Place-based Literacy
Private
2 members
$15/month
Place-based literacy is the ability to understand and participate in the ecological, seasonal, cultural, and material relationships of a specific place in ways that contribute to its long-term thriving.
Everywhere is unique and harbors traditional foods, medicines and materials that simultaneously nurture human and habitat health. This course focuses on the mountain west and high deserts.
Here, you’ll learn:
-Where native plants naturally grow with GPS locations you can visit
-How to identify wild food and medicine
-Key identification features so you can recognize plants with confidence
-When plants flower, fruit, and set seed throughout the seasons
-The ecological role each plant plays within its ecosystem
-Traditional and practical uses of native plants
-How to read the landscape and understand why plants grow where they do
-Ethical harvesting practices and ways to care for the places you explore
The goal is to develop the knowledge and awareness to become an active participant for the land.
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