This ethnobotany talk series is not currently scheduled for 2023.You can listen to recorded talks from past years below.
2022 Talk Series Recordings
Plants and Place is a 4-episode podcast exploring the relationships between place, culture, and plants. These podcasts were recorded in front of a live audience at Groundwork’s farm in Paonia, Colorado in July and August 2022.
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Past Years
Join naturalist Gabe Crawford for evening potlucks and talks on relationships between people, plants, place, & culture.
Thursday, July 7, 2022: Applied Ethnobotany
Explore the foundations of ethnobotany: connections between people, food, place, and culture. Get to know Colorado through this lens.
Thursday, July 21, 2022: Deconstructing Invasion Biology
A critique of unscientific biases towards invasive species and how invasion biology affects people’s relationships with plants & place.
Thursday, August 4, 2022: Wild Tending & Ethical Wildcrafting
Creating meaningful connections with places and healing culture through reciprocal foraging, observing climate change’s effects over time.
Thursday, August 18, 2022: Russian Olive, Siberian Elm
Pharmacology, ethnobotany, & history of these controversial trees, focusing on their ecological & human health benefits.
Bring a dish to share; potluck is 5:30-7pm and Talks begin at 6pm.
$10–$15 suggested donation for talk.
Registration is not required.
We’re located at 15589 Black Bridge Rd. Paonia, CO 81428
There is limited parking – please bike! Questions? info@layinggroundwork.org