Today we're talking to Dr. Mark "Merriwether" Vorderbruggen. Mark is a Ph.D. chemist, an herbalist, and a nationally-recognized foraging instructor bringing you over a decade of public speaking at museums, garden clubs, prepper groups, historical societies, nature parks, botanical gardens, MENSA clubs, distilleries, Toastmasters, and multiple podcasts. We talk about the benefit of plants, how astronauts are trying to grow them in space, the medicinal properties of mushrooms, and even some Houston culture. Check Mark out at https://medicinemanplantco.com/