A couple of years ago, my husband and I decided to turn our Minnesota yard into a haven for bees and butterflies. We dug out the grass and planted native pollinators — coneflowers and monarda ...

When Emergence magazine asked “Braiding Sweetgrass” author Robin Wall Kimmererto write a story about economics, she was not an obvious choice. “I think I said, ‘I don’t know anything ...

Used for smudging, among other things, sweetgrass retains its fragrance long after being cut and is often braided. For Laura S. Lynes, president and CEO of the Resilience Institute, the braid ...