Talking Together
A Learning Community Rooted in Plants, Food, Stories, and Connection
We bring people together to listen, learn, grow, cook, and share. Through the stories of plants and food, people of all ages discover connections to culture, family, land, and one another.
One Learning Community—Two Ways to Connect
Plant Talking
Stories from the land
Learn from native plants, Indigenous knowledge holders, local ecology, and hands-on experiences that nurture stewardship and respect for place.
Food Talking
Stories from the table
Share a meaningful dish, its story, and photographs as expressions of home, family, culture,memory, and identity.
What Brings Us Together
Listen with respect
Every story and source of knowledge matters.
Learn by doing
Growing, cooking, making, and sharing deepen understanding.
Connect generations
Elders, children, families, and neighbors learn with one another.
Care for place and people
Learning about land and food encourages stewardship and belonging.
Stories in Motion
New stories are always growing. Explore the experiences, projects, and reflections that connect people across generations and communities.
A Plant Story
from the Garden
A Plant Talking story follows western yarrow, shared from the Northern Cheyenne Reservation with more than 100 Ohio families. Through Linwood Tall Bull’s teachings, participants learn that yarrow is more than a native plant—it carries cultural knowledge, healing traditions, and a reminder to care for the land and one another.
A Dish that Carries
Family Memories
A Food Talking story shares a family dressing recipe learned by watching a grandmother prepare it before Thanksgiving. More than a recipe, the dish preserves memories of her care, her kitchen, and the love she showed her grandchildren.