In today's episode, we talk with UGA professor Alfie Vick about eating plants, taking biophilic principals to all communities, environmental ethics and his deep understanding of the Southern Native American tribes. He talks about how their history, culture, and practices are an example in living a balanced life in-tune with nature. Alfie also talks about the thousands of native plant species in Georgia and designing natural spaces such as the Children's Garden at the State Botanical Gardens in Athens, Georgia and Serenbe's own medicinal garden and he's also working on a future Serenbe neighborhood.

Definitions, People + Organizations Mentioned

Creek Nation

Choctaw

Chickasaw

Seminole

Atlanta BeltLine

Auburn University Rural Studio

Koons Environmental Design 

Richard Louv

Smithsonian Institute

Bob Quinn

UGA Office of Global Engagement

Woodland Era

Nature Deficit Disorder

U.S. Research Geological Survey

Mado

University of Georgia College of Environment & Design

Georgia Botanical Garden

Green Build Tour

LEED

ECOS

Chattahoochee Hills

Chattahoochee NOW

Chattahoochee River 

Shannon Kettering 

Kerry Blind

Fulton County Economic Development 

RFP

Ethnobotany

Cherokee Nation

William Bartram 

Thomas Peters

Trail of Tears

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