What the Prairie Knew
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Before the plow broke the prairie, the prairie was already a library. Every plant had a name. Every name carried a use. Every use carried a story.
In this episode, we explore the deep relationship between the peoples of the Great Plains and the plant life they had cultivated, tended, and understood for centuries. From the sacred cottonwood along the river bottoms to the purple coneflower in your supplement aisle, the knowledge was always there, built over generations of watching, experimenting, teaching, and remembering. And when that world began to fracture, a few people…
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