Pete is based in Nelson, BC and has been planting for his entire adult life. We talk about how planting began and has evolved for him over the years, now being able to work for most of the year from his doorstep. Then we get into the evolution of his obsession around mushrooms and the process of turning that into a new business venture. He is hoping to turn this into his end game and talks about all the benefits that have come about in his own life from his use of tinctures. A really cool episode and a definite must have staple in your healthcare regime!

LINKS

https://www.facebook.com/pete.moss.982845

https://www.instagram.com/petemossbosssauce/

Will Stewart is the crew boss of Jeremy Young from Episode 13 (https://anchor.fm/the-dirt/episodes/Episode-13-The-Ontario-Perspective-with-Jeremy-Young-ec2tbf). He currently works in Ontario but has worked all over Canada. We cover why he chose Ontario again, as well as the Instagram account he runs called @hiballermemes. We talk about the social media influences on the planting world today and what may come in the future. We also go into a random tangent about tips and tricks for dealing with some of your typical planting injuries such as trench foot...great advice for rookies or those getting into planting! This episode was recorded back in the winter, enjoy and go check out those memes as you relish on being done the season!

LINKS

https://www.instagram.com/hiballermemes/

PS. A bit of a noise issue at times in here that my expert audio skills couldn't edit out, so it is what it is!

Well, if you are involved in this community, you know who Dirk Brinkman is!! For those who aren't and who don't know, Dirk Brinkman is the mastermind behind everything we do in modern treeplanting today; from the gear we use with our bags and shovels to the way that we plant our pieces. Dirk is an incredible man who started his career 50 years ago, first as a faller and then progressing into treeplanting. We talk about getting his start in this industry and how it changed his life. For Dirk, everything is about flow state, and he goes into this topic immensely as one of the absolutely incredible parts of what we can access with treeplanting. From this conversation we cover the evolution of what its like as a treeplanter, and how your body adapts not only to the act of planting, but also to the land you walk on everyday. We naturally touch on how treeplanting has changed since the 70s (surprise: it wasn't all hippies despite what you may think!), and what its been like for Dirk to see the forests he's planted. Through the conversation he outlines and weaves in all of the reasoning and processes behind the way all of our rules and regulations towards treeplanting are set today, with a good history lesson about how silviculture has progressed in Canada.  

Speaking of, he answers the age old question about treeplanting in the US, and what it used to look like vs. what it does now! 

An incredible episode from the Godfather himself about all things treeplanting, why things are the way things are and why it still continues today! A must listen for any treeplanter out there. 

LINKS

This is the book mentioned by Dirk about the planting cooperative in the US: https://www.amazon.ca/Birth-Cooperative-Hoedads-Worker-Forest/dp/0938493094

Today I sit down with Garth Hadley of Coast Range Contracting, a well-known tree planting company in British Columbia. Often company owners are simply the name of their company to many planters, so I wanted to shed light on the person behind it all and what its like to run a planting company! We talk about Garth's own planting story, and his evolution throughout the tree planting industry to get to where he is today. We talk about all the changes he's seen over the years, and where he hopes to go with Coast Range into the future. Enjoy!

PS. For anyone still wanting to get into planting this season, there may be a few spots left! Send a message to the website link located below if you are interested in planting with Coast Range. 

LINKS

Website: https://coastrange.ca/applications/

Instagram: https://instagram.com/coast.range.planting?igshid=vf05azqy32da

Awhile back I sat down with Zach Melanson, originally from and now settled back in New Brunswick. He was a longtime Brinkman planter and one of the founders of Community Forests International. What is that you ask? Have a listen to find out all about it! 

If you are interested in being a CFI ambassador, shoot Zach an email at [email protected]

LINKS

15-minute Nat Geo Doc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5VcPoGj4DU

Website: https://forestsinternational.org/homepage/plant-4-pemba/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/canadatrees/

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pembatrees/

Harland Alexander's distinct brand of lo-fi indie pop music metabolizes friendship, family, love, tree-planting, childhood trauma, the comical absurdity of everyday life, and unites them into healing art. His live performances seek to create an environment where everyone feels comfortable in their own skin and safe to exist within their deepest truths. He wants the audience to leave feeling free to explore the depths of their beings free of guilt and shame. His shows are fun, self-loving, playful, life celebrating experiences. 

After obtaining a certificate in Recording Arts from NSCC, Harley has been engineering and producing music in Halifax for the past decade. During this time he has worked alongside artists such as Charlotte Day Wilson (as well as The Wayo), Walrus, Billie Dre and the Poor Boys, Robert Loveless, Kurt Inder, Campbell Woods and Adrian Teacher - either headlining shows and touring, recording and producing, or making music together. He has been touring across Canada's East Coast - notably Halifax Pop Xplosion and the Canadian Space Program Celebration hosted by Bill Nye - as well as in the US.

His new album just released August 15, go check it out at the link below!

LINKS

https://www.harleyalexandermusic.com/

https://harleyalexander.bandcamp.com/album/im-feeling-things

https://www.instagram.com/harleyyalexander/

Streamable on Bandcamp & Spotify

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Ariel, situated in Revelstoke, has been spending her off seasons creating art in the form of clay! We chat about her evolution not only into treeplanting but also into pottery. We discuss her process and how planting has continually supported her creative lifestyle, and how this year she'll be planting from home and able to continue her art throughout the season for the first time. Go give her Etsy site a look and check out the beautiful pottery she's creating. Or if you're around Revy you can catch her at a local farmer's market this summer. 

LINKS

https://www.instagram.com/keep.cool.clayworks/

www.etsy.com/ca/shop/KeepCoolClayworks

https://www.facebook.com/keepcoolclayworks/