Do You Have a Moss Milkshake?

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A moss milkshake is something that you can purchase in what looks like a milk carton or you can just frat pay up one yourself. Some folks use this method to create alive murals. So is your home even cute? If it doesn't have a moss mural, also speaking of Pinterest design aspirations,. A lot of people, so many, including Amy Carr, Adam Weaver, Madison Johns, Molly Johnson, Lacey Ierton, Addie Capello, Brittany Panos, Megan Lucian, Elma Call, Katherine Warren, Kimberly McCall and first time question-asker Secura.

It’s November and you need chill vibes. And Native American Heritage Month is the perfect time to encore this classic. World-renowned author, botanist, Indigenous ecology professor and bryologist Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of “Gathering Moss” and “Braiding Sweetgrass,” talks about her passion for moss. Cozy up for the most beautifully doled-out information about hidden worlds, overlooked mysteries, botanical drama, forests in miniature, Native peoples’ uses for moss and philosophies about science and ecology. Dr. Kimmerer will change the way you see mosses forever, will inspire you to wear a loupe on a rope, and will soothe your soul with her beautiful voice and prose. Also bathmats, lawns and smoothies made of moss? We discuss.

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Look for her books at independent bookstores or wherever books are sold (including Amazon): “Braiding Sweetgrass” and “Gathering Moss”

Donations went to the ESF’s Center for Native Peoples and the Environment and American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES)