The Lost Language of the Land: How Indigenous Wisdom Shaped Sustainable Agriculture
The big picture: Before chemical fertilizers and industrial farming, humans spoke directly with the land through ceremony, tradition, and deep ecological understanding. That conversation was silenced by colonization and industrialization—but emerging AI technology might help us restore it. For millennia, indigenous cultures—from the Taíno and Coast Salish to the Maya and Sámi—used ceremonies as essential forms of intelligence that guided agricultural practices and community beliefs. These weren’t just rituals; they were sophisticated systems for reading nature’s signals and responding appropriately.
