Author: Nancy Henaku

Nancy Henaku holds a PhD in Rhetoric, Theory and Culture from Michigan Technological University. Her research is situated at the intersection of rhetoric, politics and culture (broadly defined) with particular interest in the transnational resonance of Global Southern rhetorics.

In the summer of 2018, I started a perennial pollinator garden in my backyard. Growing plants is a passion of mine, and it has become important to me to garden in a way that is good for me, my local community, and the global population. It became a part of my project to try to purchase as little as possible in the building of this garden. It should not cost a small fortune to grow food and beneficial plants in one’s yard. While searching for places to acquire plants, I discovered vibrant online connectivity surrounding gardening. There were city-wide groups,…

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