Plants & Seeds Archives - Terralingua

May 07 2025

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Learning from Flowers

By Akshara Sangiorgio

With nature as his teacher, a scholar pauses to appreciate the abundance surrounding him.

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Apr 23 2025

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Seed Economics

By Akshara Sangiorgio

Learning from seeds, the kernels of life, we can reimagine an economy rooted in abundance and reciprocity.

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Jul 16 2024

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The Many Voices of the Sea

By Akshara Sangiorgio

A refuge for migrants crossing the Mediterranean, Malta rediscovers its land-based identity while helping newcomers rebuild theirs.

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Nov 02 2022

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Wild Orange flower on its branch

Yarning on Country: Reinvigorating Biocultural Diversity in Australia

By Akshara Sangiorgio

Three people from different backgrounds weave together their personal and collective histories, deeply intertwined with Country.

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Sep 19 2022

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Language, Culture, and Land: Lenses of Lilies

By Akshara Sangiorgio

At a pond's edge, a woman muses about waterlilies as metaphors for mother-tongue languages and their power to anchor story, wisdom, and heritage.

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Jul 20 2022

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Bloedel Conservatory

Reverence for Nature: A Biocultural Journey in Botanical Gardens

By Akshara Sangiorgio

Botanical gardens offer a unique opportunity to reconnect with nature in an urban setting. Four students share their experiences.

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Jun 28 2022

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The Plants Must Also Be Paid

By Akshara Sangiorgio

A found poem that summons us to respect plants, listen to their wisdom, and learn their names.

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May 26 2022

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Apricot Tree

By Akshara Sangiorgio

A poem that pays homage to trees as our Elders, life-givers, and first teachers.

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May 12 2022

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Trees or Us

Trees or Us?

By Akshara Sangiorgio

Art with a message: we must stand for the trees, so they will stand for us.

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Jun 11 2021

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Reflection of the natural world

The Obvious Mirror: How Biocultural Diversity Is Reflected in the Natural World

By Akshara Sangiorgio

WORDS AND IMAGES Nejma Belarbi “All things in creation are sacred and have a diversity much beyond our understanding.” ―My grandmother, Fakhita Jazouli Reflection of the natural world. A glass…

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