in today's episode, we review the serviceberry: abundance and reciprocity in the natural world by robin wall kimmerer. similarly to our last episode (and in theme with kimmerer's other writings), there is much we can learn from our more-than-human siblings, including/especially plants. if you've been feeling crushed under the scarcity of late-stage capitalism, this episode and this book are for you. 

stay tuned for a brand-new year-long course with ash in an intimate group setting - the seasonal colour wheel will be coming this october. in the meantime, join ash and britt boles for a casual book club this fall as we work our way through how to make art at the end of the world by natalie loveless. you can also join ash for book clubs with vogue knitting live and the fluffy book club in the creative coven community. find more conversations about plant relationships and natural dyes at the cosmos conference.

step into your conscious life with a little help from ash and yarrow atelier, where we build slow sustainable living crafted around everyday magic & ritual. never miss a thing by joining ash's newsletter.

find full show notes at ashalberg.com/podcast.

in today's episode, we review dispersals: on plants, borders, and belonging by jessica j. lee. at a time when the world feels more fraught than ever, we can learn a lot from plants and the ways that they move through the world. and, as the book illustrates in beautiful story form, the language we use to describe how plants move through the world has some chilling colonial connections to the ways we describe how humans move through the world. originally a series of essays, the chapters in this book take us on an adventure around the world, giving us a different lesson through the lens of each new plant. 

stay tuned for a brand-new year-long course with ash in an intimate group setting - the seasonal colour wheel will be coming this october. in the meantime, join ash and britt boles for a casual book club this fall as we work our way through how to make art at the end of the world by natalie loveless.

step into your conscious life with a little help from ash and yarrow atelier, where we build slow sustainable living crafted around everyday magic & ritual. never miss a thing by joining ash's newsletter.

find full show notes at ashalberg.com/podcast.

in today's episode, we review fibershed: growing a movement of farmers, fashion activists, and makers for a new textile economy by rebecca burgess. while ash has been embedded in fibreshed advocacy, economy, and practices for the better part of a decade now, this book is a seminal read no matter where you might self-identify on the “fashion as daily life priority” spectrum. with its soil-to-skin-to-soil values and methods, fibershed makes the argument for and outlines the ways through which we can move forward as the current fashion industry collapses in on itself and humans continue to need to wear clothes. through hard data and important stories, burgess lays out the path for re-investing in our local land-based textile economies in creative, sustainable, and financially viable ways.

bring the magic of natural dyes into your home and classroom with the exploring natural dyes series, written in age-appropriate language for ages 4+. step into your conscious life with a little help from ash and yarrow atelier, where we build slow sustainable living crafted around everyday magic & ritual. never miss a thing by joining ash's newsletter.

find full show notes at ashalberg.com/podcast.

in today's episode, we review to dye for: how toxic fashion is making us sick - and how we can fight back by investigative journalist, alden wicker. the tl;dr: of this book is that everyone needs to read this book! truly, it is one of the most compelling, terrifying, and action-inspiring books about the fashion industry i have read in a long time. no matter whether you make all your own clothes, buy all your clothes, or fall somewhere in between the two extremes, i am confident you will walk away from this book making different decisions when it comes to your clothing.

bring the magic of natural dyes into your home and classroom with the exploring natural dyes series, written in age-appropriate language for ages 4+. step into your conscious life with a little help from ash and yarrow atelier, where we build slow sustainable living crafted around everyday magic & ritual. never miss a thing by joining ash's newsletter.

find full show notes and transcripts at ashalberg.com/podcast-episodes.

welcome back, sweet peas! we're back in your podcast feed with a special season dedicated to natural dyes, slow fashion, and some of the very nerdy research ash has been conducting lately. consider this season an extended version of the #snortandcacklebookclub (you're welcome). be sure to subscribe to the show so you don't miss an episode.

bring the magic of natural dyes into your home and classroom with the exploring natural dyes series, written in age-appropriate language for ages 4+. step into your conscious life with a little help from ash and yarrow atelier, where we build slow sustainable living crafted around everyday magic & ritual. never miss a thing by joining ash's newsletter.

find full show notes and transcripts at ashalberg.com/podcast-episodes.

hello, sweet peas, we’re back with a special update episode! ash's latest book, sanctuary, is about to open up for pre-orders and we need your help to get it to print! you can support the indiegogo crowdfunding campaign (and pre-order your book) between may 1-31, 2023 at igg.me/at/sanctuary-book and find out more at ashalberg.com/sanctuary.

they've also recently giving the creative coven online design course a big refresh (complete with fully-captioned video classes), are spending more time over on youtube, and are scooting around the province with the manitoba arts council's artists in schools program right now. 

take the fibre witch quiz at ashalberg.com/quiz. follow us on instagram @snortandcackle and be sure to subscribe via your favourite podcasting app so you don't miss a thing!

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surprise, sweet peas, we’re back with a special one-off episode! our host ash is joined by cassandra snow and siri vincent plouff to talk about their upcoming book, lessons from the empress: a tarot workbook for self-care and creative growth, being released on october 1 through weiser books. the discussion covers everything from gender and relationships with masculinity and femininity as non-binary bodies, creative practices for all, favourite tarot cards, and more.

check out siri’s and cassandra’s social media accounts for other book release events, both digital and in-person, and pre-order your copy now.

take the fibre witch quiz at ashalberg.com/quiz. follow us on instagram @snortandcackle and be sure to subscribe via your favourite podcasting app so you don't miss a thing!

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snort & cackle season 4 comes to an end this week with our seasonal book club book review. this season we read babaylan sing back: philippine shamans and voice, gender, and place by grace nono. and with that, we are officially on an indefinite hiatus! if you love snort & cackle and want to hear more, you can support future seasons here. you can rebinge your favourite episodes in your podcast feed and subscribe so you don't miss any special one-off episodes and/or future seasons (we do have some sitting in the pipeline...).

take the fibre witch quiz at ashalberg.com/quiz. follow us on instagram @snortandcackle and be sure to subscribe via your favourite podcasting app so you don't miss a thing!

support future seasons of snort & cackle by joining the creative coven community.

extra links:

• books about decolonization
• find more books about filipinx ritual and traditional practices in the witchcraft bookshelf in the creative coven community
• queer as fact podcast episode about beki

we’re nearing the end of season 4, and our host ash alberg is here to share all about their current biggest creative baby (other than the pod) - their latest book, sanctuary, and all the inspiration and work that are going into it! this isn’t their first book rodeo, but with so many changes in the printing world as well as the differences in their own life and their dear one/photographer samson’s life from their first book together in 2016 to their fourth book now, they’ve had to get even more creative. that’s where the sanctuary hub (the newest addition to the creative coven community) comes in, and you can join in the fun now! we’ve got a special edition live round of the creative coven challenge kicking off next week for hub members, and you can join by visiting ashalberg.com/sanctuary. also keep an eye this week on ash’s main instagram account @sunflowerknit for ig lives with some of your favourite past podcast guests!

take the fibre witch quiz at ashalberg.com/quiz. follow us on instagram @snortandcackle and be sure to subscribe via your favourite podcasting app so you don't miss an episode!

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our guest for episode 11 is sarah corbett! sarah is a clinical herbalist, non-diet nutritionist, and traditional astrologer who is passionate about helping others come into relationship with the natural world. she is the founder of rowan + sage, where she shares handcrafted astrologically-aligned herbal products, works with clients in her clinical practice, and guides others on their plant path through educational programs and mentorship. sarah’s work weaves together the old ways with the new to create powerful, evidence-based offerings that bring forth ancestral herbal wisdom with a touch of magic and mysticism. you can find her online at rowanandsage.com and on instagram @rowanandsage.

support future episodes of snort & cackle by joining the creative coven community. take the fibre witch quiz at ashalberg.com/quiz. follow us on instagram @snortandcackle and be sure to subscribe via your favourite podcasting app so you don't miss an episode! find transcripts for today's episode at snortandcackle.com - just navigate to "podcast" in the main menu.