Robin Wall Kimmerer on Plants
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βwhen you know the plants, you just feel more at home wherever you goβ
βPeople have forgotten that plants were once regarded as our oldest teachersβ
βIn some Native languages the term for plants translates to βthose who take care of us.β
βit worries me greatly that todayβs children can recognize 100 corporate logos and fewer than 10 plants.β
βPlants are the first restoration ecologists. They are using their gifts for healing the land, showing us the way.β
βOur indigenous herbalists say to pay attention when plants come to you; theyβre bringing you something you need to learn.β
βLosing a plant can threaten a culture in much the same way as losing a language. [...] The history of the plants is inextricably tied up with the history of the people, with the forces of destruction and creation.β