In the Media
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Washington Trails Association Magazine: Partner Voices
“Building Onramps to Nature’s Benefits”
Braided Seeds is helping communities of color rest and reconnect to nature. A wilderness first aid course, in partnership with WTA, has been one way to help people in their community feel safer outside.
Issue: Fall 2022
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SAL/ON: A Blog of Seattle Arts & Lectures
“Community Partner Spotlight: Braided Seeds”
SAL recently worked with Braided Seeds as a community Partner for SAL’s Women You Need to Know Series event with Natalie Baszile, author of Queen Sugar and editor of the We Are Each Other’s Harvest anthology, a hybrid collection of perspectives from Black farmers. If you didn’t get to connect with Braided seeds at the event, Ashleigh shares more about their mission and programming here.
May 20, 2022
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South Seattle Emerald: Features
“Why Don’t We See More People of Color on the Trails of Washington State?” by Caroline Guzman
Connecting with nature has mental, emotional, and physical benefits. Organizations such as Team Naturaleza, Braided Seeds, Urban Wilderness Project, and Indigenous Women Hike have emerged to educate about the importance of BIPOC inclusion in our environment and about taking BIPOC into the wilderness.
August 15, 2021
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Environmental Justice Fund Spotlight
The City of Seattle Office of Sustainability and the Environment spotlights Environmental Justice (EJ) Fund grantee, Braided Seeds. OSE got to chat with Ashleigh Shoecraft, the executive director of Braided Seeds, about the work her organization does and how the EJ Fund helps provide opportunities.
Check out their blog to read the conversation with Ashleigh, the first of a storytelling series highlighting our EJ Fund grantees.
“Sundaes Outside: A Celebration of Black Folks”
Learn the basics of shellfish foraging with Ashleigh, our founder, at Dosewalips State Park in Washington.
This segment was produced by Golden Bricks Events and Washington State Parks.
Barriers to the Outdoors for BIPOC and Potential Solutions
The Bronze Chapter and Braided Seeds share about some of the barriers that communities of color face in their relationship to the outdoors and some of the potential solutions.
What is Environmental Justice?
This segment was produced by Rainier Avenue Radio. Panelists include Ashleigh Shoecraft, Executive Director of Braided Seeds, Andrea Godinez, Communications Manager with King County Parks, Director of Windz of Change, Kim Kamara, and Principle Owner of NHuizar Consulting, Nancy Huizar.
