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Welcome. Join us as we reflect on the stories we know and the plants they contain.
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Plant Stories is a short (15 minute) activity developed by Civic Paths Group at the University of Southern California as a part of our…
sangita.shresthova
Jan 17, 2023
Plant Stories
#planttok
#planttok
#planttok is an online community on TikTok that consists of plant lovers of all ages, backgrounds, and skill levels.
Adriana Sweigart
Jan 31, 2023
Scooby Doo & Fall Among Evergreens
Scooby Doo & Fall Among Evergreens
Growing up, one of my favorite movies to watch and rewatch over and over again was Scooby Doo and the Witch’s Ghost, undoubtedly annoying…
Alfonso Hegde
Jan 31, 2023
Magic Trees and Gummiberry Juice
Magic Trees and Gummiberry Juice
There is something magical about forests. So it happens that everything fantastical happens within forests.
Paulina Lanz
Feb 9, 2023
Angry Winds and Watchful Trees
Angry Winds and Watchful Trees
Why do we imagine trees with a different kind of sentience? Narnia, Lord of the Rings, Avatar, Uprooted — these forests are all connected…
Isabel DeLano
Feb 2, 2023
Immersive Seeds: Once Upon a Rainforest Tree
Immersive Seeds: Once Upon a Rainforest Tree
Seeds. Universes summarized into atoms. Atoms expanding into universes. Zoom Ins and Zoom Outs that we tend to forget, rediscover…
Ioana Mischie
Jan 31, 2023
I was thinking of a Chinese documentary called The Journey of Chinese Plants.
I was thinking of a Chinese documentary called The Journey of Chinese Plants.
The narrative goes from natural geography to humanism and in a sense echoes the Chinese philosophy as well as the pride for a civilization.
Victoria Yi
Jan 30, 2023
On lanternflies, crops, and identity
On lanternflies, crops, and identity
Recently, I’ve been reading a lot in newspapers about the issue of the spotted lanternfly. This insect, originally from China, is…
Daisy Reid
Jan 30, 2023
Into the Sea of Decay
Into the Sea of Decay
What Miyazaki tells us about us and the plants
Aliiv Jiao
Jan 30, 2023
Of Weeds, a Wreath
Of Weeds, a Wreath
We let it die. Fully. In the depths of previous summers we occasionally sprinkled it with halfhearted hope for survival. Not this time. The…
Maximilian Brichta
Jan 25, 2023
What do we do with agency?
What do we do with agency?
I’m thinking about the Captain Planet series because when I was a kid, I remember how caring about the environment was framed as something…
Christopher Persaud
Jan 24, 2023
“You’d Just Come After Her”
“You’d Just Come After Her”
When I think of plants, the first media object to come to mind is the video game, The Last of Us. One of the most visually arresting…
Khaliah Reed
Jan 23, 2023
The Forest in Hansel and Gretel
The Forest in Hansel and Gretel
Hansel and Gretel is a fairy tale that immediately came to mind. I remember that I found this story mildly terrifying as a child. It was…
sangita.shresthova
Jan 17, 2023
Ashkenazi Herbalism
Ashkenazi Herbalism
I am currently reading a book called Ashkenazi Herbalism: Rediscovering the Herbal Traditions of Eastern European Jews by Deatra Cohen and…
Lauren Levitt
Dec 17, 2022
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