About this episode

The episode features a discussion on ethnobotany and food sovereignty with Luke and Linda Black Elk.

Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick connect with Luke and Linda Black Elk to discuss Ethnobotany and Food Sovereignty. Topics include choosing zombie apocalypse teams, reconnecting with indigenous foods, personal paths into environmentalism, heroes in ecology, favorite indigenous plants and food, and milkweed soup!

People in this episode

Hosts: Fran Chismar, Tom Knezick

Guests: Luke Black Elk, Linda Black Elk

Topics covered

• Ethnobotany
• Food Sovereignty
• Indigenous Foods
• Environmentalism
• Ecology
• Milkweed Soup

Keywords

• ethnobotany
• food sovereignty
• indigenous foods
• environmentalism
• milkweed soup

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