Topic: Environment

Braiding Sweetgrass

At the suggestion of Sandi and Donn Erickson, our Fellowship book discussion group read and were captivated by Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Individually and collectively we were enriched by the author’s deep knowledge of modern botanical science interwoven with her profound indigenous wisdom and … Continue reading Braiding Sweetgrass

George Masa’s Wild Vision: A Japanese Immigrant Imagines WNC

Join us as we celebrate AAPI month learning more about George Masa and our region.George Masa’s Wild Vision recounts the incredible, overlooked life of the photographer George Masa.Self-taught photographer George Masa (born Masahara Iizuka in Osaka, Japan), arrived in Asheville, North Carolina at the turn of the twentieth century amid a period of great transition in … Continue reading George Masa’s Wild Vision: A Japanese Immigrant Imagines WNC