The Covenant of Reciprocity

Robin Wall Kimmerer shared a beautiful message about plants as persons at the joint Society for Economic Botany and Society of Ethnobiology meeting. I reflect on this concept.

I’m writing this week from the joint conference of the Society for Economic Botany and the Society of Ethnobiology. The conference's theme is “Human and Planetary Health: Everything is Connected.” A deeper appreciation of the human-nature interface has never been more important in a rapidly changing world. I’ve been thrilled to welcome experts speaking …