The Mushroom Hour Podcast

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Ep. 92: Fungal Diversity Survey - Championing Fungal Conservation, Together (feat. Bill Sheehan PhD & Gabriela D'Elia) Aug 22, 2021

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Today on Mushroom Hour we have are graced by the presence of Bill Sheehan PhD and Gabriela D’Elia of the Fungal Diversity Survey - also known as FunDiS. Bill Sheehan is the co-founder and president of FunDiS and Gabriela is currently FunDiS Deep Funga Blog Editor. FunDiS aims to increase scientific knowledge and public awareness of the critical role of fungi in the health of our ecosystems and to better utilize and protect them in a world of rapid climate change and habitat loss. They do this by equipping community scientists, working with professionals, with the reporting tools to document the diversity and distribution of fungi across North America.

Bill spent most of his career starting and running two national environmental policy nonprofits. Around the time he was getting ready to retire he reconnected with his love of natural history through a fascination with fungi. Combining his experience running nonprofits with his scientific training and an appreciation for the power of grassroots action, FunDiS unites several mycelial strands of his life.

Gabriela first noticed the marvelous mushrooms while she was walking around Seattle, WA. After studying fungal ecology at school there, Gabriela embraced a perspective of Holistic Mycology, which views fungi as ecology, medicine, language, ancestor, and philosophy. Gabriela is leader of the FunDiS local project, Northern Utah Funga Community Science; V.P. of the Mushroom Society of Utah; and founder of Moon Mushrooms, which focuses on mycology education and crafting tiny batch tinctures.

TOPICS COVERED:

How Bill and Gabriela came to FunDiS
Origins of FunDiS
Evolution from North American Mycoflora Project
Importance of Mapping Fungal Diversity
Undiscovered Diversity all Around the US
Amateurs Leading the Way in Biodiversity Studies
iNaturalist and Mushroom Observer
Genetic Sequencing
Biodiversity Data Feeding Conservation Efforts
Rising Awareness of Fungi in Conservation Efforts
Rare Fungi Challenges
How to Participate in FunDiS Diversity Surveys
How to Volunteer and Support FunDiS
Future of FunDiS, Community Mycology & Biodiversity Data

EPISODE RESOURCES:

FunDiS Website: https://fundis.org/
FunDiS IG: https://www.instagram.com/fungaldiversitysurvey/
FunDiS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fungaldiversitysurvey
iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/
Mushroom Observer: https://mushroomobserver.org/
Pachycudonia spathulata: https://fundis.org/images/PDF/Pachycudonia-spathulata_trifold-web.pdf
Dictyocephalos attenuatus: https://fundis.org/images/PDF/Dictyocephalos-attenuatus_trifold-web.pdf
Pholiota nubigena (Bubblegum fungus): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pholiota_nubigena
Bubblegum Fungus Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOa2ECym254
Tricholomopsis rutilans (Plums and Custard Mushroom): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricholomopsis_rutilans

Ep. 91: Bioluminescent Fungi, Mysterious Endophytes & the Mushrooms of Vanuatu (feat. Brian Perry PhD) Aug 13, 2021

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Today on the Mushroom Hour Podcast we have the privilege of speaking with Brian Perry PhD, Associate Professor of Biology at California State University, East Bay. He received his Master's Degree from San Francisco State University under the guidance of Dr. Dennis E. Desjardin, and his Ph.D. from Harvard University where he studied with Dr. Donald H. Pfister. Brian has been studying fungi since 1995, and has published over 45 papers in scientific journals. In addition to studying the evolution of fungal bioluminescence, he also conducts research on mushrooms and other fungi of Vanuatu, the assembly and biogeography of island fungal communities, endophytic fungi of Hawaiian plants, and the systematics of Mycena and allied genera. Brian teaches several mycology courses at Cal State East Bay and the Sierra Nevada Field Campus, and recently launched a Sierra Nevada Mycoflora project.
TOPICS COVERED:

Raised with an Appreciation for Nature
Mycological Influence of Dr. Dennis Desjardin
Why Do Some Mushrooms Glow?
Exploring Evolution of Fungal Bioluminescence
Biochemistry of Bioluminescence
Biology & Ecological Roles of Endophytic Fungi
Applied Use of Endophytes
Fungal Ecology of Tropical Islands
Research in Vanuatu
Vanuatu’s Indigenous Culture
Ethnomycology Among Vanuatu’s Indigenous Peoples
Tropical Island Phylogeography & Biogeography
Biogeographical Mysteries
Rise of Citizen Mycologists

EPISODE RESOURCES:

Dr. Brian Perry Website: https://www.perrymycolab.com/
CSU East Bay Website: https://www.csueastbay.edu/directory/profiles/biol/perrybrian.html
Prof. Dennis Desjardin: https://biology.sfsu.edu/faculty/desjardin
Metrosideros polymorpha (plant species): https://www2.hawaii.edu/~eherring/hawnprop/met-poly.htm
Blue Coprinopsis (fungi): https://steveaxford.smugmug.com/Fungi/Basidiomycetes/Coprinoid-fungi/Blue-Coprinopsis/
Schizophyllum commune (fungi): https://www.mushroomexpert.com/schizophyllum_commune.html
Coprinellus disseminatus (fungi): http://www.mushroomexpert.com/coprinellus_disseminatus.html
Mycena californiensis (fungi): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycena_californiensis

Ep. 90: Fungi Freights - Detroit's Urban Lab & Environmental Studio (feat. Tess Burzynski) Aug 06, 2021

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Today on Mushroom Hour it is our great privilege to be joined by Tess Burzynski - founder, head educator and cultivator at Fungi Freights Urban Lab and Environmental Studio. A Science degree graduate from Wayne State University, she works as an Environmental Scientist and continues doing research with mycoremediation in the city of Detroit. Tess is a member of the Michigan Mushroom Hunters Club and the North American Mycological Association. Throughout her studies she has learned the role mycelium plays in the environment and how beneficial, tenacious and magical it truly is. Through Fungi Freights, her goal is to educate Detroit and its surrounding neighbors about the benefits fungi have on health, food security and the environment. Fungi Freights offers an array of educational workshops and events revolved around mushrooms and their never-ending abilities. From identification, foraging and fungi biology, to DIY cultivation and mushroom art, their events never get dull. Their goal is to enlighten the community on the fascinating world of fungi!
TOPICS COVERED:

Lebanese & Polish Wild Food Influences
Finding Healing & Self-Love in Mushrooms
Biochemical Processes in Fungi Decomposition
Decomposers & Mycoremediation
Illustrative Example of Mycoremediation Research
Community Science Leading in Mycoremediation
Unique Ecology of Detroit
Founding of Fungi Freights
Fungi Freights Projects and Community Involvement
Importance of Reciprocity in Community Building
Advice for Our Mushroom Projects
Worldwide Modular, Shipping Container Mushroom Farms
Bright Potential for Detroit
Fastest Organism on Earth is a Fungus?!

EPISODE RESOURCES:

Fungi Freights Website: https://www.fungifreights.net/
Fungi Freights IG: https://www.instagram.com/fungifreights/
Fungi Freights Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fungifreights/
NAMA: https://namyco.org/
Pilobolus crystallinus (Fungus): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilobolus_crystallinus

Ep. 89: Forage London - Urban Foraging & Emotional Connection to Green Spaces (feat. John Rensten) Jul 29, 2021

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Today on Mushroom Hour we have the privilege of speaking with John Rensten. John lived and worked and foraged in London for 20 years before finally escaping to Dorset, via Hampshire, in 2016 to concentrate on mushroom hunting and coastal foraging. He runs and organizes numerous urban foraging events, wild food walks and mushroom forays. On a daily basis, John studies wild food, picks wild food and really obsesses about wild food! He has a deep passion for sharing what he has learned, running city foraging walks and taking groups mushroom hunting in The New Forest or combing the seashore in Dorset. John founded Forage London to give city dwellers a chance to enjoy and discover some of the amazing wild foods that grow all around us.
TOPICS COVERED:

Lush Diversity Found Urban Foraging
Complex Interlocking Ecologies of Greater London
Avoiding Terrestrial Mushrooms in Urban Environments?
Understanding Historical Land Use Where You Forage Fungi
Emotional Relationship with Local Green Spaces
Permaculture and Wild Foraging Permeating the Mainstream
Foraging Cycles, Seasonality, Multiple Crops & Geographic Variation in Fruiting
Edible and Medicinal Winter Mushrooms in the UK
Ancient Practice of Foraging Dovetailing with Modern Technology
Secrets of Wild Food Preservation & Preparation
Wending Path of Forage Knowledge Accumulation Through Gentle Repetition
Importance of Foraging & Learning Local
The Association of Foragers
Foraging Love Story

EPISODE RESOURCES:

Forage London Website: https://www.foragelondon.co.uk/
Forage London IG: https://www.instagram.com/foragelondon/
The Edible City (Book): https://www.amazon.com/Edible-City-Year-Wild-Food/dp/0752266136
Andy Overall: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andy-Overall
Clifford Davy: http://forestforagers.co.uk/about-us/
Pascal Baudar: https://www.instagram.com/pascalbaudar/
Phillip Stark/Berkeley Open Source Food: https://osfood.berkeley.edu/
"Restharrow": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ononis_repens
"Sneezewort": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achillea_ptarmica
Sea Arrowgrass: https://gallowaywildfoods.com/sea-arrowgrass-identification-distribution-edibility/
"Velvet Shank": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enokitake
"Scarlet Elf Cup": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcoscypha_coccinea

Ep. 88: Amanita Dreamer - Piercing the Veil on Entheogenic Uses of Amanita muscaria (feat. Amanita Dreamer) Jul 16, 2021

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*WARNING - This episode in no way condemns or condones the use of any substance. For educational and research purposes only*
Today we are joined by entheogenic researcher Amanita Dreamer. In her former life, Amanita Dreamer was a scientist, an educator and a homesteading mother. Today she shares important information on that most famous of mushrooms, the Amanita muscaria. She looked for years for a natural alternative for help with chronic panic and anxiety and when she found this most iconic mushroom, she delved into the world of fungi and now lives to help others learn what she knows about Amanita muscaria – a mushroom that according to her, "Could save the humans on the planet". She started a YouTube channel and founded a Forum solely dedicated to the Amanita muscaria for those who needed a safe space to get accurate information. After severe and harsh censorship on social media platforms, that are quick to declare any mushroom deadly, dangerous and illegal, she is moving all of her content to a website, AmanitaDreamer.Net. Drawing from what little research there is, Dreamer works to sift through, interpret, share, challenge and ask tough questions. She is controversial at times but scathingly honest about her path and her use of entheogenic medicines and hopes that others will open up to the simplicity, spirit and beauty that is the Amanita muscaria. She brings together the history of lore and indigenous use with modern data, research and science and hopes that this is the beginning of a future where we will know much more about this versatile, functional and magical entheogenic medicine and teacher.
TOPICS COVERED:

Discovering Amanita Muscaria at the Brink of Personal Destruction
The Fight or Flight Response System
The Transformative Healing Potential of Amanita muscaria
The “Power Mushroom"
Modern Masculinity & Amanita muscaria
Amanita muscaria Online Community
Amanita Dreamer's Dosing Protocols
Microdosing Amanita muscaria
Preparation of Amanita muscaria for Therapeutic Use
Conversion of Ibotenic Acid into Muscimol
Learning from Lore and Records of Ancient Usage
Experimenting with Novel Preparations and Uses of Amanita muscaria
Future of Research on Muscaroid Fungi
Embracing Spirituality and Communing with Mushroom Entities

EPISODE RESOURCES:

Amanita Dreamer Website: https://www.amanitadreamer.net/
Amanita Dreamer YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVDN2oZZ3mgaIEVuEUm3YPw
Amanita Dreamer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amanitadreamer/
Amanita Dreamer Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AmanitaDreamer
Amanita Research Forum: https://forum.amanitaresearch.com/
Dr. Trent Austin Patent Converting Ibotenic Acid: https://patents.google.com/patent/US20140004084A1/en
Fly Agaric: A Compendium of History, Pharmacology, Mythology, & Exploration (Book): https://www.amazon.com/Fly-Agaric-Compendium-Pharmacology-Exploration/dp/0578714426

Ep. 87: Cryptic Fungi, Laboulbeniales & Pushing the Boundaries of Fungal Exploration (feat. Danny Haelewaters PhD) Jul 08, 2021

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Today on Mushroom Hour we are joined by adventurer and mycologist Danny Haelewaters PhD. Danny Haelewaters holds a Bachelor’s in Veterinary Sciences, a Master of Science in biology, and a PhD in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology. During his Masters program he developed a new technology to analyze forensic relevant fungi in casework at the Netherlands Forensic Institute. Between 2012 and 2018, he worked at the Farlow Herbarium of the Harvard University Herbaria (Cambridge, MA) as a PhD student. In 2018, he did a short postdoc at the University of South Bohemia in the Czech Republic, and from November 2018 until late 2020 he was a USDA-funded postdoctoral research assistant at Purdue University, where he worked on characterizing the fungal microbiota of Romaine lettuce. Currently he works at Ghent University as a junior postdoctoral fellow on a project dealing with Laboulbeniales associated with bat flies. In addition, he writes popular science articles for different sources. Since the very beginning of his student career at Ghent University (Belgium), he has has loved the interdisciplinary research in biology. It probably contributed to his choice to study the ecto-parasitic Laboulbeniales fungus. I’m excited to learn more about these unique organisms as well as the secrets of other little-known parasitic fungi.
TOPICS COVERED:

From Vet to Mycologist
Fungal Inspiration at the University of Ghent
Discovering Laboulbeniales
Uncovering Phylogeny of Rare, Microscopic Fungi
Bat Fly Research in Panama
Tripartite System of Bats, Bat Flies and Fungi
Future of Laboulbeniales Research on Bat Flies
Other Entomopathogens Including Herpomyces
Physiology of Laboubieniales
Invasive Species & "Enemy Release” Hypothesis
Importance of Conserving Fungal Pathogens
Exploring Laboubeniales as a BioControl Agent
Discovering new Clades of Cryptic Fungal Organisms
Understudied Habitats (Romaine Lettuce & Dead Bodies?!)

EPISODE RESOURCES:

Danny Haelewaters Website: http://www.dannyhaelewaters.com/
Danny Haelewaters Twitter: https://twitter.com/dhaelewa/
Laboulbeniales (Fungal Order): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laboulbeniales
Herpomyces (Fungal Genus): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpomyces
Beauveria bassiana (Fungal Species): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauveria_bassiana
Metarhizium brunneum (Fungal Species Complex):https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metarhizium_brunneum
Ophiocordyceps (Fungal Genus): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophiocordyceps

Ep. 86: Fungi Foundation - The Future is Fungi (feat. Giuliana Furci & Nathalie Kelley) Jun 23, 2021

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Get your tickets now for "THE FUTURE IS FUNGI" Event on 6/26/21:
https://ffungi.org/eng/the-future-is-fungi/
Today we are joined be two powerful advocates for queendom fungi, Giuliana Furci and Nathalie Kelley. Giuliana’s journey began at the age of 19, looking for native foxes in a forest on the Island of Chiloé when she came across a fungus that changed her course. Giuliana believes that fungi choose you, and she heard that call. She did not find field guides on fungi in Chile, so she decided to write one in 2006. She studied Aquaculture and went from studying algae and studies on the negative impacts of salmon farming, to leaving everything and starting the Fungi Foundation – the world’s first NGO dedicated to fungal organisms.

Nathalie Kelley was born in Peru and raised in Australia by her Indigenous mother and grandmother. After working with street children in São Paulo, Brazil and Aboriginal inner-city youth in Redfern, Australia - she began her degree in Social Science and Policy at the University of UNSW. Not long after she started to work as an actress in film and television US, with notable roles in shows like Unreal, Dynasty and most recently as the star of ABC’s The Baker and the Beauty. Despite this change of course she remained inwardly mindful of her privilege and responsibility to her indigenous heritage and people. She has become an advocate for Indigenous peoples, regenerative agriculture, the soil and the undervalued but invaluable role of fungi in our ecosystem. She is now committed to using her story telling skills to be a voice for the voiceless - creating narratives of hope around the power of nature to regenerate and heal and the integral part humans have to play in this process. Nathalie is on the board of Kiss the Ground and the Fungi Foundation.
TOPICS COVERED:

How Nat Discovered Queendom Fungi
Giuliana & Nat Connection with Divine Timing
Fungi Foundation’s Origins in Chile
Growth of the Fungi Foundation & Evolving Global Mission
Documenting Ancestral & Traditional Indigenous Interactions with Fungi
Indigenous Technologies will Yield the Biggest Future Discoveries in Mycology
Importance of Consent when Working with Indigenous Communities
Examples of Indigenous Communities Using Fungi
Indigenous Communities’ Responses to the Program
Fungi Foundation Transcending Its Foundress
Future of Fungi Event
Lineup of Inspirational Presenters
How to Get Involved with the Fungi Foundation

EPISODE RESOURCES:

"Future is Fungi" Event: https://ffungi.org/eng/the-future-is-fungi/
Fungi Foundation Website: https://ffungi.org/
Fungi Foundation IG: https://www.instagram.com/fungifoundation/
Giuliana Furci IG: https://www.instagram.com/giulifungi/
Nat Kelley IG: https://www.instagram.com/natkelley/
Calostoma (Genera): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calostoma
Alloclavaria purpurea (Fungus): http://www.mushroomexpert.com/alloclavaria_purpurea.html

Ep. 85: Fungal Plant Pathogens, Dimorphic Transformation & Lessons from Smut Fungi (feat. Dr. Michael Perlin) Jun 18, 2021

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Today on the Mushroom Hour Podcast we are joined by Dr. Michael Perlin, Professor in Biology at the University of Louisville. Dr. Perlin’s interests drew him to study host/pathogen interactions at the University of Chicago and his PhD work centered on the evolution of bacterial resistance to certain classes of antibiotics/antimicrobials. As he was near to completing his degree, a friend of his stopped by the lab and introduced him to a different microbial system: a fungal pathogen that infects flowering species in the Carnation family and replaces the pollen of the flower with fungal spores. From that point he was hooked. Over the years he has continued to work on bacterial resistance, but in the last 10 years, he has shifted the focus of his lab exclusively to that on fungal plant pathogens, with projects encompassing three different types of pathogens on different hosts and the use of the yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, as a model tool in the exploration of some questions more easily investigated in this well-developed system. Dr. Perlin has roughly 70 peer-reviewed scientific articles in reputable journals, including Nature; mBio; BMC Genomics; Genes, Genomes, Genetics (GGG); Fungal Genetics and Biology; Journal of Bacteriology; Eukaryotic Cell; and Molecular Microbiology. As a member of a number of scientific organizations and a prolific teacher and mentor, Dr. Perlin has a far-reaching influence on his field and has directly played a role in the careers of many PhD students. I’m excited to learn more about how fungal phytopathogens that have a massive impact on human culture.
TOPICS COVERED:

Journey into the Life Sciences
Influence of Dr. Stephen Lerner
Antibiotic Era & Understanding Microbial Evolution in Preventing Antibiotic Resistance
Fungal Phytopathogen Interactions
Emerging Disease from Fungal Plant Pathogens as Primary Threat to Modern Human Society
Physiology and Life Cycle of Smut Fungi
Systems Studied Over Three Decades of Research at University of Louisville
Extrapolating Insights from Fungal Pathogens to Other Systems
Dimorphic Switch from Benign Yeast Form to Infectious Filamentous Form
Signaling Pathways in Cells Triggering Dimorphic Transformation
Precautionary Principle in Science
Protein “Effectors” Produced by Pathogens that Manipulate Hosts
Perlin Lab and Collaborative Science
Studying Mitochondria Inheritance in Model Fungal Systems

EPISODE RESOURCES:

Dr. Perlin Website: https://louisville.edu/biology/faculty/perlin
Stephen Lerner (Inspiration): https://photoarchive.lib.uchicago.edu/db.xqy?one=apf1-10357.xml
Microbotryum violaceum (fungus): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microbotryum_violaceum
Ustilago maydis (fungus): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_smut
Coccidia (pathogen): https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/coccidia
Ophiocordyceps unilateralis (fungus): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophiocordyceps_unilateralis

Ep. 84: Darren Le Baron - Psychedelic Traditions in Africa, Mushroom Cultivation & Remembering Who We Are (feat. Darren Springer) Jun 10, 2021

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Today on Mushroom Hour we have the privilege of speaking with Darren Springer AKA Darren Le Barron. Darren Springer is an educator, researcher and event organizer based in the UK. Known around the world for his Shroomshop Master classes he is a keen mushroom cultivator and teacher and has been growing gourmet and medicinal mushrooms for the last ten years. By day he is an Organic Horticulturist and Food Enterprise tutor and has translated his home growing experience into a social enterprise. Darren is the mycologist in residence at Somerset House, one of the largest communities of arts and creative enterprises in the UK. He is also a qualified Permaculture teacher and facilitator and supports businesses and communities to create sustainable working systems and environments. He is a member and presenter at the London Psychedelic Society, and is a chair and Breaking Convention committee member. Collectively his work aims to inform and empower individuals from diverse backgrounds to cope with social challenges and contribute to community development as well as self-improvement in an innovative, creative and culturally-aware style.
TOPICS COVERED:

The Kid Who Questioned Everything
Reconnecting with African Culture
Influence of Kilindi Iyi
Knowledge of Psychedelics within Traditional African Culture
Diaspora from the African Continent
Benefits of Reconnecting with Indigenous Ancestry
Psychedelic Plants & Fungi as Technology to Speak with the Ancestors
Rediscovering Who You Are, Where You’re From and Where You’re Going
Checking in with Indigenous Cultures Before Moving Forward
Creating New Systems vs. Petitioning the Old to Change
Growing Plants & Mushrooms is a Revolutionary Act
Shroomshop Classes & Mushroom Cultivation
Ancestor Project 3-Week Course & UK Mushroom Academy
Unlocking the Organic, Crystal Technology Inside the Human Body

EPISODE RESOURCES:

Darren Le Baron Website: https://www.darrenlebaron.com/
Darren Le Baron IG: https://www.instagram.com/darren_le_baron/
Psychedelic Emancipation Course Collaboration with The Ancestor Project: https://www.theancestorproject.com/psychedelic-emancipation
Shroomshop Master Classes: https://psychedelicsociety.org.uk/mushroom-cultivation-for-beginners
Jamaican Mushroom Growing Retreat w/ Silo Wellness: https://www.silowellness.com/retreats-programs/19/mushroom-growers-workshop-retreat/
Kilindi Iyi (Inspiration): http://babakilindi.com/

Ep. 83: Eat Weeds - Wild Plant Contemplations, Healing with Foraging & Perspectives in Ethnobotany (feat. Robin Harford) Jun 03, 2021

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Today on Mushroom Hour we are graced by the presence of wild food expert and author Robin Harford. Robin is a plant-based forager, ethnobotanical researcher and wild food educator. He has published numerous foraging guidebooks and established his own wild food foraging school in 2008. His foraging courses were recently voted #1 in the UK by BBC Countryfile. Robin is the creator of Eatweeds which is listed in The Times Top 50 websites for food and drink. He has travelled extensively documenting and recording the traditional and local uses of wild food plants in indigenous cultures. His work has taken him to Africa, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and the USA. Robin regularly appears on radio and occasionally on television. His work has been recommended in BBC Good Food magazine, Sainsbury’s magazine as well as in The Guardian, The Times, The Independent, The Daily Telegraph among others.
TOPICS COVERED:

Childhood in the Wilds of the Devon Countryside
Finding Freedom, Questioning Big Brother
Reconnecting with Nature as Somatic Healing
Sensory Method of Plant Identification
Power of Contemplative Practice & Bio-Individualism
Developing Relationship with Wild Plants as a Form of Activism
Finding Perspectives on Anger and Love
Foraging as an Act of Reverence
Processing Trauma & Addiction Through Somatic Experience with Plants
Living Wild Food Tradition of the Roamer Communities in England
In Search of Nomadic Hunter Gatherer Communities
The Oceanic Moken People & Anthropological Diversity
Getting Started Foraging & Preparing Wild Plants
Joining the Eatweeds Community

EPISODE RESOURCES:

Eatweeds Website: https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/
Eatweeds Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/foragingcourses
Frank Cook (Inspiration): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_C._Cook_IV
Hildegard of Bingen (Inspiration): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hildegard_of_Bingen
Laurel Luddite Paper: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/laurel-luddite-this-is-anarcha-herbalism-thoughts-on-health-and-healing-for-the-revolution
Latcho Drom (Film): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latcho_Drom
Moken Culture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moken
Against the Grain (Book): https://www.amazon.com/Against-Grain-History-Earliest-States/dp/0300182910
Botanyeveryday: http://www.botanyeveryday.com/

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