In this episode we speak with John Michelotti of Catskill Fungi on how he quit his job and devoted his life to mushrooms, what mushrooms even are, the medicinal benefits of mushrooms and the best ways to make the highest grade medicines from them, and how science is catching up with folk lore.

You can find John at https://www.catskillfungi.com/about-us.html

Meet  Greta and Ben of Unadilla Community Farm in West Edmeston, NY. Their  project focuses on educating beginner farmers with the skills required  for farming and homesteading. Their interns help them grow fruits, nuts,  herbs, greens, vegetables to serve the local community through their Veggie Box Program. The interns can choose the classes they wish to take, and which long term projects the wish to work on to hone skills such as carpentry, stone masonry or herbalism. 

We hear about their two pronged approach of changing the  world via community organizing, political advocacy and activism on the  one prong and on the other, actively creating the alternatives to the  systems they are working to change by being as self sufficient as possible  through farming and homesteading, sharing food with the local  community, and training as many folks interested in these skills as  possible. 

We dive deep into the permaculture world talking about  building a food forest and 'dynamic accumulators'. Enjoy!

Unadilla Community Farm Website 

National Young Farmers Coaliton 

The Dynamic Accumulator SARE Grant information

Dr. Dukes Plant Study Database 

Meet Greta and Ben of Unadilla Community Farm in West Edmeston, NY. Their project focuses on educating beginner farmers with the skills required for farming and homesteading. Their interns help them grow fruits, nuts, herbs, greens, vegetables and they can choose the long term projects or skill-sets they want to learn such as carpentry, stone masonry or herbalism.  We hear about their two pronged approach of changing the world via community organizing, political advocacy and activism on the one prong and on the other, actively creating the alternatives to the systems we are working to change by being as self sufficient as possible through farming and homesteading, sharing food with the local community, and training as many folks interested in these skills as possible. We dive deep into the permaculture world talking about building a food forest and 'dynamic accumulators'. 

Unadilla Community Farm Website 

National Young Farmers Coaliton 

The Dynamic Accumulator SARE Grant information

In this episode we speak with homesteader and educator Chrisso Babcock about the disillusionment of youthful idealism, the practicality of food preservation, the necessity of organizing your kitchen and pantry, the importance of healthy fats, and how to shop in a global pandemic. Chrisso teaches classes, workshops and does 1-on-1 private tutoring on food preservation, gardening, and kitchen organization. 

You can find Chrisso at his website: https://coyotekitchenworkshops.com/

In this episode we speak with clinical herbalist and educator 7Song about the importance of science in herbalism and in herbal education, a bit about his background, some good herbs for Covid, his work with the Ithaca Free Clinic, wildcrafting, botany, how to key out a plant, and more!

7Song runs the Northeast School of Botanical Medicine, in Ithaca NY. Find him at his website https://7song.com/. 

In this episode we speak with Byron Ballard, the village witch of Asheville, NC about the importance of place, how to use magic as a tool, what a witch grows in her garden during Covid, and how to befriend the local nature spirits. You can find her at http://www.myvillagewitch.com/, and order her books from your local bookstore! Her titles are:

Today we welcome John Michael Greer (JMG) to the podcast. He is a well respected writer and blogger on the topics of nature spirituality and the future of industrial civilization. Author of over 50 books, he also blogs at https://www.ecosophia.net/ and https://ecosophia.dreamwidth.org/. 

In this episode, we speak with Marc Williams, an ethnobotanist and plant educator based in Asheville, NC. We talk about ethnobotany, rainbow gatherings, the legacy of legendary plant person Frank Cook, and lots of other fun stuff. You can find Marc at http://www.botanyeveryday.com/home and learn about Frank Cook at http://www.plantsandhealers.org/. You can also find more about United Plant Savers at https://unitedplantsavers.org/. Enjoy!

In this episode we speak with Violet Bertelsen, a mystic, magician, herbalist and writer, about herbs and how to use them magically! We go over tangible tips for spiritual cleansing and protection, get a little nerdy, and have fun. 

You can find Violet at https://violetcabra.dreamwidth.org/ .

In the first episode, we introduce ourselves and the concept of "The Plant Cunning Podcast." We talk about our backgrounds, intentions for the show, and what "plant cunning" means anyway.