Episode # 82 of the Ground Shots Podcast is a conversation with Jason Hone on medicinal herbs of biblical times and the historical ecological transformation of the holy lands. Jason Hone practices as a holistic provider for patients of all wa

81: Ethan Bonnin on Ecological Degradation at the Borderlands

Jan 3rd, 2024 2h 55m

Ethan graduated from Humboldt State University with a degree in Wildlife Biology and Conservation. Currently, he works in the advocacy world for habitat protection and restoration on public lands that face various resource extraction industries

Elizabeth Yaari on regenerating desert land at the Night Owl Food Forest in Paonia, Colorado

Dec 10th, 2023 1h 38m

read ful show notes here Together with the insects, animals, plants and elements Elizabeth Yaari is transforming a dry patch of semi arid desert into a thriving regenerative seven layered food forest. “Anything is possible”, she says “even whe

Samantha Zipporah on radical fertility & the politics of birth

Nov 13th, 2023 2h 11m

full shownotes here Samantha Zipporah is a midwife, author & educator in service to healing & liberation. Sam’s path rises from an ancient lineage of midwives, witches, & wise women with expertise spanning the continuum of birth, sex, & death.

Jacquie Hill on the medicine of Ponderosa Pine and botanical research ethics

Oct 30th, 2023 1h 55m

See full show notes here Family loving, community enthusiast Jacquie Hill is a plant person doing planty things on the Western Slope of Colorado. After practicing her blend of story-rich, folk herbal medicine for 10+ years, she took her studies

Calyx Liddick of Northern Appalachia School on the historical connection between ecological conservation and eugenics

Jul 27th, 2023 2h 54m

Episode #76 is a conversation with Calyx Liddick of Northern Appalachia School in southern Pennsylvania. (trigger warning, this episode may contain content that could be triggering to some as we address the history of scientific racism and the

Sylvia Poareo on Planting Seeds of Collective and Inclusive Regeneration

Jul 20th, 2023 2h 32m

Read extended show notes here (photo of Sylvia taken by Ricardo Nagaoka, used with permission from photographer. ) Episode #76 of the Ground Shots Podcast is a conversation with Sylvia Poareo from Connecting Within, out of Ashland, Oregon. Sylv

Kelly solo on teaching riparian ecology, preparing for a season on the land

May 14th, 2023 28m 40s

Hey ya’ll, This is a quick and dirty solo podcast episode where I update you on some of the things I’m doing this summer including offering in-person ecology immersions in western Colorado on the Grand Mesa. I give a little overview of some of

Alex Zubia on the importance of good food, community and love in Fresno, California

Apr 3rd, 2023 1h 47m

read the entirety of the show notes for this episode here. Episode #73 of the Ground Shots Podcast is a conversation with Alex Zubia (XeF) out of Fresno, California. Alex Zubia, who goes by “Xef” is a Chef by trade. Born and raised in Fresno, C

Kelly solo on borders, rising to the occasion, weaving ecologies and land immersion

Mar 10th, 2023 48m 13s

Episode #73 is a solo episode with Kelly Moody, Ground Shots Podcast regular host. I get into a slew of things on this episode, reflecting on camping near the Mexican border and the implication of borders, water, fire and ecological disturbance

Lisa Ganora on molecular level connection, the magic of herbal constituents

Jan 24th, 2023 2h 35m

Sign up for my spring mini study group starting February 10 (sign ups open for a limited time!) here: Terratalk sessions Episode 72 of the Ground Shots Podcast is with Lisa Ganora, herbalist and plant chemist, out of Paonia, Colorado. Lisa and

writer, botanist, Susan Tweit on being a walking ecosystem, writing the deserts of the West

Dec 19th, 2022 2h 1m

Susan Tweit is a plant biologist with a calling to restore nature and our connection with the community of the land especially close to home. Plants are her people, as she says, fascinated by the myriad ways they weave the world’s living commun

#70: Sarah Galvin: internal and external landscape tracking to address trauma, mothering in the modern world

Oct 31st, 2022 2h 8m

Episode #70 of the Ground Shots Podcast is a conversation with Sarah Galvin of the House of Yore who was a past guest on the podcast. direct link to episode on our website Listen to Episode #54: Sarah Galvin of House of Yore on the need for ma

Nikki Hill with Sigh-Moon Elsner on Botany as Archaeology, to Stop a Lithium Mine

Sep 29th, 2022 2h 20m

Episode #69 of the Ground Shots Podcast was recorded in southern Oregon this past August among old Juniper trees tucked just below a special Tableland mesa, with Nikki Hill of Walking Roots, and Sigh Moon assisting in the conversation. Link to

Wild Tending Series / A conversation in a Camas meadow. Adam Larue of Sharpening Stone on tending wild plants in southern Oregon

Jun 12th, 2022 1h 47m

Episode #68 of the podcast is a conversation with Adam Larue of Sharpening Stone Gathering, out of Grants Pass, Oregon. visit our blog post on the episode to see a few photos of the land where we interviewed: https://www.ofsedgeandsalt.com/pod

Ted Packard on bodies as a multiplicity, coyote-trickster troubadour-ing, music as ecological channeling, kids and nature connection, & creating communities of mutuality

Mar 20th, 2022 3h 21m

Direct link to episode with extra photos and Ted's poetry: https://www.ofsedgeandsalt.com/podcastblog/tedpackard Ted studied History and Anthropology at Christopher Newport University, got a Master’s in Teaching, went on the road with the Mom

An ode to Doug Elliott, Appalachian storyteller, herbalist and naturalist

Feb 21st, 2022 2h 7m

To access full blog post on the episode, full show notes and a photo diary, click below: https://www.ofsedgeandsalt.com/podcastblog/dougelliott Doug Elliott is a naturalist, herbalist, storyteller, basket maker, back-country guide, philosopher

#65: Wild Tending Series / Janet Kent and Dave Meesters of the Terra Sylva School of Botanical Medicine on disempowering the engines of disruption through intentional land-tending

Dec 16th, 2021 2h 53m

Episode #65 of the Ground Shots Podcast is a conversation with Dave Meesters and Janet Kent of the Terra Sylva School of Botanical Medicine out of Madison County, North Carolina. https://www.ofsedgeandsalt.com/podcastblog/terrasylvaschool Aft

#64: Mary Morgaine Plantwalker of Herb Mountain Farm on care-taking a botanical sanctuary in Appalachia

Dec 1st, 2021 1h 22m

Episode #64 is a conversation with Mary Morgaine Plantwalker of Herb Mountain Farm in Weaverville, NC. This episode was recorded in person in the gardens of Herb Mountain Farm August 2021. Mary Morgaine Plantwalker is one of the main caretakers

Living in the wilderness, fermenting on the road and facing the immediacy of death with Marissa Percoco

Aug 21st, 2021 1h 59m

Episode #63 is a conversation with Marissa Percoco out of Barnardsville, NC. Marissa (she/her) is an avid fermentation enthusiast who has spent the last 10 years exploring community and the wilds, as well as living deeply with various fermented

Chama Woydak of Homegrown Families on birth, death, and land connection

Jul 12th, 2021 1h 21m

Episode #62 of the Ground Shots Podcast features a conversation with Chama Woydak of Homegrown Families and Dancing Springs Farm, out of Asheville, North Carolina. Chama and I have a relationship that spans over a decade, which began when I l

Jillian Ashley aka. Jill Trashley on the origins of the NOHM collective, nomadic business, community & plant tending across ecologies

Jun 21st, 2021 2h 7m

Episode #61 of the Ground Shots Podcast features a conversation with Jill Trashley out of Asheville, North Carolina. ... ... Earlier in the Spring, Jill and I met up in Asheville to distill some Lemon Balm together. First, we went to her friend

#60: Land Diary / Southern Appalachia and Nettles in Spring

Jun 2nd, 2021 39m 39s

Episode #60 of the Ground Shots Podcast is a solo episode with Kelly, glimpsing into a window of Spring in southern Appalachia. In this episode of the podcast, I chat about paying attention to details of place and how those moments of a

Is there such a thing as an "Invasive Species"? A conversation with Matt Chew Ph.d. hosted by Kollibri terre Sonnenblume, Nikki Hill and Gabe Crawford

May 4th, 2021 2h 59m

Episode #59 of the Ground Shots Podcast is a conversation with Professor Matt Chew, and is hosted by Kollibri terre Sonnenblume, Nikki Hill and Gabe Crawford. Dubbed a ‘gadfly of invasion biology’ by Scientific American, Matt Chew is known f

A conversation with Sean Croke of the Hawthorn School of Plant Medicine

Apr 24th, 2021 1h 3m

Episode #58 of the podcast features Sean Croke, who runs the Hawthorn School of Plant Medicine in the Pacific Northwest. In this episode of the podcast, we talk about: Sean’s herbalism practice herbalism during covid and the gain in int