Healing Grounds by Lis Carlisle is a woven tapestry of the way that indigenous culture, and specifically agricultural practices, provide the most impactful examples of regenerative agriculture that are practiced today. It highlights Native American agricultural traditions and how they are evolving in this age of modernity. It also investigates the techniques other farmers are bringing to their work from their own indigenous cultures across the globe. There is so much to admire and learn from this book.
Liz Carlisle, a white author, demonstrates exceptional curiosity and respect as she weaves together ancient Indigenous agricultural traditions, the historical context of ongoing erasure of Indigeneity, and evolving innovative practices that address some of the world’s most pressing challenges.
There are the agricultural lessons we can learn from each other as we bring hyper local and regional traditions to our modern global ecosystem. Big Green’s work connects us with diverse stakeholders taking on the struggle for food sovereignty in the hostile environment of our current food system. Healing Grounds offers several examples that we can all learn from that are rooted in indigenous wisdom and innovation.
