Author: Mary Kate Repetski

The root of my last name (before it was anglicized) means "turnip," so I guess you could say plants have always been in my blood. Growing up my family and I moved all over the place and with each move my parents were intentional about planting a garden, going to local markets and agriculture festivals to get to know our new home better. The love of plants inspired pursuing graduate work in circumpolar agriculture. Along the way the appreciation of agriculture turned into wanting to learn more about food security and what has sustained communities since before the times of cargo ships and overnight deliveries. While I plant kabocha squash and carrots in the backyard, I want to deepen my understanding of plants as medicine and living respectfully with plant relatives.

Dissections

By Mary Kate Repetski July 18, 2022 July 19, 2022 1

Chamaenerion angustifolium dissection https://www.thinglink.com/card/1605793930413080578 Ranunculaceae dissection https://www.thinglink.com/card/1605793797487198210 Papaveraceae dissection https://www.thinglink.com/card/1605793710715437058 Liliaceae dissection https://www.thinglink.com/card/1605793703136329730

BINGO

Plant Bingo

By Mary Kate Repetski July 10, 2022 July 11, 2022 1

By far one of the coolest assignments! I really appreciate being able to take new vocabulary and seeing it refkected in the world around me- and being able to see it all reflected just in my front yard . (Guest curator Freya in the second photo)