Episode 2: Life Everlasting

In this episode, Stanley Walker, a seventh-generation Sapelo Islander, shares his deep-rooted knowledge of native plants, particularly the medicinal use of life everlasting. Drawing from family traditions passed down by his mother, Cornelia Walker Bailey, and his grandparents, Stanley reflects on the plant's importance in Gullah Geechee culture and its historical ties to West African healing practices. His anecdotes provide insight into how life everlasting has been used across generations, blending humor and history with his personal experiences of learning to appreciate its healing power.

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