Stories From The Earth

Today we are going to be talking with Marc Williams, an ethnobiologist based here in western North Carolina. He has studied the people, plant, mushroom, microbe connection intensively while learning to employ botanicals and other life forms for food, medicine, and beauty. He has travelled throughout 30 countries in Central/North/South America and Europe and all 50 of the United States, and visited over 200 botanical gardens and research institutions during this process while taking tens of thousands of pictures of representative plants and other living entities. He is also the primary facilitator of the website  www.plantsandhealers.org. Marc has taught hundreds of classes to thousands of people about the marvelous world of humans and their interface with other organisms, while working with over 70 organizations in the last few years and online at the website botanyeveryday.com.

What happens after a disaster? Here in Western NC we are still picking up our lives after Hurricane Helene came through in September 2024. This podcast episode is all about the Appalachian Herb Collective and all of the amazing work that what they are doing to help the people of Western NC and Eastern TN. So get a cup of hot tea and a comfy chair and join me in this adventure into mutual aid, community and herbalism. ⭐ "The Appalachian Herb Collective (AHC) is an Herbal Re-leaf effort created in response to the devastation inflicted throughout our area after Hurricane Helene decimated and displaced so many." (website) ⭐ Appalachian Herbalist Collective https://www.instagram.com/appalachianherbcollective/ https://www.appalachianherbcollective.net/ ⭐Show Links https://frenchbroadfood.coop/ https://pinesherbals.com/ https://blueridgeschool.org/ https://redmoonherbs.com/ https://www.firetreeorganics.com/ https://www.twinstartribe.com/ https://www.sisterofmotherearth.com/ https://herbsheal.com/ https://www.fourelementschool.com/ https://www.shecology.com/ https://www.nammex.com/ https://www.ibsy.gold/ https://ashevillesaltcave.com/

Jennifer goes to the Asheville Herb Fest and chats with some amazing Herbalists! ⭐⭐This is a Patreon Unlocked Mini Episode! Please visit our Patreon page to support us and help us make more content like this! ⭐⭐Our Patreon page : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/storiesfromtheearth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

We are super happy to be back at the Asheville Herb Fest! We have an amazing panel of herbalists and plant nerds for you today! Our topic this year is: Thinking outside the Box- Multi Use Plants! ⭐Abby Artemisia https://www.thewanderschool.com/ ⭐Deanna Rose ⁠⁠⁠https://deannarose.org/⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/deannarosemusic/⁠⁠ ⭐Lori Jenkins ⁠⁠⁠https://www.sisterofmotherearth.com/⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/sisterofmotherearth/⁠⁠ ✨Jeannie Dunn's Links: Red Moon Herbs ⁠https://redmoonherbs.com/ ⁠To Contact Jeannie: jeannie [at ] redmoonherbs [dot] com ✨Byron Ballard's Links Website: ⁠https://www.myvillagewitch.com/⁠ Podcast: ⁠⁠https://wyrdmountaingals.podbean.com/

Today we are going to be speaking with a local legend. Is he a local legend? He might think my choice of words there doesn't fit. But I say it all the same because this man wears and has worn so many hats in his life that it's hard to keep track. Formally, on the North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension Service website, you will find Craig Mauney listed as the Area Specialized Agent for Commercial Fruit and Vegetable Production. But that title hardly sums up his life experiences and interests professionally as well as personally.  It's probably safe to say that if it has anything at all to do with plants and cultivating them, here in western North Carolina, Craig has knowledge of, if not some direct involvement in it. Contact Craig: https://henderson.ces.ncsu.edu/profile/craig-mauney/

Today we are continuing a chat review of “Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist: And Other Essays” by Paul Kingsnorth. This book has a lot of discussion worthy subject matter, so we will be covering it over the course of a couple episodes. Today is part THREE.  If you have not listened to part one OR part two please do so before listening to this episode.  Link to part one: ⁠https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/PYd3NXHATwb⁠  Link to part two: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5UKV3RWX29virhw5jIbyPW?si=3a5a8f9d81ac4e90 Brief summary of what the book is about this book: Paul Kingsnorth was once an activist―an ardent environmentalist. He fought against rampant development and the depredations of a corporate world that seemed hell-bent on ignoring a looming climate crisis in its relentless pursuit of profit. But as the environmental movement began to focus on “sustainability” rather than the defense of wild places for their own sake, and as global conditions worsened, he grew disenchanted with the movement that he once embraced. He gave up what he saw as the false hope that residents of the First World would ever make the kind of sacrifices that might avert the severe consequences of climate change. This iconoclastic, fearless, and ultimately hopeful book, which includes the much-discussed “Uncivilization” manifesto, asks hard questions about how we've lived and how we should live. ⭐As mentioned in the Podcast The Dark Mountain Project ⁠https://dark-mountain.net/⁠ Paul's Website: ⁠https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/⁠ ⭐The Book: Working by Studs Terkel

We are talking with Justin Holt, one of the co-founders of Kudzu Culture.  Kudzu Culture is a non-profit organization dedicated to all things kudzu. Today we are here to talk about the plant that “ate the south” as it's been said, and that is, Kudzu!

-Today we're talking with Megan Landreth, Farm Administrator of the Veterans Healing Farm in Hendersonville, NC. -Established in 2013 by John and Nicole Mahshie, the Veterans Healing Farm is celebrating its 10th year of helping our Veteran community. Their focus is on improving the mental, emotional, and physical well-being of our nation's Veterans and their families. Everything grown at the Farm is donated back to the community. Distributing produce at the local VA Medical Center, Veterans Restoration Quarters, Food Pantries, Rescue Missions, Women's Shelters and other organizations in need. ⭐For more info! https://www.veteranshealingfarm.org/ ⭐Podcast Coming Soon!⭐

In this special panel discussion episode Jennifer chats with Deanna Rose, Lori Jenkins, Byron Ballard, Jeannie Dunn and Lorri Bura about the season of Summer! If you have not listened to part 1: Fall/Winter or Part 2: Spring please check it out!   ⭐#43 Stories From The Earth Podcast - Fall/Winter ⁠https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/cK9CB3BeDyb⁠ ⭐Deanna Rose ⁠⁠https://deannarose.org/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/deannarosemusic/⁠ ⭐Lori Jenkins ⁠⁠https://www.sisterofmotherearth.com/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/sisterofmotherearth/⁠⁠ ⭐Byron Ballard ⁠⁠https://www.myvillagewitch.com/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/byronballard5789/⁠⁠ ⭐Jeannie Dunn Red Moon Herbs ⁠https://redmoonherbs.com/ ⁠To Contact Jeannie: jeannie [at ] redmoonherbs [dot] com ⭐Lorri Bura's Links: ⁠⁠https://greenheartgardenswnc.com/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://herbmamma.com/⁠

This is a special re- play of our interview on the Herbrally Podcast! Shout out to Mason for premission to re post this! This is our first interview and we are excited to share the story of our podcast and chat more about our personal stories as well! Enjoy and please check out Herbrally!

Today we welcome AppalachianTrail through-hikers and authors, Amber and Joshua Niven, to discuss their recently published, (and gorgeous I might add) book “Discovering the Appalachian Trail”

Welcome to our first LIVE podcast!!! This was filmed live at the Asheville Herb Festival in May 2023 ⭐Today we'll be chatting with some regional herbalists and amazing wise women: Jeannie Dunn, Director of Red Moon Herbs. Lorri Burra, founder of certified organic hemp and herb farm Green Heart Gardens. Byron Ballard, local author and educator on Appalachian folk magic and Hillfolk hoodoo; and Ceara Foley, director of Appalachia School of Holistic Herbalism. ⭐What are your top three herbs/veggies for food security, how to keep it local when the supply chain may fail?

Today is an amazing milestone, we've hit the 50 episode mark! It's been an amazing adventure so far! And to commemorate the accomplishment we sent out a list of questions to previous guests we've interviewed and we have now compiled the answers of those who responded, to share with you wonderful listeners here today. ⭐Calen Otto the Unruly Travel Blogger and Author #38 Stories From The Earth Podcast - Interview with Calen Otto - The Unruly Episode! https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/0ytf3C8wgAb ⭐Lisa Wagoner, Author of “Positive Pagan” # 49 Stories From The Earth Podcast - Interview with Lisa Wagoner Author of Positive Pagan https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/uerqZqjxgAb ⭐ Conservationist and Climate Activist Kat Selm #24 Stories From The Earth - Interview with Biologist and Conservationist Kat Selm https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/n7cHKZsxgAb ⭐Organic Hemp and Medicinal Herb farmer Lorri Burra #34 Stories From The Earth Podcast - Interview with Herbalist and Farmer Lorri Bura https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/YmlhlDAxgAb ⭐Director of Appalachia School of Holistic Herbalism Ceara Foley #6 Stories From The Earth - Interview with Ceara Foley https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/LzvMyyLxgAb . . . .

Today we Welcome back Lisa Wagoner, whom we previously interviewed in Episode #42 in our episode featuring Of Wand and Earth, the magikal mercantile of Marshall, NC. Today Lisa joins us to discuss her book, Positive Pagan. Lisa Wagoner is the author of Positive Pagan: Staying Upbeat in an Offbeat World. She also co-hosts the podcast Mystic Tea and is the Maven of Mystical Curation at Of Wand & Earth in Marshall, NC. Certified in both Usui and Celtic Reiki traditions, she works with clients on manifesting & spellwork challenges, as well as additional healing modalities.  ⭐Follow Lisa Here: FB: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/LisaWagonerAsheville?mibextid=LQQJ4d⁠ Instagram: ⁠@positivepagan⁠ Website: ⁠https://www.lisawagoner.com/⁠

⭐PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A PREVIEW⭐ STAY TUNNED FOR THE FULL EPISODE Today we Welcome back Lisa Wagoner, whom we previously interviewed in Episode #42 in our episode featuring Of Wand and Earth, the magikal mercantile of Marshall, NC. Today Lisa joins us to discuss her book, Positive Pagan. Lisa Wagoner is the author of Positive Pagan: Staying Upbeat in an Offbeat World. She also co-hosts the podcast Mystic Tea and is the Maven of Mystical Curation at Of Wand & Earth in Marshall, NC. Certified in both Usui and Celtic Reiki traditions, she works with clients on manifesting & spellwork challenges, as well as additional healing modalities.  ⭐Follow Lisa Here: FB: https://www.facebook.com/LisaWagonerAsheville?mibextid=LQQJ4d Instagram: @positivepagan Website: https://www.lisawagoner.com/

In this special panel discussion episode Jennifer chats with Deanna Rose, Lori Jenkins, Byron Ballard and Sara Jackson about the upcoming season of Spring! Part two in our special topics series about the seasons of the year. If you have not listened to part one: Fall/Winter, please check it out! Link below!   ⭐#43 Stories From The Earth Podcast - The Seasons: Winter/Autumn and the idea of Seasonal Change - Special Topics #2 Panel Chat https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/cK9CB3BeDyb ⭐Deanna Rose ⁠https://deannarose.org/⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/deannarosemusic/ Stories From The Earth Podcast Interview  ⁠https://youtu.be/DJ9i73tCuUw⁠ ⁠https://youtu.be/rii7ppZz7lI⁠ ⭐Lori Jenkins ⁠https://www.sisterofmotherearth.com/⁠ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/sisterofmotherearth⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/sisterofmotherearth/⁠ Stories From The Earth Podcast Interview ⁠https://youtu.be/qgjOXMgi-To⁠ ⭐Byron Ballard ⁠https://www.myvillagewitch.com/⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/byronballard5789/⁠ Stories From The Earth Podcast  Interview  ⁠https://youtu.be/C0-Zzj6bkRg⁠ Where to buy Bryon's books: ⁠https://www.thriftbooks.com/a/h-byron-ballard/1065505/⁠ ⁠https://www.malaprops.com/search/author/%22Ballard%2C%20H.%20Byron%22⁠ ⭐Sara Jackson  ⁠https://www.batcavebotanicals.com/⁠ ⁠https://www.wildamericanginseng.org/⁠ ⁠https://www.appalachianforestfarmers.org/⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/batcavebotanicals/⁠ Stories From The Earth Podcast Interview ⁠https://youtu.be/nfPB3VQ5vXg⁠

Today we are continuing a chat review of “Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist: And Other Essays” by Paul Kingsnorth. This book has a lot of discussion worthy subject matter, so we will be covering it over the course of a couple episodes. Today is part two. If you have not listened to part one please do so before listening to this episode. Link to part one: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/PYd3NXHATwb Brief summary of what the book is about this book: Paul Kingsnorth was once an activist―an ardent environmentalist. He fought against rampant development and the depredations of a corporate world that seemed hell-bent on ignoring a looming climate crisis in its relentless pursuit of profit. But as the environmental movement began to focus on “sustainability” rather than the defense of wild places for their own sake, and as global conditions worsened, he grew disenchanted with the movement that he once embraced. He gave up what he saw as the false hope that residents of the First World would ever make the kind of sacrifices that might avert the severe consequences of climate change. This iconoclastic, fearless, and ultimately hopeful book, which includes the much-discussed “Uncivilization” manifesto, asks hard questions about how we've lived and how we should live. ⭐Why Stories From the Earth? Humankind's relationship to the natural world is as diverse and dynamic as each individual plant, animal, mineral, and piece of geography. There are many ways that we can engage with our living planet, be it through herbalism, gardening, hiking and other explorations, meditation and observation, and even artistic expressions. There are many ways for us to connect, and it is important to do so, as the human species is not a separate entity from the whole web of life. Each takes their own path. This series explores some of the many ways in which people may weave a tapestry of meaning in coexistence and mutuality with what surrounds us, these are Stories From the Earth. ⭐As mentioned in the Podcast The Dark Mountain Project https://dark-mountain.net/ Paul's Website: https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/ Books by Wendell Berry: The World-Ending Fire: The Essential Wendell Berry Paperback Distant Neighbors: The Selected Letters of Wendell Berry and Gary Snyder Bad Faith Podcast https://badfaith.libsyn.com/ Death In The Garden Podcast https://www.deathinthegarden.org/podcast

Today we are starting a chat review of “Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist: And Other Essays” by Paul Kingsnorth. This book has a lot of discussion worthy subject matter, so we will be covering it over the course of a couple episodes. Today is part one. Brief summary of what the book is about this book: Paul Kingsnorth was once an activist―an ardent environmentalist. He fought against rampant development and the depredations of a corporate world that seemed hell-bent on ignoring a looming climate crisis in its relentless pursuit of profit. But as the environmental movement began to focus on “sustainability” rather than the defense of wild places for their own sake, and as global conditions worsened, he grew disenchanted with the movement that he once embraced. He gave up what he saw as the false hope that residents of the First World would ever make the kind of sacrifices that might avert the severe consequences of climate change. Full of grief and fury as well as passionate, lyrical evocations of nature and the wild, Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist gathers the wave-making essays that have charted the change in Kingsnorth's thinking. In them he articulates a new vision that he calls “dark ecology,” which stands firmly in opposition to the belief that technology can save us, and he argues for a renewed balance between the human and nonhuman worlds. This iconoclastic, fearless, and ultimately hopeful book, which includes the much-discussed “Uncivilization” manifesto, asks hard questions about how we've lived and how we should live. ⭐Why Stories From the Earth? Humankind's relationship to the natural world is as diverse and dynamic as each individual plant, animal, mineral, and piece of geography. There are many ways that we can engage with our living planet, be it through herbalism, gardening, hiking and other explorations, meditation and observation, and even artistic expressions. There are many ways for us to connect, and it is important to do so, as the human species is not a separate entity from the whole web of life. Each takes their own path. This series explores some of the many ways in which people may weave a tapestry of meaning in coexistence and mutuality with what surrounds us, these are Stories From the Earth. ⭐As mentioned in the Podcast The Dark Mountain Project https://dark-mountain.net/ Paul's Website: https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/ Books: Beyond Civilization: Humanity's Next Great Adventure by Daniel Quinn Smoke Hole: Looking to the Wild in the Time of the Spyglass by Martin Shaw

Join Ellen and Jennifer and making her debut as their 3rd co host is tiny human Kaeda! You have been warned now that there will be some cute baby noises in this episode! They will be chatting all about the book: The Forest Unseen by David George Haskell ⭐Why Stories From the Earth? Humankind's relationship to the natural world is as diverse and dynamic as each individual plant, animal, mineral, and piece of geography. There are many ways that we can engage with our living planet, be it through herbalism, gardening, hiking and other explorations, meditation and observation, and even artistic expressions. There are many ways for us to connect, and it is important to do so, as the human species is not a separate entity from the whole web of life. Each takes their own path. This series explores some of the many ways in which people may weave a tapestry of meaning in coexistence and mutuality with what surrounds us, these are Stories From the Earth. ⭐From the cover: Visiting a one square meter patch of old growth Tennessee forest almost daily for 1 year, biologist David Haskell traces nature's oath through the seasons and brings the forest and it's inhabitants to vivid life. Beginning with simple observations - a salamander scuttling across the leaf litter; the first blossom of spring wildflowers - Haskell spins a brilliant web of biology, ecology, and poetry. He explains the science that binds together the tiniest microbes in the largest mammals, and describes the ecosystems that have cycled for thousands - sometimes millions - of years. Written with remarkable grace and empathy, The Forest Unseen is a grand tour of nature and all its beauty and complexity. ⭐As mentioned in the Podcast Fall of Civilizations https://www.youtube.com/@FallofCivilizations ⭐The Unruly Podcast https://soundcloud.com/unrulystories/ren-hurst

In light of our 50th Episode coming up it is time to take another look back on some of the great conversations we have had over the three years! A big thank you to all of our amazing guests and everyone who has supported the show! We can't do this with out you! All links go to our YouTube Channel but you can listen to all full interviews on Anchor, Spotify and Apple Podcasts. I would like to apologize to Jordan Hughes! They have changed their pronouns and I did use their old pronouns in the intro to their clip. I did not realized this change until after ⭐Why Stories From the Earth? Humankind's relationship to the natural world is as diverse and dynamic as each individual plant, animal, mineral, and piece of geography. There are many ways that we can engage with our living planet, be it through herbalism, gardening, hiking and other explorations, meditation and observation, and even artistic expressions. There are many ways for us to connect, and it is important to do so, as the human species is not a separate entity from the whole web of life. Each takes their own path. This series explores some of the many ways in which people may weave a tapestry of meaning in coexistence and mutuality with what surrounds us, these are Stories From the Earth. #43 Stories From The Earth Podcast - The Seasons: Winter/Autumn - Special Topics #2 Panel Chat https://youtu.be/fWIBkstuCNE #14 - Stories From The Earth Podcast - Interview - Lori Collins Jenkins https://youtu.be/qgjOXMgi-To #33 Stories From The Earth Podcast Interview with Herbalist, Teacher and Writer Patricia Howell https://youtu.be/BFUtYg7fVZg #18 Stories From The Earth Podcast - Interview with Jordan Hughes https://youtu.be/bErJEkP0J0k #34 Stories From The Earth Podcast - Interview with Herbalist and Farmer Lorri Bura https://youtu.be/7ktORNzo3OU #37 Stories From The Earth Podcast - Interview with Molly Pekula https://youtu.be/gzlqcKaz-M8 #38 Stories From The Earth Podcast - Interview with Calen Ann Otto - The Unruly Edition https://youtu.be/B1tBTiL238A #35 Stories From The Earth Podcast - Biophilia by Edward O. Wilson - The Humans in Space Episode https://youtu.be/xmVv0t-yppM #40 Stories From The Earth Podcast - Interview with Doug Elliot https://youtu.be/t0z2jfYhWWE #42 Stories From The Earth Podcast Interview with Of Wand & Earth - Pascha Haninah and Lisa Wagoner https://youtu.be/BO8Hh8hPh8I #41 - Stories From The Earth Podcast - Interview with Mason Hutchison founder of HerbRally https://youtu.be/yh63933miN8 #6 Stories From the Earth Podcast - Interview with Herbalist Ceara Foley https://youtu.be/jHu8pwVUvGM

In this special panel discussion episode Jennifer chats with Deanna Rose, Lori Jenkins, Byron Ballard and Sara Jackson about the upcoming seasons of Autumn/Winter, the ideas around the concept of seasonal change, what is a season anyway and more! Plus a healthy ramble about corn and a good bit about everyone's love for indoor pluming! From poop to capitalism! Please join in and listen to this very special episode! ⭐Deanna Rose https://deannarose.org/ https://www.instagram.com/deannarosemusic/ Stories From The Earth Podcast Interview https://youtu.be/DJ9i73tCuUw https://youtu.be/rii7ppZz7lI ⭐Lori Jenkins https://www.sisterofmotherearth.com/ https://www.patreon.com/sisterofmotherearth https://www.instagram.com/sisterofmotherearth/ Stories From The Earth Podcast Interview https://youtu.be/qgjOXMgi-To ⭐Byron Ballard https://www.myvillagewitch.com/ https://www.instagram.com/byronballard5789/ Stories From The Earth Podcast Interview https://youtu.be/C0-Zzj6bkRg Where to buy Bryon's books: https://www.thriftbooks.com/a/h-byron-ballard/1065505/ https://www.malaprops.com/search/author/%22Ballard%2C%20H.%20Byron%22 ⭐Sara Jackson https://www.batcavebotanicals.com/ https://www.wildamericanginseng.org/ https://www.appalachianforestfarmers.org/ https://www.instagram.com/batcavebotanicals/ Stories From The Earth Podcast Interview https://youtu.be/nfPB3VQ5vXg

Today we welcome the two awesome Western North Carolina women behind Of Wand and Earth MARSHALL'S MAGICAL MERCANTILE! Madison County's one and only metaphysical shop for magical and mystical folk from near and far. Welcome Pascha Haninah and Lisa Wagoner!

Today we welcome Mason Hutchison, founder of HerbRally, a podcast and website that promotes Herbalism education and events. He himself has completed apprenticeships at Columbine's School of Botanical Studies and Arctos School of Herbal and Botanical Studies. Mason was Events and Marketing Manger for the famed Mountain Rose Herbs for 11 years. He also is the co-organizer for one of the longest running herbal events in the USA - the Breitenbush Herbal Conference in Detroit Oregon.

Today we're thrilled to talk with local storyteller, naturalist and herbalist Doug Elliott. He's the author of several books, including “Wild Roots: A Forager's Guide to the Wild Edible and Medicinal Roots, Tubers, Corms, & Rhizomes” and also has produced a CD titled “Crawdads, Doodlebugs and Creasy Greens: Songs, Stories and Lore Celebrating the Natural World”. Doug has lectured and performed at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto and conducted workshops for the Smithsonian Institution. He has led ranger training sessions for the National Park Service and guided people on wilderness experiences from down-east Maine to the Florida Everglades. He was also named harmonica champion at Fiddler's Grove Festival in Union Grove, N.C.! Quite the jack of all trades I'd say.

Today we're diving in with Rebecca Beyer, the founder of Blood And Spicebush School of Old Craft here in western North Carolina. Rebecca likes to help people get more in touch with nature and plant medicine by teaching people how to incorporate old ways back into a cyclical life. She has a bachelor's degree in plant and soil science and a master's in Appalachian studies and sustainability with a concentration in Appalachian Ethnobotany. Rebecca likes to practice, research, and write about Appalachian traditional folk magic and witchcraft, primitive living skills and homesteading, foraging, ethnobotany and other folk ways. Together she refers to this approach as Hedgecraft

Today we're speaking with a friend of Ellen's, Calen Otto, whom she came to know when they became the primary Yoga instructor operating out of her business Middle Path Nutrition and Wellness Center. But come to find out Calen is SO MUCH MORE than a yoga instructor. They are professionally active in vegan and animal rights groups globally, and from a rather young age became a very avid traveler, for which they run an ongoing travel blog and podcast for known at The Unruly Traveler. Calen also just published their first book this last year titled “The Art of Unruly Travel on a Budget: A guide to traveling the USA on a small budget as ethically and creatively as possible” ⭐Why Stories From the Earth? Humankind's relationship to the natural world is as diverse and dynamic as each individual plant, animal, mineral, and piece of geography. There are many ways that we can engage with our living planet, be it through herbalism, gardening, hiking and other explorations, meditation and observation, and even artistic expressions. There are many ways for us to connect, and it is important to do so, as the human species is not a separate entity from the whole web of life. Each takes their own path. This series explores some of the many ways in which people may weave a tapestry of meaning in coexistence and mutuality with what surrounds us, these are Stories From the Earth.

Today we welcome guest Molly Pekula, founder of Radian Guidance - Molly is an adept astrologer and a lover of earth medicine and bodywork for wellness, finding ways to combine the 3 passions harmoniously when working with her clients.

Ellen and I are starting our 3rd year doing this podcast. So we thought it would be a great time to take a look back on some of the great conversations we have had over the last two years! A big thank you to all of our amazing guests and everyone who have supported the show! We can't do this with out you! All links go to our YouTube Channel but you can listen to all full interviews on Anchor, Spotify and Apple Podcasts. ⭐Why Stories From the Earth? Mankind's relationship to the natural world is as diverse and dynamic as each individual plant, animal, mineral, and piece of geography. There are many ways that we can engage with our living planet, be it through herbalism, gardening, hiking and other explorations, meditation and observation, and even artistic expressions. There are many ways for us to connect, and it is important to do so, as the human species is not a separate entity from the whole web of life. Each takes their own path. This series explores some of the many ways in which people may weave a tapestry of meaning in coexistence and mutuality with what surrounds us, these are Stories From the Earth. #21 Stories From The Earth Podcast - Interview with folklorist, witch, and writer Bryon Ballard https://youtu.be/C0-Zzj6bkRg #23 Stories From The Earth Podcast - Importance of Story in Herbalism - with Herbalist Deanna Rose https://youtu.be/DJ9i73tCuUw #24 Stories From The Earth - Interview with Biologist and Conservationist Kat Selm https://youtu.be/0B6qcelgTlo #25 Stories From The Earth Podcast - A Book Chat - Women Who Run With The Wolves https://youtu.be/xckkYd-0ysQ #26 Stories From The Earth Podcast - With Jeannie Dunn of Red Moon Herbs https://youtu.be/Owo9u5bszeg #27 Stories From The Earth Podcast - A Book Chat - The One Straw Revolution https://youtu.be/hMg4X4lLJ14 #28 Stories From The Earth Podcast - A Book Chat - Black Elk Speaks https://youtu.be/KIOQ1rfDZac #29 Stories From The Earth Podcast - Interview with the group All Our Relations https://youtu.be/eFglI2RJQgo #1 - Stories From the Earth Podcast - Interview with Deanna Rose https://youtu.be/rii7ppZz7lI #30 Stories From The Earth Podcast - Interview with Linda and Luke Black Elk https://youtu.be/TASs5F3d-HA #31 Stories From The Earth Podcast - Interview with Herbalist Heather Jones https://youtu.be/zeEw4UQFhWs #32 Stories From the Earth Podcast - Interview with Herbalist/Singer/Songwriter - Josh Fox https://youtu.be/hXHcN8NmKvQ #33 Stories From The Earth Podcast Interview with Herbalist, Teacher and Writer Patricia Howell https://youtu.be/BFUtYg7fVZg # 11 Stories From The Earth - Interview with Sara Jackson https://anchor.fm/storiesfromtheearth/episodes/11-Stories-From-The-Earth---Interview-with-Sara-Jackson-ephffs --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/storiesfromtheearth/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/storiesfromtheearth/support

Today Ellen and Jennifer are going to be doing a book review episode of Biophilia by Edward O. Wilson. Ellen learned of this book from Her sister, who's a biologist and works in conservation. She knows Ellen has always had a fascination with Ants, and E.O. Wilson here's specialty was entomology, particularly with regards to the study of ants. But this book is not his main “Ant” book, this book is considered his “most personal” work, reflecting on what he feels to be the important and intrinsic connection humans have to the natural world, and why it is important we realize such. Jennifer had not heard of this book before reading it for this episode. She is just ok on the subject of ants but she is very interested in how to unweave rainbows. ⭐Why Stories From the Earth? Mankind's relationship to the natural world is as diverse and dynamic as each individual plant, animal, mineral, and piece of geography. There are many ways that we can engage with our living planet, be it through herbalism, gardening, hiking and other explorations, meditation and observation, and even artistic expressions. There are many ways for us to connect, and it is important to do so, as the human species is not a separate entity from the whole web of life. Each takes their own path. This series explores some of the many ways in which people may weave a tapestry of meaning in coexistence and mutuality with what surrounds us, these are Stories From the Earth.

Today we are going to be talking Lorri Bura, Founder of Green Heart Gardens in Candler North Carolina just outside of Asheville. Lorri was a graduate of the non-profit Organic Grower's School Farm Beginnings year-long farmer training program. She took what she learned and ran with it, developing her own successful medicinal herb farm supplying materials to other brands and formulators as well as her own product creations and achieving organic certification status for her property. Lorri's work is guided by being in communion with the plant spirits, or Devas, which inspires unique mandala designs in her garden planning and more. Lorri has additionally been a guest speaker and teacher for Organic Growers school and other events in the south east.

Today Ellen and Jennifer are going to be talking with Patricia Howell, registered herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild. founder and teacher of the Botanologos school of Herbal Studies in Georgia, Herbalist in residence at the Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center, and author of the book, “Medicinal Plants of the Southern Appalachians”. BotanoLogos School of Herbal Studies https://wildhealingherbs.com/ Clinical Skills for Herbalists Series: The Art of the Intake https://wildhealingherbs.com/courses/the-art-of-the-intake/ Foundations of Herbalism Online Program 2022 https://wildhealingherbs.com/courses/foundations-of-herbalism-online-program-2022/ Medicinal Plants of the Southern Appalachians https://wildhealingherbs.com/book/ Herbalista/Herb Bus https://herbalista.org/ Wild Crete Travel https://www.facebook.com/wildcretetravelseminars/ ⭐Why Stories From the Earth? Mankind's relationship to the natural world is as diverse and dynamic as each individual plant, animal, mineral, and piece of geography. There are many ways that we can engage with our living planet, be it through herbalism, gardening, hiking and other explorations, meditation and observation, and even artistic expressions. There are many ways for us to connect, and it is important to do so, as the human species is not a separate entity from the whole web of life. Each takes their own path. This series explores some of the many ways in which people may weave a tapestry of meaning in coexistence and mutuality with what surrounds us, these are Stories From the Earth.

In this episode Ellen and Jennifer talk with Josh Fox, Instructor and practitioner of Fox Herbs and Acupuncture in Asheville North Carolina. An interesting conversation around how we, in the USA, grieve vs. other parts of the world. Ellen and Jennifer chat with Josh about herbs, grief and loss and listen an amazing song about dandelions. In addition to being a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist, Josh is a folk singer/songwriter and storyteller, who enjoys focusing on themes related to the natural world. Follow Josh on: https://foxsongs.bandcamp.com/releases https://www.foxhealing.com/ https://www.facebook.com/foxhealing https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBuwKXKhIw4xRfvfVOYgBcQ Books we talked about: Braiding Sweetgrass https://www.amazon.com/Braiding-Sweetgrass-Indigenous-Scientific-Knowledge/dp/1571313567/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1640056206&sr=8-1 The Overstory https://www.amazon.com/Overstory-Novel-Richard-Powers/dp/039335668X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1640056409&sr=8-1 ⭐Why Stories From the Earth? Mankind's relationship to the natural world is as diverse and dynamic as each individual plant, animal, mineral, and piece of geography. There are many ways that we can engage with our living planet, be it through herbalism, gardening, hiking and other explorations, meditation and observation, and even artistic expressions. There are many ways for us to connect, and it is important to do so, as the human species is not a separate entity from the whole web of life. Each takes their own path. This series explores some of the many ways in which people may weave a tapestry of meaning in coexistence and mutuality with what surrounds us, these are Stories From the Earth.

Today Ellen and Jennifer are going to be talking with farmer and herbalist, founder of Enchantment Creek Apothecary in Wyoming, Heather Jones. Follow Heather on: https://enchantmentcreekherbs.com/ https://www.instagram.com/enchantmentcreek/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeqVOZUUjvyZbbnIhjvl1-w

Today Ellen and Jennifer are going to be talking with Linda Black Elk, Ethnobotanist and Educator, Director of Food Sovereignty at United Tribes Technical College of Bismarck, and activist from Standing Rock who oversaw the medic tent at the Dakota Access Pipeline protests in 2016 through 2017. We also welcome her husband, Luke Black Elk, an environmental studies major, Indigenous sovereignty activist, and direct descendent of famed Oglala Lakota medicine man Nicholas Black Elk. Follow Linda and Luke on: https://www.facebook.com/lindablackelk https://www.instagram.com/linda.black.elk/

Today Ellen and Jennifer will be chatting with two of the six members of the group: All our Relations Our mission is to create unification through unconditional love, sacred witnessing and spiritual regeneration in order to uplift the collective consciousness.

⭐In honor of Indigenous People's Day on October 11th, Ellen and Jennifer are going to be delving into the book “Black Elk Speaks” by John G. Niehardt Why this book? Ellen: I think this book would have aptly made it into our review of an episode sooner or later, because I think it very much fits our theme of talking about and exploring various ways mankind is connected to nature and the earth. In the particular context of this book it could be said, and seen to be, as coming from a particularly spiritually influenced angle. But then I'd like to pose the question ‘where does spirituality and science of reality meet, if not but in nature, and the human drive to reconcile ourselves within it?' It seems that Indigenous peoples the world over, or anyone embracing a more animistic purview, are more adept at understanding and balancing along this line; and that a book like Black Elk Speaks, if it is even a fraction true to Black Elk's own word and vision, thus becomes an insightful gift or gentle guide to appeal to the connection of all life. Jennifer: Simply because I have never read anything like this book before and I was extremely interested in hearing Black Elk's story. I feel that many Indigenous people have a way of looking at the world that we have lost. Maybe by learning about indigenous people we can re- learn some of what we as non native people have lost and this will help us change the way in which we have been living. At the very least we need to find a less destructive way to live on this planet so that we can survive. Black Elk is a man who has essentially been through the end of the world and I think there is a lot we can learn from him in this time of change.

Join Ellen and Jennifer as they chat about the natural farming book - The One Straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukuoka. Ellen: "had heard about and stumbled across this book numerous times 10, 15, 20 years ago and just never got around to reading it. I'm not even sure what finally prompted me to pick it up so many years later in the thick of educating myself about permaculture and other resilient farming methods, but let me tell you, when I finally read it I kind of felt like kicking myself for getting to it so late! Because I honestly believe had I read it all those years ago it could have helped propel and inform me in so many ways that I longed for back then and couldn't conceptualize."

Today Jennifer and Ellen are going to be talking with Jeannie Dunn, Director of Red Moon Herbs in Asheville North Carolina As a professional herbalist and North Carolina native, Jeannie has been wildcrafting and making herbal extracts, oils, and salves for over a 15 years. She studied formally at both the NC School of Natural Healing and One World Healing Arts, but her herbal roots go much further back to the back-to-basics lifestyle infused in her as a child. Today, knowing the powerful healing properties of those 'weeds' she used to pull, Jeannie happily uses them in her fermentations, herbal extracts, and fun, medicinal elixirs.

Join Ellen and Jennifer as they dig into the book Women Who Run with The Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype, by Clarissa Pinkola Estes!

Today Ellen and Jennifer will to be talking with Ellen's sister, Kat. Kat is an Biologist and Conservationist and the Co - founder of the https://www.conejoclimate.org/ Books Talked About: ⭐https://www.amazon.com/Aldo-Leopold-Books/s?k=Aldo+Leopold&rh=n%3A283155 ⭐https://www.amazon.com/dp/0807871729/?coliid=I19E9GQOVJS0V3&colid=E5F1I4X3LUAW&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it ⭐https://www.amazon.com/dp/160819454X/?coliid=I2E32AYHTU3YXN&colid=E5F1I4X3LUAW&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it Ways to get involved! ⭐Dogwood Alliance: https://www.dogwoodalliance.org/our-work/forests-climate/ ⭐NC WARN: https://www.ncwarn.org/ ⭐Southern Alliance for Clean Energy: https://cleanenergy.org/north-carolina/ ⭐The city of Asheville has a climate justice initiative: https://www.ashevillenc.gov/department/sustainability/climate-initiatives/climate-justice-initiative/#:~:text=In%20January%202020%20Asheville%20City%20Council%20declared%20a%20Climate%20Emergency.&text=The%20Climate%20Justice%20Initiative%20seeks,direction%20of%20climate%20resilience%20action. ⭐Climate Reality Project: https://www.climaterealityproject.org/chapters-program?_ga=2.93625247.365189735.1622078851-1944475760.1616634009#northcarolina ⭐350 Asheville: https://world.350.org/asheville/about/ ⭐350 Triangle: https://world.350.org/triangle/?_ga=2.205919635.1434230224.1622079161-345459041.1622079161 ⭐350 Charlotte: https://www.facebook.com/350-Charlotte-2214851082166536/ ⭐https://ballotpedia.org/State_environmental_policy_acts

In this episode Ellen and Jennifer are going to continue talking about one of the ideas that they spoke about last week when they were chatting about the book “A Weedwifes Remedy” (Episode 22) which is the role that stories play in herbalism, with special guest, local herbalist Deanna Rose.

Join Ellen and Jennifer as they talk about the book: A Weedwife's Remedy by Kiva Rose Hardin "Kiva Rose Hardin is a folk herbalist, botanical perfumer, musician, and storyteller. Kiva has been practicing herbalism for almost two decades, and studying botanical perfumery for nearly a dozen years now. Especially influenced by folk healers such as Maria Treben and Juliette De Bairacli Levy; she celebrates common and abundant plant medicines and bioregional aromatics in her work and writing. Kiva's love of fairy tales, folklore, and plant magic are united in the work of The Enchanter's Green. She and her partner, Jesse Wolf Hardin, are currently collaborating on a folklore based oracle deck!" - The Enchanter's Green

Ellen and Jennifer chat with writer and the "Asheville Village Witch" Bryon Ballard We are here with Byron Ballard, an educator, folklorist, and writer who was born and raised here in western NC. She has served as a featured presenter at Sacred Space Conference, Southeast Wise Women's Herbal Conference, and Glastonbury Goddess Conference and has spoken at Harvard and the University of NC. She is senior priestess and cofounder of Mother Grove Goddess Temple and the Coalition of Earth Religions for Education and Support. She writes a regular column for Sage Woman Magazine and is the author of four previous books which we hope to discuss a bit today in addition to her latest book “Roots, Branches and Spirits”

Ellen and Jennifer chat with Laney Sullivan and Jameson Price of the band Holy River!! About Holy River: "Høly River is founded by multi-instrumentalists Laney Sullivan and Jameson Price. Fusing together the pulse of drone pop, worldly instrumentation, this experimental music would best be described as a landscape, as a biome all its own. This musical phenomenon has come to be known as, Earth folk, a type of music inspired thematically by the natural environment: flora, fauna, soil, stars, and the human experience. From harmonium engulfed melodies to mouth-harp stomp grass, Høly River taps into an embodied and innate celebration of internal and external worlds, attempting to bring them closer together with each beat. On record or in-person, a listener is entranced in the soaring vocal ballads bathed the in moonlight of dance beats and folk-inspired roots. The music of Høly River carries the message of humanity's need for reconnection with itself and the earth. Mystically political and wholeheartedly grassroots this DIY band finds themselves playing on large festival stages as well as backyard fire pits of intentional communities around the world." - Holy River YouTube Channel

Join Ellen and Jennifer as they talk about the book: Roots, Branches and Spirits by H. Byron Ballard

Please join Ellen and I as we chat with our good friend Jordan Hughes and take a deep dive into what is sacred self care, self care and her amazing ritual bath boxes. Jordan is licensed massage therapist, artist, intuitive tarot reader, and over the past year her business Crescent Moon Healing Arts has become really focused on sacred self care.