Hi all,
Welcome to Plant Politics - a blog paralleling my personal exploration of plants and how they are used. Within that field (ethnobotany) I am particularly interested in how plants have been, and are, weaponized against marginalized communities. Not all posts will follow that topic strictly.
I want to be clear, I have no formal ethnobotanical training. This is a field I found in my final year of college (2019) and a personal interest I am continuing to grow.
In further situating myself, I am a white man. I do not claim to have experienced any of the oppressions discussed in this blog.
My goals are then to track my research, open discussion, and most importantly - learn. Please do not hesitate to engage in any way. For now, I will be posting as often as I can; hopefully posts will become more regular in the future.
Feel free to reach out with any framework ideas, criticism, or suggestions. I would rather solve a major problem early on than have it haunt me down the road.
Best,
Pablo