Rowen White is a Seed Keeper, farmer, and author from the Mohawk community of Akwesasne and a passionate activist for indigenous seed and food sovereignty. She is the Educational Director and lead mentor of Sierra Seeds, an innovative Indigenous seed bank and land-based educational organization located in Nevada City, CA. Rowen is the Founder of the Indigenous Seedkeepers Network, which is committed to restoring the Indigenous Seed Commons, and currently serves as a Cooperative Seed Hub Coordinator.

Jiling and Rowen discuss

Apprenticing to seeds and planets
The cycle of seasons
Reverent curiosity
Rematriation and reconnection with Land
An economy of care
Regrowing a culture that loves seeds as Medicine and Earth as Mother
Ancestral food work
The kincentric intercultural landscape of food
How to start seed-saving!

Visit Rowen White at SierraSeeds.org and Instagram @RowenWhite

Jiling Lin is a Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac) and herbalist in Ventura, CA. Visit Jiling at JilingLin.com, Instagram @LinJiling, and Facebook @JilingLAc. Get her free Nourishing Life (養生) template, Five Phases (五行) outline, or sign up for her newsletter here.

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Seedkeepers, with Rowen White | Tea Talks with Jiling