Reseeding the Food System – an Interview with Rowen White

Rowen White is a Seedkeeper from the Mohawk community of Akwesasne
and an activist for Indigenous seed sovereignty. In this in-depth
interview originally published in our Food Issue, Rowen shares what
seeds—her greatest teachers—have shown her: that resilience is
rooted in diversity and that seeds carry the potential for the
restoration of the living systems that nourish us. Seeds, she says,
reflect back to us encoded memories of how to nurture a food system
that is rooted in a culture of belonging. As we gather safely
around the table this coming week, we invite you to consider our
relationship to the foods that nourish us and to reflect on the
encoded memories of planting and care that you carry. Learn more
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