Outdoor Book Discussion: “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teaching of Plants” by Robin Wall Kimmerer

In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Lewisboro Land Trust and Lewisboro Library are pleased to co-host a book discussion about the bestselling book, Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer - a botanist and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. Kimmerer draws on her life as an indigenous scientist, mother, and woman to show readers how other living beings offer us gifts and lessons. Reading the book is not required for this discussion, which will focus on her central argument that “the awakening of a wider ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living worlds. For only when we can hear the languages of other beings will we be capable of understanding the generosity of the earth, and learn to give our own gifts in return.”

Physical copies of “Braiding Sweetgrass” are available at Lewisboro Library, or as a free eBook or audiobook on Hoopla and Libby with a library card. Learn more about digital options here: https://lewisborolibrary.org/digital-media/ebooks/

Space is limited and registration is required at the link below:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/outdoor-book-discussion-tickets-424459819747

We will meet at the Mount Holly Preserve entrance located diagonally across from 21 Mount Holly Road EAST, Katonah and then walk together for about a quarter mile to a woodland clearing. There are a few log seats available in the clearing, but attendees can also bring their own seat — a blanket, cushion, beach chair, camp chair — or any other props for additional comfort during the seated discussion. Steady rain or other inclement weather will move the location to the library–this will be communicated to registrants by email. For more information about the preserve, visit https://lewisborolandtrust.org/indian-brook-assemblage.