Leicester Library Summer Garden Book Club: Braiding Sweetgrass
Garden-centered book discussion of Robin Wall Kimmerer’s “Braiding Sweetgrass,” blending nature writing, ecology, and Indigenous wisdom. Hands-on crafts and relaxed conversation about current plots and future garden plans in a community library setting.
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