Plant Cunning Podcast

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Ep.46: The 'Pawpaw' of Pawpaws with Neal Peterson Aug 25, 2021

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In this episode we speak with Neal Peterson, who has devoted over 40 years to breeding pawpaws (Asimina triloba). We talk about how he first fell in love with this delicious fruit, how he tracked down the remnants of the early 20th century pawpaw collections just in time, and selected 7 superior pawpaw cultivars out of 1,500 seedlings.

You can find his website at: Petersonpawpaws.com

And support the podcast at: Patreon.com/plantcunning

Ep.45: Eric Joseph Lewis and the Yoga of Plants pt. 2 Aug 11, 2021

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In this episode we speak with Eric about some more of his favorite plants, including sweet potato, hickory and chestnut, about how to start a DIY nursery, selecting genetics for nursery stock, the secret of how to eat sunchokes so you don't gas out all your friends, and some very important appropriate technologies.

You can find him on facebook as Eric Joseph Lewis, and on Instragram at @ericjosephlewisplants, and the nursery he is affiliated with is Plant Path Nursery

You can support the podcast at Patreon.com/plantcunning

Ep.44: Eric Joseph Lewis and the Yoga of Plants pt. 1 Aug 04, 2021

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In this episode we speak with Eric about getting interested in plants after finding out he was living in a field of lowbush blueberries, the influence of Frank Cook, natural male birth control with Papaya seeds, and some of his favorite plants.

You can find him on facebook as Eric Joseph Lewis, and on Instragram at @ericjosephlewisplants, and the nursery he is affiliated with is Plant Path Nursery

You can support the podcast at Patreon.com/plantcunning

Ep.43: Mark Stavish on Alchemy and the Future of Esotericism Jul 28, 2021

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We speak with esotericist, author and director of studies for the Institute for Hermetic Studies, Mark Stavish, about alchemy and spagyrics, always keeping the end goal in mind, the purpose and the future of esotericism, the importance of group work, and how to build an effective group.

Ep.42: High Summer, Deep Time Duocast Jul 21, 2021

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The number 42 is AC's fav and we talk about why briefly. We draw inspiration from some of our previous episodes and dive a bit deeper into some topics discussed like diversity, dissensus (and do-ocracies), climate crisis, grief and how to throw mud at walls. Of course, discussing plants is also a big part of the episode. We talk about wild flowers, weeds, cottage gardens and dumpstered potatoes.

Ep.41: Exploring Microanimism with Dr. Siv Watkins Jul 14, 2021

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In this episode we speak with Siv about the wide world of the "smalls", how to interact with microbes as people, where humans ends and bacteria begins, horses, and lots more fun. You can find Siv at https://www.microanimism.com/ and you can support the podcast at Patreon.com/PlantCunning

Ep.40: Janet Kent and Radical Vitalism Jul 07, 2021

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In this episode we speak with Janet Kent about learning herbalism as a young punk, starting Terra Sylva School of Botanical Medicine, radical vitalism, the autonomic nervous system (and herbs for that!), and her famous "grief relief" formula (which she shared with us and is posted below!)

Acute Grief Tincture

Hawthorn (Berries, Flowers or both) 4 parts
Peach leaf 3 parts
Motherwort 2 parts
Kava kava 2 parts
Anemone 1 part

"Also, if people want my zines, Ease Your Mind: Herbs for Mental Health and Under Pressure: Herbs for Resilience by writing me at medicinecountyherbs@gmail or messaging me @radicalvitalism on Instagram."

Radical Vitalism essay

https://radicalvitalism.wordpress.com/2016/08/19/radical-vitalism-by-janet-kent-and-dave-meesters/

Herbalism in an Age of Mass Extinction, two essays

https://radicalvitalism.wordpress.com/2017/09/03/herbalism-in-an-age-of-mass-extinction-part-one-context-concepts-and-strategy/

https://radicalvitalism.wordpress.com/2017/09/12/herbalism-in-an-age-of-mass-extinction-part-two-ecologically-minded-practice/

You are Nature essay

https://radicalvitalism.wordpress.com/2020/02/01/you-are-nature-working-with-the-elements-for-change/

Janet and Dave's podcast

https://thebookonfire.podbean.com/

Season one we discuss Donna Haraway's Staying with the Trouble.

Season two we discuss Sylvia Federici's Caliban and the Witch.

Ep.39: Macrocosm, Microcosm, & the Beauty of Science with Guido Masé Jun 30, 2021

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In this episode we speak with herbalist Guido Masé about consciousness, will, the beauty of science, how herbalism helps him unite his love of science with his love of spirit (and plants!) We talk about the importance of phytochemical diversity, "wild plant deficiency syndrome", and dancing with darkness.

You can support the podcast at Patreon.com/plantcunning

Ep.38: Going Off The Trail with Jain Alcock-White Jun 23, 2021

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In this episode we speak with Jain about growing up with a botanist in the backyard, helping folks connect to nature (even if they didn't grow up with a botanist in the backyard), herbal cakes, being a park ranger, and going off the trail.

You can find her at: https://www.champagnehillbotanicals.ca/ and on IG at @champagne.hill.botanicals

Ep.37: Plant Music with Loretta Maps Bolt Jun 16, 2021

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Biotunes

https://mapsbolt.wixsite.com/biotunes
Cannatunes

https://cannatunes.wixsite.com/mysite/music

Ginseng Guided meditation spa kit

https://www.cimarron-maz.com/product-page/guided-ginseng-meditation

Other stuff

Damanhur

https://damanhur.travel/

Plants Play

https://www.plantsplay.com/

Cleave Baxter

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/992993.Primary_Perception

Loretta "Maps Bolt" Hord is an artist, innovator, technoshaman, and paradigm changer focused on interspecies collaboration. After studying environmental law at the SUNY College of Environmental Sciences and Forestry she began trying her hand at biodynamic farming, environmental education, and geo locative coding. Since then, Maps Bolt creates realistic pathways for humanity to manifest deeper connections with the natural world through animistic perspectives and technology.
Maps Bolt looks to be eclectic in her experiences and use them to facilitate her work. Constantly learning new skills in coding, alternative artistic methods, and AR/VR development, she works to connect all of these disciplines into the pioneering of plant music applications and provides a unique user experience that makes plant vitality evident through sound.
As founder of Biotunes, she uses multi-media, multi-sensory applications that translates bio-rhythmic energy of the plant into musical notes and a cymatic visual projection. Her strongest influences has been the works of other researchers and scientists such as Monica Gagliano, author ot "Thus Spoke the Plant", Cleave Baxter who first transmitted data from plants, or Jeremy Narby who stated in his 2012 Bioneers presentation “The way the shamans describe it, the spirits of nature, or the essences, are themselves melodies. When they perceive these different entities, if you pay careful attention, they vibrate out a melody. And the work of the shaman is to pick up the given melodies of each species.” This statement best expresses the core of Maps work with plants and creating immersive experiences that engage the public. Her work is also influenced by the notion of "hikoi", a Maori term for pilgrimage.
Through the engagement of making music with plants by translating the electrical impulses into musical notes, questions about who gets to belong, who makes the decisions, and what is considered valuable in the conservation world arises. Combining plant generated soundscapes with geolocative tools, allows for the creation of “songlines” - geo-triggered audio tours of ethnobotanical communities . When the music made by plants are connected to gps location, the plants song will automatically play through a mobile app when approaching each individual plant species. The placement of the songlines are often in in publically accessible forests and gardens.

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