfactory captures for five wineries in five Destinations of Origin (D.Os) in Catalonia. The standards for restorationare higher when they encompass cultural uses and values. Warm. We started the day as strangers and ended the day as friends. S.Baber (U.S.A.), The capture we collectively made during Ernestos workshop in January was an olfactory time machine. INCAVI project. She believes that ecological restoration, which can help restore this relationship, has much to gain from Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK). While the landscape does not need us to be what it is,the landscape builds us and shapes us much more than we recognize. For me, the Three Sisters Garden offers a model for the imutualistic relationship between TEK and SEK. You explain that the indigenous view of ecological restoration extends beyond the repair of ecosystem structure and function to include the restoration of cultural services and relationships to place. Reclaiming the Honorable Harvest: Robin Kimmerer at Join me, Kate Kavanaugh, a farmer, entrepreneur, and holistic nutritionist, as I get curious about human nature, health, and consciousness as viewed through the lens of nature. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. Isnt that beautiful, as well as true? Being aware of that is already a first step. The idea is simple: give a bit back to the landscape that gives us so much. I would like to make a proposition to her. Lets talk a bit more about traditional resource management practices. Dr. Kimmerer serves as a Senior Fellow for the Center WebIn this brilliant book, Robin Wall Kimmerer weaves together her experiences as a scientist and as a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, showing us what we can learn from plants Truly magical. Wendy (U.S.A.), This olfactory voyage with Ernesto was a reconnection to something instinctive,an enlivening reminder to open all the senses back to nature. Bojana J. (Barcelona), Last Saturday I went to one of the Bravanariz walks and I came back inspired byso much good energy and by having been in tune with nature in such an intimate way, such as smell. But, that doesn't mean you still can't watch! BEE BRAVE wants to restore this cycle, even if only locally, focusing on two parts of the equation: the bees and their habitat here. translators. Fire has been part of our ancient practices, yet here science was claiming that they had discovered that fire was good for the land. WebRobin is a botanist and also a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. Water is sacred, and we have a responsibility to care for it. WebSUNY ESF is the oldest and most distinguished institution in the United States that focuses on the study of the environment. In indigenous ways of knowing, we say that we dont really understand a thing until we understand it with mind, body, emotion, and spirit. Robin Wall Kimmerer Once we begin to listen for the languages of other beings, we can begin to understand the innumerable life-giving gifts the world provides us and learn to offer our thanks, our care, and our own gifts in return. For a long time, there was an era of fire suppression. This olfactory voyage with Ernesto was a reconnection to something instinctive, an enlivening reminder to open all the senses back to nature. Bojana J. Its essential that relationships between knowledge systems maintain the integrity and sovereignty of that knowledge. As a botanist and professor of plant ecology, Robin Wall Kimmerer has spent a career learning to use the tools of science. There are alternatives to this dominant, reductionist, materialist world view that science is based upon .That scientific world view has tremendous power, but it runs up against issues that really relate to healing culture and relationships with nature. Please note if you want more of the foundations of 'Eat Like a Human' and Bill's work - I've linked to a couple of interviews of his that I enjoyed on other podcasts. Its safe to say that the door has opened to an interest and increasing curiosity about indigenous land management regimes and how they might support conservation efforts. There is also the cultural reinforcement that comes when making the baskets. In fact, their identities are strengthened through their partnership. Open Translation Project. The Gifts of Nature | Learning to Give Formulated only with essential oils from honey plants, which serve as food for our environmental heroes. The Discipline/Pleasure Axis and Coming Home to Farming with Alex Rosenberg-Rigutto, Alex Rosenberg-Rigutto could not be defined by a single metric, maybe other than to say that her joy and zest for life are definitively contagious. How can that improve science? Sustainability, #mnch #stayconnectedstaycurious #commonreading. And this energy is present in everything she writes. We looked into how the Sweetgrass tolerated various levels of harvesting and we found that it flourished when it was harvested. There are certainly practices on the ground such as fire management, harvest management, and tending practices that are well documented and very important. WebRobin Wall Kimmerer On Scientific And Native American Views Of The Natural World. Her book is a gift, and as such she has generated in me a series of responsibilities, which I try to fulfill every day that passes. Welcome to Mind, Body, and Soil. Its a Mohawk community that is dedicated to restoration of culture. In this lively talk, she takes us through her art -- a telephone line connected to a melting glacier, maps of dying stars and presents her latest project: the Future Library, a forested room holding unread manuscripts from famous authors, not to be published or read until the year 2114. WebDr. Kate and Alex explore the impacts of being medicated as children and how formative experiences shaped their idea of discipline, laying the ground work for a big conversation about the Discipline/Pleasure axis. So what are those three sisters teaching us about integration between knowledge systems? Robin Wall Kimmerer The Intelligence in All Kinds of Life Braiding Sweetgrass poetically weaves her two worldviews: ecological consciousness requires our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world. If the tree was a him instead, maybe wed think twice. At its core, its the broad strokes of just how we ended up in our current paradigm. That would be wonderful. Plant ecologist, author, professor, and director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment at the State University of New Yorks College of Environmental Science and Forestry shares insight and inspiration. 0:42:19: Where the food lies meet big money0:46:07: The weaponization of the greater good0:52:09: What to do to get out of a broken system/exit the matrix1:04:08: Are humans wired for comfort and how do we dig into discomfort?1:14:00: Are humans capable of long term thinking?1:26:00: Community as a nutrient1:29:49: SatietyFind Brian:Instagram: @food.liesPodcast: Peak HumanFilm Website: Food LiesResources:The Deliberate Dumbing Down of America by Charlotte Thomson IserbytEat Like a Human by Bill SchindlerPeak Human Guest: Gary FettkePeak Human Guest: Ted Naiman on SatietyPeak Human Guest: Mary Ruddick on Debunking Blue ZonesJustin Wren on Joe Rogan re: CommunityAlso Mentioned in Intro:What Good Shall I Do ConferenceCurrent Discounts for MBS listeners:15% off Farm True ghee and body care products using code: KATEKAV1520% off Home of Wool using code KATEKAVANAUGH for 10% off15% off a href="https://us.boncharge.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" A 30,000 Foot View of Our Food, Health, and Education System (aka the Sanitization, Medicalization, and Technification of Nearly Everything) with James Connolly. It had the power to transport me back to a beautiful winter's day in the Can Fares forest with new friends and new findings. Starting from here, the book does not stop teaching us things, lessons that are hard to forget. Kimmerer will be a key note speaker at a conference May 18-21 this spring. Robin Wall Kimmerer Yes! Bee Brave recovers semi-natural habitats of great biodiversity and in regression in the Empord, called Prats de Dall (Mowing Meadows). We tend to respond to nature as a part of ourselves, not a stranger or alien available for exploitation. Leaf Litter Talks with Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer, The Gift of Native Wisdom At the Home of the Manhattan Project, When Restoring Ecology and Culture Are One And The Same, Human Dimensions of Ecological Restoration (Island Press 2011), Center for Native Peoples and the Environment. Murchison Lane Auditorium, Babcock Fine Arts Center. Sign up now However, one perspective which is often well represented in indigenous thinking, and less so in Western thinking, is this notion that the plants themselves, whom we regard as persons (as we regard all other species and elements of ecosystems) have their own intelligence, role, and way of being. Its all in the pronouns.. But Kimmerer, an enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, took her interest in the science of complementary colors and ran with itthe scowl she wore on her college ID card advertises a skepticism of Eurocentric systems that she has turned into a remarkable career. Most of the examples you provide in your chapter are projects initiated by Native Americans. They dismiss it as folklore, not really understanding that TEK is the intellectual equivalent to science, but in a holistic world view which takes into account more than just the intellect. There is certainly an appreciation among plant ecologists of the role of natural disturbance regimes . I strongly encourage you to read this book, and practice since then and forever, the culture of gratitude. At the heart of this conversation, though, is how our relationship with food makes us human and whether or not we can return to the meaning of the Homo Sapien (wise human) or if well continue to fall for the lies were being sold. The positive feedback loop on eating nourishing food is an important topic, and we posit why it may just be the most important step in getting people to start more farms.