Podcasts about Wild Seed

Caitlin and Alan send Penelope Fittes off in a Lockwood and Co style! By burning her house down. We talk about skeleton's in the closet, Skull getting out of his jar, and Battle-Damage Lockwood. In a change of pace for us- we talk about LockLyle as a ship. And living life to the fullest!Wild Seed by Octavia ButlerHaunting the Narrative is the other Lockwood and Co podcastFollow Caitlin on BlueSky @inferiorcaitlinFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.

We talk about making a bracket for bad guys in books (and movies) for fun on our book squad page. We also review 3 awesome books! The Scandalous Life of Nancy Randolf by Kate Braithwaite, The Wild Seed by Octavia Butler The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Kim Delaney farms with Aaron Lyons and Stephen Surgenessie at Hawthorn Farm Organic Seeds in Mount Forest, Ontario. They grow certified organic seeds on two farm sites for their online store and to distribute through Seedy Saturdays and through their wholesale seed rack program. In this episode, Kim discusses how she began her seed journey working in tall grass prairie restoration and how that blossomed into growing and selling vegetable, flower, and herb seeds. Kim also talks about how she has established and manages wild collection areas on her farm to harvest seed for wild bergamot, black-eyed Susan, milkweed, prairie grasses, and other plants. Kim explains how Hawthorn has worked with local farmers to grow seed on their farms as part of a transition town project where market growers grow the seed crop and Hawthorne would harvest and clean the seed. We discuss Kim's vision of what that could look like as a cross-country project. Kim also describes some of the seed infrastructure they've set up at Hawthorn including a seed dryer in a shipping container and a DIY air column. For this episode's technical section, Kim talks about growing and harvesting seeds from two native prairie grasses, Indian grass and blue stem grass. Follow Hawthorn Farm Organic Seeds on Instagram & check out their website Follow Dan on Instagram, get his newsletter, & follow Tourne-Sol Cooperative Farm PRE-ORDER Dan's new book, The Seed Farmer, from notillgrowers.com Mentioned in the show… The Organic Seed Grower by John Navazio The Organic Seed Alliance Real Seeds (UK) DIY seed cleaner The Winnow Wizard Folks who support The Seed Farmer Podcast The goal of the Culinary Breeding Network is to improve communication between plant breeders, seed growers, farmers, chefs, produce buyers and others to improve quality in vegetables, fruits and grains. Learn more and check out upcoming events! Are you a farmer looking for educational resources in Canada? Check out Young Agrarians! They are a farmer-to-farmer educational resource network for new and young ecological, organic, and regenerative farmers. This February, join thousands of farmers like you from across the U.S. for three days of community building and farmer-led learning at the 36th annual Marbleseed Organic Farming Conference in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Truelove Seeds is a farm-based seed company offering culturally important and open pollinated vegetable, herb, and flower seeds. Check out their podcast, Seeds & Their People, wherever you're listening to The Seed Farmer Podcast!

This episode we're discussing the format of Non-Fiction Graphic Novels & Comics! We talk about what we even mean when we say “non-fiction,” comics vs. graphic novels, art vs. writing, memoirs vs. other stuff, and more. Plus: It's been over 365 days since our last gorilla attack! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards Join our Discord Server! Things We Read (or tried to…) Moi aussi je voulais l'emporter by Julie Delporte This Woman's Work by Julie Delporte, translated by Helge Dascher and Aleshia Jensen Sông by Hài-Anh and Pauline Guitton Kimiko Does Cancer by Kimiko Tobimatsu and Keet Geniza Why I Adopted by Husband by Yuta Yagi The Art and Life of Hilma af Klint by Ylva Hillström, translated by Karin Eklund Go to Sleep (I Miss You): Cartoons from the Fog of New Parenthood by Lucy Knisley Nuking Alaska: Notes of an Atomic Fugitive by Peter Dunlap-Shohl My Brain is Different: Stories of ADHD and Other Developmental Disorders by Monzusu, translated by Ben Trethewey The Comic Book Guide to Growing Food: Step-by-Step Vegetable Gardening for Everyone by Joseph Tychonievich and Liz Kozik Other Media We Mentioned Fun Home by Alison Bechdel Fun Home (musical) (Wikipedia) Maus by Art Spiegelman Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, translated by Mattias Ripa Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud The Essential Dykes To Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel Displacement by Lucy Knisley Pedro and Me: Friendship, Loss, and What I Learned and Judd Winick Melody: Story of a Nude Dancer by Sylvie Rancourt, translated by Helge Dascher Kid Gloves by Lucy Knisley The Mental Load by Emma The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel What Is Obscenity?: The Story of a Good for Nothing Artist and Her Pussy by Rokudenashiko Homestar Runner Button Pusher by Tyler Page Last of the Sandwalkers by Jay Hosler Clan Apis by Jay Hosler Ping-pong by Zviane Dumb: Living Without a Voice by Georgia Webber When David Lost His Voice by Judith Vanistendael Blankets by Craig Thompson Smile by Raina Telegmeier Dog Man by Dav Pilkey Sensible Footwear: A Girl's Guide by Kate Charlesworth Links, Articles, and Things Harvey Pekar (Wikipedia) Joe Sacco (Wikipedia) Japanese adult adoption (Wikipedia) In the name of the queer: Sailor Moon's LGBTQ legacy The Spectre of Orientalism in Craig Thompson's Habibi Cultural Appropriation in Craig Thompson's Graphic Novel Habibi 35 Non-fiction Graphic Novels by BIPOC Authors Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers' Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here. This Place: 150 Years Retold Zodiac: A Graphic Memoir by Ai Weiwei with Elettra Stamboulis & Gianluca Costantini Nat Turner by Kyle Baker The Talk by Darrin Bell The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui I'm a Wild Seed by Sharon Lee De la Cruz Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American by Laura Gao Stamped from the Beginning: A Graphic History of Racist Ideas in America by Joel Christian Gill and Ibram X. Kendi Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall and Hugo Martinez The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book by Gord Hill Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob The American Dream? A Journey on Route 66 Discovering Dinosaur Statues, Muffler Man, and the Perfect Breakfast Burrito: a Graphic Memoir by Shing Yin Khor Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook, Ryan Estrada, and Ko Hyung-Ju In Limbo by Deb J.J. Lee This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America by Navied Mahdavian Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martín Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story by Sarah Myer Steady Rollin': Preacher Kid, Black Punk and Pedaling Papa by Fred Noland Citizen 13660 by Mine Okubo Your Black Friend and Other Strangers by Ben Passmore Kwändǖr by Cole Pauls Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey by Edel Rodriguez Power Born of Dreams: My Story is Palestine by Mohammad Sabaaneh A First Time for Everything by Dan Santat Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi Grandmothers, Our Grandmothers: Remembering the "Comfort Women" of World War II by Han Seong-Won Death Threat by Vivek Shraya and Ness Lee Palimpsest: Documents From A Korean Adoption by Lisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom Big Black: Stand at Attica by Frank "Big Black" Smith, Jared Reinmuth, and Améziane Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice by Tommie Smith, Dawud Anyabwile, and Derrick Barnes The High Desert by James Spooner They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, and Harmony Becker Feelings by Manjit Thapp The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History by David F. Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard by Ronald Wimberly and Braham Revel Bonus list: 21 Non-Fiction Manga Give us feedback! Fill out the form to ask for a recommendation or suggest a genre or title for us to read! Join our Discord Server! Check out our Tumblr, follow us on Instagram, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email!

Even with its dry spells, wind, and blistering heat, Waco has enjoyed a bounty of flowers over the years. Mary Sendón recalls the Cotton Palace expositions held in the early 1900s in the Bell's Hill area: "They kept the grounds so beautiful. You never saw so many chrysanthemums in all your life as you would see at the Cotton Palace. They planted those things early. Every row that led up to the new—there were several different areas—they led to the main building—and every one was bordered with chrysanthemum flower beds. And they had the flower building, the florist building there, with all of the flowers. Florists came together even from outside and had beautiful arrangements." Florist Harry Reed describes a few of the local flowers his family sold before it became common to import flowers from all over the world: "We raised a lot of marigolds in the summertime. That's a crop that you can—an outdoor crop that you can grow. We grew dahlias, a lot of dahlias, because we couldn't get much else. And the flower now known as lisianthus, grows wild down around Willis, Texas. And we used to ship those wildflowers. About the only two flowers we had during July and August, that time of the year, was bluebells and marigolds, and we sold lots of them. (laughs) But now nobody would think about using those things." Alva Stem, former director of Waco Parks and Recreation, tells about some of the vegetation added to Cameron Park during his tenure: "The vinca vine that grows wild on the slopes, we transplanted that into various hills for soil erosion as well as color because in the springtime it would come out with a beautiful blossom. And then we would plant bluebonnets out there; these would be along the scenic right-of-way. One of them was going up toward the Cameron Park Clubhouse. That was one of the big areas that we put the bluebonnets. And it bloomed for years until the drought just got it all." With funding from former Congressman Bob Poage, Miss Nellie's Pretty Place was created in Cameron Park in the 1980s. Max Robertson was Waco Parks and Recreation director during that time and describes the implementation of the site: "I remember the first year had the most magnificent show of wildflowers, and I've not seen it look anywhere near as good as it looked that first year. [In] fact, we had, in our research—and Mr. Poage was highly involved in that—we were hooked up with, at the time, one of the top wildflower persons in the state, a fellow by the name of John Thomas who owns a company called Wildseed. This John Thomas came in and seeded the park. It was a beautiful red—it was a poppy that actually was not a native species that Mr. Thomas said, ‘This is going to be a sure-fire flower so you'll have it when you open.' And he was absolutely right; it was a beautiful sea of red over that Miss Nellie's." Perhaps because of the frequent harsh weather conditions in Central Texas, residents can enjoy the contrasting beauty of the area's flowers all the more. Texas bluebells, once a popular item at Reed's Flowers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In gardens across the US state of Maine, locals are discovering the joy of collecting, sharing and growing native seeds. An added benefit? These wild, native seeds have naturally evolved to support local birds, bugs and bees.

This episode features Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler. Spoilers are between the 50 – 1:55 minute marks. We discuss at length the differences and similarities between Anyanwu and Doro as entities and in the settlements they create. We also touch on their different powers and gush about Isaac during spoilers. We end with our usual segments and another surprise book reveal. Enjoy!

What kind of superpowers would you want? How about the ones our characters have in the books we read for this week's episode? Shapeshifting, immortality, ability to fly, superstrength, and...Math? Books mentioned on this episode: Wildseed by Octavia E. Butler, Faith by Julie Murphy, Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson, Zero Sum Game by S.L. Huang, and Dreadnaught by April Daniels. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keepitfictional/message

In this episode of the "The Creative Leaders" podcast, we are joined in the Bigmouth Audio Virtual Studio by Jesse Cleverly, Founder and Creative Director at Wildseed Studios. Jesse is a multi-award-winning Creative Executive with 30 years experience in Theatre, TV and Film. Follow Jesse here: LinkedIn Follow Stephen here: LinkedIn We're a podcast that focuses on in-depth conversations with leaders, founders and top creative talent working in animation, gaming and beyond. Hosted by Stephen Scott and Powered by Bigmouth Audio. Follow us: Instagram | Linkedin Our website: https://bigmouthaudio.com

Host Victoria Horn discusses the books she read in February 2023, from bedtime stories and YA graphic novels to Ashley C. Ford's powerful memoir Somebody's Daughter and Toni Morrison's Recitatif. On V's Verses, Victoria recommends love poems and reads her original poem, "A Lifetime." Email us at ask.odell.library@gmail.com! Odell Public Library Facebook page Odell Public Library website and Friends Odell Outreach newsletter sign-up PrairieCat Library Catalog List of PrairieCat libraries Libby App FAQ Sound the Alarm event: sign up or call 815-963-8471 ext. 7 Volunteer for Sound the Alarm: sign up or email NWILalarminstall@redcross.org Scorched Grace by Margo Douaihy (coming soon to Adult Fiction!) Beneath by Cori Doerrfeld (Odell owns) Bear is a Bear by Jonathan Stutzman, illustrated by Dan Sandat (Odell owns) There's a Mouse in My House by Ross Collins (Odell owns) It's So Quiet by Sherri Duskey Rinker, illustrated by Tony Fucile (Odell owns) The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander (Odell owns) The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag Crumbs by Danie Stirling Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C. Ford (Odell owns) Recitatif by Toni Morrison (Odell owns) The New Oil Painting by Kimberly Brooks Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith I'm A Wild Seed by Sharon Lee De La Cruz Victoria Horn's poetry Instagram @verses.with.v “In Trust” and “The Hug” by Thom Gunn “Wild nights - Wild nights! (269)” by Emily Dickinson “Sonnet 116” by William Shakespeare “Poem for My Love” by June Jordan

We are so honored to share an episode with you from one of our favorite podcasts, FOR THE WILD. --- “The fugitive is the figure of the Anthropocene, a political invitation to unlearn ‘mastery,' to fall to the Earth, to learn how to commune with soil… In a sense, the fugitive answers the question that is hidden within the words of my Elders, when they say: ‘in order to find your way, you must become lost.'” Returning guest Bayo Akomolafe guides listeners on a journey to lose oneself and leave behind the ties that bind us to world views that do not serve humanity's wholeness. Touching on the historical roots of fugitivity from the politics of the slave ship and beyond, Bayo challenges us to lean into the “political un-project” that is fugitivity, blurring societally-imposed binaries, in order to better understand the human territory and to make more-than-human sanctuary through post activism. If justice is an action and not a static state, how can we embody it? Twisting and turning through the contours of human consciousness and understanding, Bayo and Ayana dive into meaningful and existential questions. How do we cope with the complexity of being “imbricated with the things we are trying to escape from?” What is the shape and form of accountability? How do we commune with the unknowable? Rooted in trickster philosophy and abundant spirituality, Bayo encourages mindful and playful questions. These are times in which we must reframe our understanding of justice, of history, and of humanity. At the heart of the complex questioning in the episode, lies the vital question of our time – what does it mean to be a human in times such as this? Bayo Akomolafe (Ph.D.), rooted with the Yoruba people in a more-than-human world, is the father to Alethea and Kyah, the grateful life partner to Ije, son and brother. A widely celebrated international speaker, posthumanist thinker, poet, teacher, public intellectual, essayist, and author of two books, These Wilds Beyond our Fences: Letters to My Daughter on Humanity's Search for Home (North Atlantic Books) and We Will Tell Our Own Story: The Lions of Africa Speak, Bayo Akomolafe is the Visionary Founder of The Emergence Network and host of the online postactivist course, ‘We Will Dance with Mountains'. The music featured in this episode is “Humm” and “Wild Seed” by Dzidzor and “Spiritual” by Lady Moon and the Eclipse. To learn more about For The Wild's Slow Study course with Bayo, We Will Dance With Mountains: Into the Cracks!, visit here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/how-to-survive-the-end-of-the-world/message

Wildseed Farms is the largest working Wildseed farm in the entire world! How did it all begin?  What First Lady of the United States was a good friend of the owners John and Marilyn Thomas? What will the bluebonnets be like this year? Who is behind this phenomenal place that is Fredericksburg's #1 top tourist hotspot? What is there to see and do? That is a lot of questions but we have ALL the answers for you in this interview with John Thomas!

In this episode we rank songs from the solo career of Morten Harket, the legendary vocalist of equally legendary band a-ha. And whether you are new to Morten's solo efforts or have listened to all or most of it already this is definitely a podcast for you!In this episode we'll be discussing the different stages of Morten's solo career, JP once again tries to give a short summary of something (will he ever succeed?), and we find out if people in Copenhagen actually use stairs at all. And is there really a video called ‘Dance lessons by Morten Harket'?We also learn about when Peter the Producer prefers to listen to Christmas songs, Jesper announces songs in up to three different languages all at once, and JP just gives up on speaking Norwegian altogether. Apart from that we struggle with the word ‘hymn' and Jesper discovers some exotic instruments.We also disagree on the ranking for a song about an animal, we discuss which song can be compared to an accountant dad, and how many songs about basket weavers does JP actually know? And why didn't Jesper play an album by Morten for his friends on the ferry home from Oslo?Furthermore we discuss a very literal 360 degrees turn by Morten, we hear about an interview from 1993 that made Jesper really worried, and we wonder if it's OK to call your girlfriend a turtle.And mixed with all of this there are 30 songs by Morten for you to enjoy. Maybe you know them all, maybe you know some of them or maybe you don't really know any of them. So we hope that this podcast can act both as a reminder and an ear-opener to some of the great songs that Morten has released outside of a-ha. Also take the opportunity to join the discussion about our ranking on Facebook where we'd love for you to talk to us and tell us things we could find helpful.https://www.facebook.com/rankingaha

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week's episode is home grown in a sense as I had the chance to chat with long-time friend and collaborator, Farai Malianga. Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Farai's journey to the US found him at the University in Colorado in Boulder where our stories connect. He is a Videographer, Composer, and Musician who began his career in African Dance in Colorado with Leticia Williams' Harambee and Musical Director Judy “Fatu” Henderson. He later relocated to New York where he began studying dance and drum with pioneers Yousouf Koumbasa, Mbemba Bangoura and Ronald K. Brown. He has performed with creative Masters such as Chuck Davis in BAMs ‘Dance Africa', Reginald Yates and Heritage O.P. for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre's their 40th Anniversary season; with musicians such as Roy Ayers, Wunmi Olaiya,, Manchild Black, and Akua Allrich to name a few. He has also performed on and off broadway in the musical 'Fela!' and “Darker Faces of the Earth” directed by Trezana Beverley, respectively. As a videographer, most recent projects include editing the archival documentary for “Kumbuka” the longest active New Orleans-based West African Dance troupe. This fall he joins Florida State University as a tenure track Professor with a focus on music for dance and choreography. He will be teaching Rhythmic Analysis, Music for Choreography, and Digital Audio Recording while also providing music support for African, Dunham and Contemporary classes. We definitely have something to look forward to seeing Farai's work flourish on a whole new level in this role! Where to find Farai? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/farai-malianga-21b13351/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/maliangafaraim/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/farai.malianga) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/fmmalianga) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/PLFMM) What's Farai reading? Octavia E. Butler (https://www.octaviabutler.com) What's Farai listening to? Kendrick Lamar (https://oklama.com) J. Cole (https://www.dreamville.com) Pharoahe Monch (https://www.pharoahe.com) Other topics of interest: Regional Dance America (https://regionaldanceamerica.org) Ronald K. Brown (https://www.evidencedance.com) Scott Russel Sanders (https://www.scottrussellsanders.com/book_pages/dancing_in_dreamtime.html) Jawole Willa Jo Zollar (https://www.urbanbushwomen.org/the-founder) Beatrice Capote (http://www.beatricecapote.com) Onye P. Ozuzu (https://arts.ufl.edu/directory/profile/152957) Camille A. Brown (http://www.camilleabrown.org) Christal Brown (https://christalbrown.com) The Shift Network (https://theshiftnetwork.com) Amiri Baraka (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiri_Baraka) The Lay Out (https://www.instagram.com/thelayoutco/?hl=en) About LEAP Transmedia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9xLBQraiSc) Special Guest: Farai Malianga.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week's episode is home grown in a sense as I had the chance to chat with long-time friend and collaborator, Farai Malianga. Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Farai's journey to the US found him at the University in Colorado in Boulder where our stories connect. He is a Videographer, Composer, and Musician who began his career in African Dance in Colorado with Leticia Williams' Harambee and Musical Director Judy “Fatu” Henderson. He later relocated to New York where he began studying dance and drum with pioneers Yousouf Koumbasa, Mbemba Bangoura and Ronald K. Brown. He has performed with creative Masters such as Chuck Davis in BAMs ‘Dance Africa', Reginald Yates and Heritage O.P. for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre's their 40th Anniversary season; with musicians such as Roy Ayers, Wunmi Olaiya,, Manchild Black, and Akua Allrich to name a few. He has also performed on and off broadway in the musical 'Fela!' and “Darker Faces of the Earth” directed by Trezana Beverley, respectively. As a videographer, most recent projects include editing the archival documentary for “Kumbuka” the longest active New Orleans-based West African Dance troupe. This fall he joins Florida State University as a tenure track Professor with a focus on music for dance and choreography. He will be teaching Rhythmic Analysis, Music for Choreography, and Digital Audio Recording while also providing music support for African, Dunham and Contemporary classes. We definitely have something to look forward to seeing Farai's work flourish on a whole new level in this role! Where to find Farai? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/farai-malianga-21b13351/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/maliangafaraim/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/farai.malianga) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/fmmalianga) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/PLFMM) What's Farai reading? Octavia E. Butler (https://www.octaviabutler.com) What's Farai listening to? Kendrick Lamar (https://oklama.com) J. Cole (https://www.dreamville.com) Pharoahe Monch (https://www.pharoahe.com) Other topics of interest: Regional Dance America (https://regionaldanceamerica.org) Ronald K. Brown (https://www.evidencedance.com) Scott Russel Sanders (https://www.scottrussellsanders.com/book_pages/dancing_in_dreamtime.html) Jawole Willa Jo Zollar (https://www.urbanbushwomen.org/the-founder) Beatrice Capote (http://www.beatricecapote.com) Onye P. Ozuzu (https://arts.ufl.edu/directory/profile/152957) Camille A. Brown (http://www.camilleabrown.org) Christal Brown (https://christalbrown.com) The Shift Network (https://theshiftnetwork.com) Amiri Baraka (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiri_Baraka) The Lay Out (https://www.instagram.com/thelayoutco/?hl=en) About LEAP Transmedia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9xLBQraiSc) Special Guest: Farai Malianga.

The Wildseed WItch by Marti Dumas

This week on the Down the Garden Path podcast, landscape designers Matthew Dressing and Joanne Shaw talk about native plants with Anna Fialkoff, the Ecological Programs Manager at Wild Seed Project in Portland, Maine. Join Joanne and Matt as they discuss native plants with Anna Fialkoff of Wild Seed Project. Here are some of the questions and topics covered in this episode: What does the Wild Seed Project do and why? A non-profit to inspire people to grow native plants Set people up for success with native plants in the landscape Organize walks, talks and workshops Sell and promote native plant seeds Easier to grow from seed as they don't need as much coddling Sow in the late fall and they will germinate in the spring Use a potting mix with compost mixed with your soil Sow them thickly in a 4.5" pot and put them outside with some sand and protect them from rodents Tell us about your pledge to rewild and your tree planting initiative. Started in late 2020, helping people find the tools to plant natives and to be more mindful of their practices Mindful practices – less mowing and blowing, unlearning old horticultural practices like cutting everything back in the fall Where do you ship to? Currently only ship to the US. Are there any special events or items you'd like to promote? Guide publications: Native Ground Covers for Northeast Landscapes and Native Trees for Northeast Landscapes You can find the Wild Seed Project online at Wild Seed Project and on Facebook and Instagram. Down the Garden Path Podcast Each week on Down The Garden Path, professional landscape designers Joanne Shaw and Matthew Dressing discuss down-to-earth tips and advice for your plants, gardens and landscapes. As the owner of Down2Earth Landscape Design, Joanne Shaw has been designing beautiful gardens for homeowners east of Toronto for over a decade. A horticulturist and landscape designer, Matthew Dressing owns Natural Affinity Garden Design, a landscape design and garden maintenance firm servicing Toronto and the Eastern GTA. Together, they do their best to bring you interesting, relevant and useful topics to help you keep your garden as low maintenance as possible. In their new book, Down the Garden Path: A Step-By-Step Guide to Your Ontario Garden, Joanne and Matthew distill their horticultural and design expertise and their combined experiences in helping others create and maintain thriving gardens into one easy-to-read monthly reference guide. It's now available on Amazon.

We discuss book one of the Patternist series: Wild Seed. Spoiler Warning. Trigger Warning. 

We are once again with Doro and Anyanwu, who we left at the end of Wild Seed - but we are now in modern times. Doro has continued to breed his powerful offspring, with the same flawed results, full of suffering. Anyanwu, going by Emma now, continues to carry the weight of his cavalier arrogance. You can support Octavia's Parables on Patreon - we are ad-free and independent, and your support helps us stay that way. We appreciate you! Transcripts are at readingoctavia.com, and you can follow us on twitter @oparables, and on instagram (finally!) at @oparables.

Shelbi takes Jakob, Frank, and I on a tour of the Wildseed Ranch, a communal living space in East County San Diego for creatives to focus on their craft.

This episode finds Branan tired and new father Anson unexpectedly well-rested. Discussed in this episode: SEVERANCE, GIRLS Vs. GANGSTERS AND MIKE TYSON (!), Joel Coen's THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH as reviewed by Ethan Coen,  Octavia Butler's  WILD SEED, THE SPARROW by Mary Doria Russell, A delinquent dancing cactus, wisdom from Sterling Hayden, Anson's worst moment as an actor, and a giant and expensive rebar chicken, and more!

Missouri native Emily Hemeyer fuses her passions for art, teaching and the natural world. She is in a graduate school program through Project Dragonfly, and teaches classes everywhere she can about foraging for plants and mushrooms in Missouri. She is working on some pretty amazing stuff extracting dye from mushrooms! Want to take a class with her? Follow this link! https://www.sporeprojects.com/classesCheck out these links and handles to see more info on Emily and her graduate program, as well as the books she referenced in our discussion. https://projectdragonfly.miamioh.edu/https://www.facebook.com/groups/538010973438174/?ref=shareInsta: @wildseedfieldmuseum Books:"Mushrooms For Color" by Miriam RiceAlissa Allen, who runs the “Mushrooms For Color” Facebook page, is another wonderful resource and has her own website here: https://www.mycopigments.com/"Rainbow Beneath My Feet" by Arlene Rainis Bessett and Alan Bessett

It's always a delight to talk to one of the readers I admire most: returning guest of the show Marion Hill. Today, Marion joined me to talk about the sci-fi classic “Parable of the Sower,” and we had a great discussion about repeated readings, what makes a book sci-fi, and how Octavia Butler transcends any genre. Support the Best Book Ever Podcast on Patreon Follow the Best Book Ever Podcast on Instagram or on the Best Book Ever Website Do you have a book you want to tell me about? Go HERE to apply to be a guest on the Best Book Ever Podcast.   Host: Julie Strauss Website/Instagram     Guest: Marion Hill Instagram/Website   Discussed in this episode: The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (After we recorded this episode, I spotted this haunting graphic novel version of the book) The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson The Fifth Season by NK Jemison The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin The Dispossessed by Ursula K. LeGuin Kindred by Octavia Butler Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler Artpace Gallery, San Antonio, Texas Wild Seed by Octavia Butler (Listen to Marti Dumas tell me about Wild Seed on Episode 030) The Little Country by Charles de Lint Memory and Dream by Charles de Lint (Listen to Marion's tell me about this book on Episode 008) Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison   Discussed in our Patreon Exclusive clip All the Seas of the World by Guy Gavriel Kay The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead   (Note: Some of the above links are affiliate links, meaning I get a few bucks off your purchase at no extra expense to you. Anytime you shop for books, you can use my affiliate link on Bookshop, which also supports Indie Bookstores around the country. If you're shopping for everything else – clothes, office supplies, gluten-free pasta, couches – you can use my affiliate link for Amazon. Thank you for helping to keep the Best Book Ever Podcast in business!)

Anyanwu and Doro find an uneasy peace. But Doro will not, cannot, understand or respect what is sacred to Anyanwu: those she loves. She is done. But yet again, Anyanwu chooses life. At the end, she draws boundaries and makes compromises. Is this survival? Toshi and adrienne break down the final chapter and epilogue of Octavia E. Butler's Wild Seed. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider. We'll be back in a few months, with Mind of My Mind. And we're working on merch! So check out our Patreon for more info soon. Follow us on twitter at @oparables, and support us on Patreon at Octavia's Parables. Visit our website at readingoctavia.com for transcripts and more.

It's always a delight to talk to one of the readers I admire most: returning guest of the show Marion Hill. Today, Marion joined me to talk about the sci-fi classic “Parable of the Sower,” and we had a great discussion about repeated readings, what makes a book sci-fi, and how Octavia Butler transcends any genre. Support the Best Book Ever Podcast on Patreon Follow the Best Book Ever Podcast on Instagram or on the Best Book Ever Website Do you have a book you want to tell me about? Go HERE to apply to be a guest on the Best Book Ever Podcast.   Host: Julie Strauss Website/Instagram     Guest: Marion Hill Instagram/Website   Discussed in this episode: The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (After we recorded this episode, I spotted this haunting graphic novel version of the book) The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson The Fifth Season by NK Jemison The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin The Dispossessed by Ursula K. LeGuin Kindred by Octavia Butler Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler Artpace Gallery, San Antonio, Texas Wild Seed by Octavia Butler (Listen to Marti Dumas tell me about Wild Seed on Episode 030) The Little Country by Charles de Lint Memory and Dream by Charles de Lint (Listen to Marion's tell me about this book on Episode 008) Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison   Discussed in our Patreon Exclusive clip All the Seas of the World by Guy Gavriel Kay The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead   (Note: Some of the above links are affiliate links, meaning I get a few bucks off your purchase at no extra expense to you. Anytime you shop for books, you can use my affiliate link on Bookshop, which also supports Indie Bookstores around the country. If you're shopping for everything else – clothes, office supplies, gluten-free pasta, couches – you can use my affiliate link for Amazon. Thank you for helping to keep the Best Book Ever Podcast in business!)

Conflict with Doro, and a suicide. Anyanwu, in her grief, returns to the sea to heal. And when she comes home, Doro is waiting. She finds strange comfort in this long-known being, and as always, danger. Toshi and adrienne break down chapter 13 of Octavia E. Butler's Wild Seed. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider. What would look different in the US if we had enough space for the grief that we're currently holding? How vulnerable are we when we are tired? Follow us on twitter at @oparables, and support us on Patreon at Octavia's Parables. Visit our website at readingoctavia.com for transcripts and more.

Doro left his son with Anyanwu, to marry her daughter. But the son, Joseph, is a sly, vicious, untenable danger. A murderer, a rapist. Only the leopard can respond. Toshi and adrienne break down chapter 12 of Octavia E. Butler's Wild Seed. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider. Follow us on twitter at @oparables, and support us on Patreon at Octavia's Parables. Visit our website at readingoctavia.com for transcripts and more.

Forward in time. Doro has been hunting Anyanwu for decades. He finds her, her children, generations of her line. All she has built, he wants. Yet again, she compromises to keep her people safe. And yet again, there is so much he fails to understand. Toshi and adrienne explore chapter 11 of Octavia E. Butler's Wild Seed. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider. Follow us on twitter at @oparables, and support us on Patreon at Octavia's Parables. Visit our website at readingoctavia.com for transcripts and more.

A short but fierce chapter. Funerals for Nweke and Isaac. Doro's emotions push him to change bodies. Anyanwu's emotions push her to flee. As a dolphin, as a bird, she finds a new clarity, and finally, finally a new sense of her own power. If not partners, then adversaries. Toshi and adrienne explore chapter 10 of Octavia E. Butler's Wild Seed. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider. Follow us on twitter at @oparables, and support us on Patreon at Octavia's Parables. Visit our website at readingoctavia.com for transcripts and more.

We learn more about Doro's childhood, and more about Anyanwu and Isaac's love. Nweke's transition continues with Anyanwu's support. But Doro's breeding program doesn't go to plan. Isaac, Nweke, and everyone come to grief. Toshi and adrienne explore chapter 9 of Octavia E. Butler's Wild Seed. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider. Follow us on twitter at @oparables, and support us on Patreon at Octavia's Parables. Visit our website at readingoctavia.com for transcripts and more.

A specific trigger warning for this chapter, for abusive relationship. Anyanwu helps her daughter Nweke in her transition; Doro leaves them to it. We see anew the power of Anyanwu's empathy, and Doro's inability to understand it. We learn of Nweke's fraught conception, rooted in punishment, power, and death. Toshi and adrienne explore chapter 8 of Octavia E. Butler's Wild Seed. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider. Follow us on twitter at @oparables, and support us on Patreon at Octavia's Parables. Visit our website at readingoctavia.com for transcripts and more.

A specific trigger warning for this chapter, for child sexual abuse and incest. Fifty years have passed. Anyanwu is married to Isaac, and is mother to many. Her daughter Nweke is nearing her transition; Doro returns, called by the girl. When he arrives, he sees in Nweke an opportunity to replace and humiliate Anyanwu, and takes it. Toshi and adrienne explore chapter 7 of Octavia E. Butler's Wild Seed. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider. Follow us on twitter at @oparables, and support us on Patreon at Octavia's Parables. Visit our website at readingoctavia.com for transcripts and more.

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 14 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Wild Seed. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider. We lost our detailed episode descriptions when episodes were taken down, more soon! We're glad to be back. Follow us on twitter ⁠⁠⁠@oparables⁠⁠⁠, and support us on Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠Octavia's Parables⁠⁠⁠.

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 13 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Wild Seed. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider. We lost our detailed episode descriptions when episodes were taken down, more soon! We're glad to be back. Follow us on twitter ⁠⁠⁠@oparables⁠⁠⁠, and support us on Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠Octavia's Parables⁠⁠⁠.

Fall and early winter are the perfect time in much of the Northern Hemisphere to plant bulbs, woody shrubs and trees, herbaceous perennials, and perennial vines in the landscape. It is also a good time to seed many spring-blooming native(and non-native) annuals. So, I thought it was just the right time of year as well to chat a little with Heather McCargo of the Wild Seed Project in Portland, Maine. Focused on the relationship between seed grown native plants in cultivated landscapes and reweaving healthy ecosystems across our world, Heather founded The Wild Seed Project and served as its executive Director from 2014 – 2021. She is currently the seed program manager for the project. The Wild Seed Project envisions a landscape where people help re-populate the landscape to be abundant with native plants (primarily grown from seed) so that we can support wildlife, biodiversity, and buffer the effects of climate change. They invite gardeners around the country - the world in fact – to take their rewild pledge committing to working towards including a minimum of 70% seed-grown native plants in your garden. Cultivating Place now has a donate button! We thank you so much for listening over the years and we hope you'll support Cultivating Place. We can't thank you enough for making it possible for this young program to grow even more of these types of conversations. The show is available as a podcast on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Podcast, and Stitcher. To read more and for many more photos please visit www.cultivatingplace.com.

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 12 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Wild Seed. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider. We lost our detailed episode descriptions when episodes were taken down, more soon! We're glad to be back. Follow us on twitter ⁠⁠⁠@oparables⁠⁠⁠, and support us on Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠Octavia's Parables⁠⁠⁠.

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 11 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Wild Seed. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider. We lost our detailed episode descriptions when episodes were taken down, more soon! We're glad to be back. Follow us on twitter ⁠⁠⁠@oparables⁠⁠⁠, and support us on Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠Octavia's Parables⁠⁠⁠.

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 10 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Wild Seed. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider. We lost our detailed episode descriptions when episodes were taken down, more soon! We're glad to be back. Follow us on twitter ⁠⁠⁠@oparables⁠⁠⁠, and support us on Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠Octavia's Parables⁠⁠⁠.

Anyanwu, Doro, Isaac and the rest of the Silver Star's passengers arrive at Doro's land. Anyanwu is adapting to new language, new food, new customs and expectations. The extent and goals of Doro's breeding program becomes clearer to us, and to her. Intimacies and abominations. Toshi and adrienne explore chapter 6 of Octavia E. Butler's Wild Seed. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider. Follow us on twitter at @oparables, and support us on Patreon at Octavia's Parables. Visit our website at readingoctavia.com for transcripts and more.

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 9 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Wild Seed. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider. We lost our detailed episode descriptions when episodes were taken down, more soon! We're glad to be back. Follow us on twitter ⁠⁠⁠@oparables⁠⁠⁠, and support us on Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠Octavia's Parables⁠⁠⁠.

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 8 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Wild Seed. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider. We lost our detailed episode descriptions when episodes were taken down, more soon! We're glad to be back. Follow us on twitter ⁠⁠⁠@oparables⁠⁠⁠, and support us on Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠Octavia's Parables⁠⁠⁠.

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 7 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Wild Seed. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider. We lost our detailed episode descriptions when episodes were taken down, more soon! We're glad to be back. Follow us on twitter ⁠⁠⁠@oparables⁠⁠⁠, and support us on Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠Octavia's Parables⁠⁠⁠.

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 6 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Wild Seed. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider. We lost our detailed episode descriptions when episodes were taken down, more soon! We're glad to be back. Follow us on twitter ⁠⁠⁠@oparables⁠⁠⁠, and support us on Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠Octavia's Parables⁠⁠⁠.

Anyanwu reveals more of her capacities to Doro and her shipmates. Her danger, her hunger, her transformations. Isaac's powers become more clear. And Octavia graces us with some of her most sensual writing, on the pleasures of being a dolphin. Toshi and adrienne explore chapter 5 of Octavia E. Butler's Wild Seed. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider. Follow us on twitter at @oparables, and support us on Patreon at Octavia's Parables. Visit our website at readingoctavia.com for transcripts and more.

Welcome to My Years Through My Ears, a series about influential songs that have shaped influential lives. Each guest breaks down the soundtrack to their life story, picking the most personally impactful songs to represent each chapter along the way. My name is Andrés Tardio and today's guest is Sa-Roc. She's the leader of the "Goddess Gang" and a phenomenal MC, who just released the deluxe edition of her newest album, The Sharecropper's Daughter. Her story is an inspirational one, proving what can happen when you start out as a "Wild Seed" with big dreams and then go on to try to create a legacy that lasts "Forever." Special thanks to Sa-Roc for sharing her story here. Please check out her work on The Sharecropper's Daughter and catch her on tour in a city near you whenever you can. The theme song for this series was provided by Atmosphere. It was used w/ permission from Slug, Ant, and RHymesayers Entertainment. Additional music was created for this podcast by Chase Moore. Tune in soon for a new episode, like, subscribe, and do whatever else podcast hosts ask for. I'm sure it's all very helpful. Sa-Roc's My Years Through My Ears Playlist Pre Teens Junkyard Band — “Ruff-It-Off” Jimi Hendrix — “Angel” Early Teens The Cranberries — “Linger” Lenny Kravitz — “Heaven Help” Late Teens Outkast — “Wheelz of Steel” Lauryn Hill — “When It Hurts So Bad” Twenties Dead Prez — “Hip-Hop” Jay Electronica — “Voodoo Man” Thirties Black Thought — “Twofifteen” Moses Sumney — “Don't Bother Calling”

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 4 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Wild Seed. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider. We lost our detailed episode descriptions when episodes were taken down, more soon! We're glad to be back. Follow us on twitter ⁠⁠⁠@oparables⁠⁠⁠, and support us on Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠Octavia's Parables⁠⁠⁠.

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 3 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Wild Seed. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider. We lost our detailed episode descriptions when episodes were taken down, more soon! We're glad to be back. Follow us on twitter ⁠⁠⁠@oparables⁠⁠⁠, and support us on Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠Octavia's Parables⁠⁠⁠.

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 2 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Wild Seed. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider. We lost our detailed episode descriptions when episodes were taken down, more soon! We're glad to be back. Follow us on twitter ⁠⁠@oparables⁠⁠, and support us on Patreon at ⁠⁠Octavia's Parables⁠⁠.

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 1 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Wild See. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider. We lost our detailed episode descriptions when episodes were taken down, more soon! We're glad to be back. Follow us on twitter ⁠⁠@oparables⁠⁠, and support us on Patreon at ⁠⁠Octavia's Parables⁠⁠.

Episode Show Notes This week's questions is: What language would you most like your book translated into? Find out more about our guest Joseph Alexander on: Website: www.translatebooks.com Music website www.fundamental-changes.com for over 350 free HD video lessons or to get signed as an author. The link Joseph mentioned for the book to read 12 Ways to Market Your Book in German is here. Don't forget The Anatomy of Prose is now live, you can get it in ebook, paperback or hardback now. Click the link here. Order the Workbook here. Book recommendation: Wild Seed by Octavia Butler Amazon UK Amazon USA Listener Rebel of the Week is Matt Goodall If you'd like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com or tweet me @rebelauthorpod Thank you to new patron Bair Klos Thank you to all my current patrons for the ongoing support. If you'd like to support the show, and get access to all the bonus essays, posts and content, you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack