Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

The Center will restart the monthly book club this January! This month, we'll meet on January 31st virtually at 6:00 PM with two co-facilitators, Torrianna Foster and Gabrielle Fields. Visit your local library or bookstore to grab a copy! Sign up below to receive the Zoom link.

Summary: As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these lenses of knowledge together to show that the awakening of a wider ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world. For only when we can hear the languages of other beings are we capable of understanding the generosity of the earth, and learning to give our own gifts in return.

Gabrielle is a community builder and collaborative systems strategist who is passionate about food sovereignty, advancing symbiotic relationships, and loving people. She is currently the Executive Director at Franklinton Farms, an urban farm and education nonprofit located just west of downtown Columbus, Ohio where she puts that passion into practice. Gabrielle believes that accessible, abundant, and familiar food is a major part of community care and perseverance and is excited to learn and reflect with us!