Author: Rae Ames

I'm a tech instructor enabling aging communities with the skills they require to integrate into the digital world. As I started studying design thinking I yearned to decolonize my perspective on the collective's wellbeing. While studying the principles of design I noticed the gaps it left for the unsupported. I found myself here studying ethnobotany as a means to ascertain lost cultural philosophies, ways of thought, and the reciprocal relationship they held with nature. I'm a learner, ever interested in contemporary ways to approach design and re-establishing a positive relationship with nature.

Pressed Plants

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Dichotomous Keys

Dichotomous Key

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Introductions

Intro – Rae Ames

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I’m Rae, I go by they/them pronouns and currently live on Puvunga land commonly known as Long Beach, California. I’m originally from upstate NY. I didn’t really have a clue what I was getting into when I started my ethnobotany journey. I was following someone on Twitter who consistently talked about sustainable …