For all of you also in Southern Alberta and dreaming of warmer weather, here is an episode just for you. We are currently in "SPRING 2026" in the midst of imbalance between winter and spring...thanks for that teaching Bruce Starlight, so we thought we would re-release this episode about plant teachings.

The Ancestral Science Podcast recorded this episode on a hot mid-summer afternoon back in 2024, hanging out at the Biogeoscience Field Station, in beautiful Kananaskis, home to Îethka Nakoda Peoples, alongside Blackfoot Confederacy, Tsuut'ina Nation, and more recently the Otipemisiwak Métis. 

We were grateful to speak with Tessa Wolfleg and Savannah Hollander about the Plant Ancestors. We learned about what is a weed? the medicine of strawberries and its deep connection with women, the interesting story and medicinal uses of the plant awkwardly names the "white man's moccasin," how trains brought trees to the area, how earthworms are maybe not that good for the soil, scratch-trees, buffalo berries have golden balls, and dinosaur plants!

Shout out to TELUS Storyhive for their support in this episode's production.

Thanks to Emil Starlight, THE talented Multimedia Podcast Producer. As well, Walter White Bear, Sharon Foster, and Emil for that opening tune!

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Previous Episode you may be interested in:

"Crocus' & Pokey Plants" with Tessa Wolfleg (the plant guy)- Spotify, Apple.

"Decolonizing Mother Earth, One Native Plant at a Time" with Latifa Pelletier-Ahmed of ALCLA Native Plants- Spotify, Apple.

"Planetary Health through Berries, Land, & Water" with Dr. Nicole Redvers- Spotify, Apple.

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