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Oginiiwaabigwan: wild rose (Rosa blanda & our other wild rose species)

It's the first day of summer, and wild roses are finally in bloom. In this episode, I ramble about all things roses, except to discuss their actual medicine. Oops! I dry

Misadijiibik: Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)

This delicate red and yellow flower is currently dangling above its lacy leaves along trails, roads, streams, and even my driveway - that's where I recorded this episode,

Gozigwaakomin: Serviceberry

Whether you call this fruit serviceberry, saskatoon, juneberry or gozigwaakomin, it is delicious - and the flowers blooming now are a promise of the sweetness to come. De

Zhingob: balsam fir (Abies balsamea)

Balsam fir is such an iconic north woods tree that I just LOVE. It has a tidy form and an invigorating flavor that help jolt me out of winter blahs. You can see this and

Biimaakwad: Virgin's Bower (Clematis virginiana)

Virgin's bower is a gorgeous flowering vine that can be referred to as biimaakwad in ojibwemowin, which simply means vine. Actually the root biim- describes the action of

Giizisomashkiki: Goldenrod (Solidago)

This episode is all about goldenrod, giizisomashkiki which means sun medicine in ojibwemowin, the Ojibwe language. I picked this plant for this week because I'm enjoying

Zhingwaak: White Pine (Pinus Strobus)

This episode is all about one of my favorite trees (confession: they're all my favorite) and how it inspires in me a sense of wonder and that feeling of being home. I als

Ojibwemowin is a spoken language, so let's talk . . . about plants

Welcome to this silly little trailer and to a podcast all about plants & ojibwemowin (the Ojibwe language). Thanks for coming along on this learning journey with me.