Braiding Sweetgrass

“Great day to recognize this incredible book - and highly recommend this hardcover edition. If there was ever a religion to be built on top of a book/philosophy this is it... yeah it's that powerful.”

“I read this book when my daughter was an infant and it really stirred something inside me. Robin writes beautifully on the topic of plant wisdom and honoring earth and all she offers. It will change the lens in which you see the natural world ❤️”

“This book has already given me so much to think about and I’m just at the halfway mark! The world is on fire, literally. This series of essays explores reciprocal relationships between humans and the land, with a focus on Indigenous knowledge as an alternative or complementary approach to Western mainstream science. "Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy over despair. Not because I have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the earth gives me daily and I must return the gift." 🌀”

“a really beautiful book that can be devoured very slowly. peaceful, inspiring, perfect for before bed”

“Robin Wall Kimmerer is someone I hope to meet and learn from forever. She teaches us lessons from nature and why we should honor it, like why aster and goldenrod grow together and how life thrives on reciprocity.”

“One of my bibles. I carry so much of this book with me when I interact with the world.”

“Stunning. Worth rereading for a lifetime. Changed how I relate to place. Just so so so lovely and powerful.”

“One of my absolute favourite books and one that I think about a lot. It's a beautiful blend of science, history and poetry, and it's really influenced how I view the world around me and the reciprocal relationship between humans and the rest of the living world.”

“If you haven’t read this yet, run don’t walk. It will require your brain around how you think of plants and gardening and your place within the natural world.”

“Another favorite forever, everyday audiobook clips.”

“Maybe the most meaningful book I've ever read. I've listened to the audiobook every Spring after to re-affirm a sense of reciprocity and care for the Earth and its beings. Intensely meaningful and accessible in every way.”

“an exceptional book that shares knowledge, love, desperate and powerful hope, and makes you want to go out in the rain and save salamanders.”

“Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer brings together her classic botanist training and the Indigenous knowledge she was raised with to explore the role of other living beings in our ecosystem.”

“My most favorite and treasured book. If like me, you’ve ever felt like your connection to the living world runs deeper than most conversations and interactions make room for, this book will feel like you’re being met for the first time.”

“My New Ways of Knowing professor assigned this book during undergrad. Should be on every science curriculum. Robin wall kimmerer is a master of metaphor and epically those studying the natural sciences should drop in to what she is teaching”