Patricia Klindienst – The Earth Knows My Name

Patricia Klindienst talks about the ethnic gardener as a culture bearer and citizen of the land community, one who, in healing the wounds of displacement--whether by injustice, poverty, or war--brings a wealth of traditional wisdom to the task of healing the land as well. Patricia addresses where we might begin the work of remembering who and what we are. Patricia Klindienst earned a Ph. D. in Modern Thought & Literature form Stanford University in 1984 then began her career as an interdisciplinary scholar at Yale, publishing ground-breaking feminist re-interpretations of classical myths and biblical stories. An award-winning scholar and teacher, she left the academic world to write for a broader audience. Her first book, “The Earth Knows My Name”, tells the stories of ethnic Americans who transmit their cultural heritage through their gardens. She received an American Book Award for 2007.