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About this publication

About this publication

Plant Stories is a short (15 minute) activity developed by Civic Paths Group at the University of Southern California as a part of our…
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Plant Stories
#planttok

#planttok

#planttok is an online community on TikTok that consists of plant lovers of all ages, backgrounds, and skill levels.
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Adriana Sweigart
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…
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Alfonso Hegde
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.
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Paulina Lanz
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…
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Isabel DeLano
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…
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Ioana Mischie
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.
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Victoria Yi
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…
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Daisy Reid
Into the Sea of Decay

Into the Sea of Decay

What Miyazaki tells us about us and the plants
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Aliiv Jiao
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…
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Maximilian Brichta
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…
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Christopher Persaud
“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…
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Khaliah Reed
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…
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sangita.shresthova
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…
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Lauren Levitt
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