"Unfortunately a lot of folks in this area who make decisions about native plants are not cultural practitioners, or tribal cultural practitioners. So their world view point on plants is obscure, and almost different than a tribal's. That means I find things out here to eat, whereas some of the other folks who are native plant lovers will just admire it and try to preserve it, not knowing the plant has a relationship with me and wants to be eaten by me." -- Ali Meders-Knight
Our guest host is life loving contemplative poet Cory Himp Hunt with a segment on Verbena Fields, an outdoor education setting in Chico California. Ali Meders-Knight, Mechoopda tribal member and Traditional Ecological Knowledge educator, details the community interactive native plant work she leads every Friday, and how they are managing plants and seeds, unlike the relationship the community has with Bidwell Park. Meders-Knight also covers the California Environmental Quality Act and vandalism to native American artwork within the city limits of Chico.
This segment first aired on the KZFR 90.1FM Peace and Social Justice Show on Friday, March 5th. The P&SJ Show celebrates 30-years of community broadcasting and can be heard Fridays from 11:30 till 1PM on KZFR 90.1FM, or via livestream at kzfr.org. Sapient Sessions with Cory Himp Hunt airs first Fridays, Pastor Jess Kearns on 3rd Fridays and longtime host and provocateur Chris Nelson the rest of the month.
