Recovering Our Ancestors’ Gardens lecture

Join us for a free lecture on the indigenous gardening traditions of the Five Tribes (Cherokee, Choctaw, Myskogee-Creek, and Seminole), presented by the Penn State Department of Geography in partnership with the Indigenous Peoples’ Student Association. The speaker, Dr. Devon Mihesuah, is an award-winning author and expert on indigenous food sovereignty. Her presentation will discuss the traditional importance of small gardens and their potential role for food sovereignty, health, and well-being of modern communities.

Following the talk, learn more about the “Indigenous Connections through Pawpaw” project and try pawpaws grown at the Arboretum and tastes of a limited supply of pawpaw ice cream whipped up by Dr. Bob Roberts in the Department of Food Science.

Schedule of events:

• 3:00–3:45 p.m. — “Recovering Our Ancestors’ Gardens” lecture
• 3:45–4:30 p.m. — Pawpaw and pawpaw ice cream tasting

Please register to let us know you’re coming!

You may also be interested in the Native North American Food Plant walk, which is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. at the Overlook Pavilion. Separate registration is required. Cost is $5.