38 min
EP 05: Interdependence, Food Sovereignty, and Body Sovereignty With Queer Herbalist and Farmer Serpentina Supersede
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- Society & Culture
Welcome to Episode 5 of Supersede!
This Earth Month, Seeding Sovereignty is amplifying and educating around food sovereignty. In this episode, Madeleine is joined by Serpentina, who highlights their work with Seeding Sovereignty’s mutual aid farm in New Mexico alongside their work running Seeding Sovereignty's Abortion Doula Trainings. Rooting in their commitment to reproductive justice and access to plant-based skills like farming and herbal medicine, Serpentina focuses on deep connection to the earth and to community throughout their work.
Serpentina reminds us that food sovereignty and body sovereignty are profoundly and intimately intertwined. This reminder is particularly important as we consider what it means to live under the colonial U.S. empire. How do we resist empire’s attempts to control our food, our bodies, our lives? How do we build sustainable communities that practice interdependence and care?
Serpentina (IG @flora.pacha) is a Queer Herbalist + Farmer, Gender Non Conforming, South American Migrant, zine maker, writer, full spectrum companion, seed-saver, and gardener. They are also a podcaster at Wild Weeds Podcast (IG @wildweedspodcast) and the co-founder of Bloom + Change a Queer Land Project in so-called New Mexico. You can find Serpentina online, in their farm or traveling around facilitating workshops in community groups and universities!
Welcome to Episode 5 of Supersede!
This Earth Month, Seeding Sovereignty is amplifying and educating around food sovereignty. In this episode, Madeleine is joined by Serpentina, who highlights their work with Seeding Sovereignty’s mutual aid farm in New Mexico alongside their work running Seeding Sovereignty's Abortion Doula Trainings. Rooting in their commitment to reproductive justice and access to plant-based skills like farming and herbal medicine, Serpentina focuses on deep connection to the earth and to community throughout their work.
Serpentina reminds us that food sovereignty and body sovereignty are profoundly and intimately intertwined. This reminder is particularly important as we consider what it means to live under the colonial U.S. empire. How do we resist empire’s attempts to control our food, our bodies, our lives? How do we build sustainable communities that practice interdependence and care?
Serpentina (IG @flora.pacha) is a Queer Herbalist + Farmer, Gender Non Conforming, South American Migrant, zine maker, writer, full spectrum companion, seed-saver, and gardener. They are also a podcaster at Wild Weeds Podcast (IG @wildweedspodcast) and the co-founder of Bloom + Change a Queer Land Project in so-called New Mexico. You can find Serpentina online, in their farm or traveling around facilitating workshops in community groups and universities!
38 min