On naming
The word puhpowee comes from Potawatomi. Robin Wall Kimmerer describes it as the force that causes mushrooms to push up from the earth overnight.
We liked that there’s a word for something so quiet and so specific. So we borrowed it.
The word puhpowee comes from Potawatomi. Robin Wall Kimmerer describes it as the force that causes mushrooms to push up from the earth overnight.
We liked that there’s a word for something so quiet and so specific. So we borrowed it.