Our permaculture group started with such enthusiasm about implementing indigenous growing methods, but three months in we're realizing we're basically appropriating practices we don't understand and some members are getting defensive when others try to address this.
More people experience this than they realize.
A well-intentioned collective is confronting the gap between their ideals and their unconscious extraction from cultures not their own.
“Where Are You with Traditional Ecological Knowledge?”
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