Name: Becoming the “Fourth Sister:” A Conversation with the Kalamazoo Seed Collaborative
Start: 2024-10-08T18:30:00-04:00
End: 2024-10-08T19:30:00-04:00
Location: Kalamazoo Valley Community College - Culinary/ Allied Health Building

$Becoming the \u201cFourth Sister:\u201d A Conversation with the Kalamazoo Seed Collaborative$

In her book “Braiding Sweetgrass,” Robin Wall Kimmerer describes the “Three Sisters,” an Indigenous garden design in which corn, beans and squash are planted together to support and nourish each other’s growth. Kimmerer proposes that farmers and gardeners might consider themselves to be “fourth sisters” in this garden ecosystem as a way of acknowledging our reciprocal relationships with the domesticated food plants who sustain our lives. Join members of the Kalamazoo Seed Collaborative as we draw inspiration from Kimmerer’s writing to discuss how seed stewardship can be a way of deepening our kinship with plants and with each other.
This event is part of the Honorable Harvest lecture series, organized in alignment with the Kalamazoo Foodways Symposium, and inspired by the beloved Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass. Kimmerer describes the Indigenous principles and practices of the Honorable Harvest, asking us to give back in reciprocity for what we have been given. Join us in this lecture series to explore ways in which we can come together to nurture and restore the Honorable Harvest in our communities and in our every day lives.
Arrive as early as 5 p.m. to enjoy Taps on Tuesday, a happy hour-style event hosted by Kalamazoo Valley’s culinary and brewing students.
See the full list of the Honorable Harvest events here: https://valleyhub.kvcc.edu/events/honorable-harvest-lecture-series