Language of the Plants: A Glimpse Into Our Beginnings

Before Walking Through the Seasons became a book, it was a way of life — a collection of moments, lessons, and love shared between generations.

This video was created in 2022, during a time when our family was deepening our relationship with the land and the medicines that have always cared for our people. In it, you’ll see Jenny and the tupiyas preparing seasonal cough medicine, and my dad, digging his first and last camas — a sacred act that became both a teaching and a farewell.

The Whitebark Pine (Ka Papa), which appears in this video, later found its way into the book — a reminder that the plants speak to us long before we learn their names.

As we prepare to share Walking Through the Seasons with the world, we wanted to return to where it all began — to the laughter, the medicine, and the lessons that rooted this journey.

Watch the video below and walk with us through these memories.
Preorders for Walking Through the Seasons open now — we can’t wait to share the full story with you.

Share this story: Facebook | X (formerly Twitter) | LinkedIn

We do this for those who cannot, for those who are remembering, and for those yet to come.