The Student Farm will be hosting a weekly informal discussion of Braiding Sweetgrass starting Wednesday, January 26 from 12:20-1:20 pm in Room 111 HUB. Braiding Sweetgrass is a dive into traditional ecological knowledge, Indigenous stories, natural history, botany, heritage, and much more!
Braiding Sweetgrass is Centre County Reads’ featured book. The author, Robin Wall Kimmerer, will be giving a virtual talk hosted by the Department of Landscape Architecture on March 2nd. The book has 5 sections, so the group will meet once per week (1/26, 2/2, 2/9, 2/16, and 2/2) to discuss each section leading up to the author’s virtual visit. Attendance at all five meetings is not required, and students are welcome to bring lunch!
We hope to see you for these exciting discussions! Register at the button below.
Anyone with a Penn State ID can access an online, downloadable version for free here. For physical copies, Schlow Library has several copies of the book available, paperbacks are available from the publisher, and the Barnes and Noble in State College has it.
Students Outside of University Park:
For those who can’t attend the weekly in-person discussions, we will be hosting a virtual session to discuss the whole book on March 2 from 12:20-1:20 pm. Please register for this virtual book club session through the button below. We hope to see you there!