Washington State University Adds Indigenous-Focused Horticulturalist

Washington State University has hired an Indigenous-focused horticulturist to explore how traditional practices can help nourish societies and repair the environment. Jeffrey Wall is working at the WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center, studying the connections between plants, cultures, and ecology. His goal is to find Indigenous-led initiatives involving plants, food crops, and the environment. Wall wants to draw attention to traditional food landscapes and food sources that were well established at the time of European contact, such as camas meadows, estuarine root gardens, and clam gardens.