Today we are continuing a chat review of “Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist: And Other Essays” by Paul Kingsnorth. This book has a lot of discussion worthy subject matter, so we will be covering it over the course of a couple episodes. Today is part two.  If you have not listened to part one please do so before listening to this episode.  Link to part one: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/PYd3NXHATwb  Brief summary of what the book is about this book: Paul Kingsnorth was once an activist―an ardent environmentalist. He fought against rampant development and the depredations of a corporate world that seemed hell-bent on ignoring a looming climate crisis in its relentless pursuit of profit. But as the environmental movement began to focus on “sustainability” rather than the defense of wild places for their own sake, and as global conditions worsened, he grew disenchanted with the movement that he once embraced. He gave up what he saw as the false hope that residents of the First World would ever make the kind of sacrifices that might avert the severe consequences of climate change. This iconoclastic, fearless, and ultimately hopeful book, which includes the much-discussed “Uncivilization” manifesto, asks hard questions about how we’ve lived and how we should live. ⭐Why Stories From the Earth?  Humankind’s relationship to the natural world is as diverse and dynamic as each individual plant, animal, mineral, and piece of geography. There are many ways that we can engage with our living planet, be it through herbalism, gardening, hiking and other explorations, meditation and observation, and even artistic expressions. There are many ways for us to connect, and it is important to do so, as the human species is not a separate entity from the whole web of life. Each takes their own path. This series explores some of the many ways in which people may weave a tapestry of meaning in coexistence and mutuality with what surrounds us, these are Stories From the Earth. ⭐As mentioned in the Podcast The Dark Mountain Project https://dark-mountain.net/ Paul's Website: https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/ Books by Wendell Berry: The World-Ending Fire: The Essential Wendell Berry Paperback Distant Neighbors: The Selected Letters of Wendell Berry and Gary Snyder Bad Faith Podcast https://badfaith.libsyn.com/ Death In The Garden Podcast https://www.deathinthegarden.org/podcast 🍄Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stories_from_the_earth/ 🍄Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv9Kii85K6wi6233I3v4-4Q 🍄Our Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@storiesfromtheearthpod ⭐Have any Questions? please email me!  storiesfromtheearth [at] gmail.com ⭐join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/637209473876569  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/storiesfromtheearth/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/storiesfromtheearth/support

Today we are starting a chat review of “Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist: And Other Essays” by Paul Kingsnorth. This book has a lot of discussion worthy subject matter, so we will be covering it over the course of a couple episodes. Today is part one. Brief summary of what the book is about this book: Paul Kingsnorth was once an activist―an ardent environmentalist. He fought against rampant development and the depredations of a corporate world that seemed hell-bent on ignoring a looming climate crisis in its relentless pursuit of profit. But as the environmental movement began to focus on “sustainability” rather than the defense of wild places for their own sake, and as global conditions worsened, he grew disenchanted with the movement that he once embraced. He gave up what he saw as the false hope that residents of the First World would ever make the kind of sacrifices that might avert the severe consequences of climate change. Full of grief and fury as well as passionate, lyrical evocations of nature and the wild, Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist gathers the wave-making essays that have charted the change in Kingsnorth’s thinking. In them he articulates a new vision that he calls “dark ecology,” which stands firmly in opposition to the belief that technology can save us, and he argues for a renewed balance between the human and nonhuman worlds. This iconoclastic, fearless, and ultimately hopeful book, which includes the much-discussed “Uncivilization” manifesto, asks hard questions about how we’ve lived and how we should live. ⭐Why Stories From the Earth?  Humankind’s relationship to the natural world is as diverse and dynamic as each individual plant, animal, mineral, and piece of geography. There are many ways that we can engage with our living planet, be it through herbalism, gardening, hiking and other explorations, meditation and observation, and even artistic expressions. There are many ways for us to connect, and it is important to do so, as the human species is not a separate entity from the whole web of life. Each takes their own path. This series explores some of the many ways in which people may weave a tapestry of meaning in coexistence and mutuality with what surrounds us, these are Stories From the Earth. ⭐As mentioned in the Podcast The Dark Mountain Project https://dark-mountain.net/ Paul's Website: https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/ Books: Beyond Civilization: Humanity's Next Great Adventure by Daniel Quinn  Smoke Hole: Looking to the Wild in the Time of the Spyglass by Martin Shaw 🍄Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stories_from_the_earth/ 🍄Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv9Kii85K6wi6233I3v4-4Q 🍄Our Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@storiesfromtheearthpod ⭐Have any Questions? please email me!  storiesfromtheearth [at] gmail.com ⭐join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/637209473876569  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/storiesfromtheearth/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/storiesfromtheearth/support

Join Ellen and Jennifer and making her debut as their 3rd co host is  tiny human Kaeda!  You have been warned now that there will be some cute baby noises in this episode!  They will be chatting all about the book:  The Forest Unseen by  David George Haskell  ⭐Why Stories From the Earth?  Humankind’s relationship to the natural world is as diverse and dynamic as each individual plant, animal, mineral, and piece of geography. There are many ways that we can engage with our living planet, be it through herbalism, gardening, hiking and other explorations, meditation and observation, and even artistic expressions. There are many ways for us to connect, and it is important to do so, as the human species is not a separate entity from the whole web of life. Each takes their own path. This series explores some of the many ways in which people may weave a tapestry of meaning in coexistence and mutuality with what surrounds us, these are Stories From the Earth. ⭐From the cover: Visiting a one square meter patch of old growth Tennessee forest almost daily for 1 year, biologist David Haskell traces nature's oath through the seasons and brings the forest and it's inhabitants to vivid life. Beginning with simple observations - a salamander scuttling across the leaf litter; the first blossom of spring wildflowers - Haskell spins a brilliant web of biology, ecology, and poetry. He explains the science that binds together the tiniest microbes in the largest mammals, and describes the ecosystems that have cycled for thousands -  sometimes millions - of years. Written with remarkable grace and empathy, The Forest Unseen is a grand tour of nature and all its beauty and complexity. ⭐As mentioned in the Podcast Fall of Civilizations https://www.youtube.com/@FallofCivilizations ⭐The Unruly  Podcast  https://soundcloud.com/unrulystories/ren-hurst 🍄Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stories_from_the_earth/ 🍄Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv9Kii85K6wi6233I3v4-4Q 🍄Our Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@storiesfromtheearthpod ⭐Have any Questions? please email me!  storiesfromtheearth [at] gmail.com ⭐join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/637209473876569  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/storiesfromtheearth/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/storiesfromtheearth/support

In light of our 50th Episode coming up it is time to take another  look back on some of the great conversations we have had over the three years!   A big thank you to all of our amazing guests and everyone who has supported the show!  We can't do this with out you!  All links go to our YouTube Channel but you can listen to all full interviews on Anchor, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.  I would like to apologize to Jordan Hughes!  They have changed their pronouns and I did use their old pronouns in the intro to their clip. I did not  realized this change until after ⭐Why Stories From the Earth?  Humankind’s relationship to the natural world is as diverse and dynamic as each individual plant, animal, mineral, and piece of geography. There are many ways that we can engage with our living planet, be it through herbalism, gardening, hiking and other explorations, meditation and observation, and even artistic expressions. There are many ways for us to connect, and it is important to do so, as the human species is not a separate entity from the whole web of life. Each takes their own path. This series explores some of the many ways in which people may weave a tapestry of meaning in coexistence and mutuality with what surrounds us, these are Stories From the Earth. #43 Stories From The Earth Podcast - The Seasons: Winter/Autumn - Special Topics #2 Panel Chat https://youtu.be/fWIBkstuCNE #14 - Stories From The Earth Podcast - Interview - Lori Collins Jenkins https://youtu.be/qgjOXMgi-To #33 Stories From The Earth Podcast Interview with Herbalist, Teacher and Writer Patricia Howell https://youtu.be/BFUtYg7fVZg #18 Stories From The Earth Podcast - Interview with Jordan Hughes  https://youtu.be/bErJEkP0J0k #34 Stories From The Earth Podcast - Interview with Herbalist and Farmer Lorri Bura https://youtu.be/7ktORNzo3OU #37 Stories From The Earth Podcast - Interview with Molly Pekula https://youtu.be/gzlqcKaz-M8 #38 Stories From The Earth Podcast - Interview with Calen Ann Otto - The Unruly Edition https://youtu.be/B1tBTiL238A #35 Stories From The Earth Podcast - Biophilia by Edward O. Wilson - The Humans in Space Episode https://youtu.be/xmVv0t-yppM #40 Stories From The Earth Podcast - Interview with Doug Elliot https://youtu.be/t0z2jfYhWWE #42 Stories From The Earth Podcast Interview with Of Wand & Earth - Pascha Haninah and Lisa Wagoner https://youtu.be/BO8Hh8hPh8I #41 - Stories From The Earth Podcast - Interview with Mason Hutchison founder of HerbRally https://youtu.be/yh63933miN8 #6 Stories From the Earth Podcast - Interview with Herbalist Ceara Foley https://youtu.be/jHu8pwVUvGM 🍄Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stories_from_the_earth/ 🍄Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv9Kii85K6wi6233I3v4-4Q ⭐Have any Questions? please email me!  storiesfromtheearth [at] gmail.com ⭐join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/637209473876569  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/storiesfromtheearth/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/storiesfromtheearth/support

In this special panel discussion episode Jennifer chats with Deanna Rose, Lori Jenkins, Byron Ballard and Sara Jackson about the upcoming seasons of Autumn/Winter, the ideas around the concept of seasonal change, what is a season anyway and more!  Plus a healthy ramble about corn and a good bit about everyone's love for indoor pluming!  From poop to capitalism!  Please join in and listen to this very special episode!    ⭐Deanna Rose https://deannarose.org/ https://www.instagram.com/deannarosemusic/ Stories From The Earth Podcast Interview  https://youtu.be/DJ9i73tCuUw https://youtu.be/rii7ppZz7lI ⭐Lori Jenkins https://www.sisterofmotherearth.com/ https://www.patreon.com/sisterofmotherearth https://www.instagram.com/sisterofmotherearth/ Stories From The Earth Podcast Interview https://youtu.be/qgjOXMgi-To ⭐Byron Ballard https://www.myvillagewitch.com/ https://www.instagram.com/byronballard5789/ Stories From The Earth Podcast  Interview  https://youtu.be/C0-Zzj6bkRg Where to buy Bryon's books: https://www.thriftbooks.com/a/h-byron-ballard/1065505/ https://www.malaprops.com/search/author/%22Ballard%2C%20H.%20Byron%22 ⭐Sara Jackson  https://www.batcavebotanicals.com/ https://www.wildamericanginseng.org/ https://www.appalachianforestfarmers.org/ https://www.instagram.com/batcavebotanicals/ Stories From The Earth Podcast Interview https://youtu.be/nfPB3VQ5vXg 🍄Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stories_from_the_earth/ 🍄Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv9Kii85K6wi6233I3v4-4Q ⭐If you are interested in an interview? Have any Questions? please email me!  storiesfromtheearth [at] gmail.com ⭐join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/637209473876569  ⭐Support this podcast by going to Anchor and clicking the "Support Button" https://anchor.fm/storiesfromtheearth --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/storiesfromtheearth/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/storiesfromtheearth/support

Today we welcome the two awesome Western North Carolina women behind Of Wand and Earth MARSHALL'S MAGICAL MERCANTILE!  Madison County's one and only metaphysical shop for magical and mystical folk from near and far. Welcome Pascha Haninah and Lisa Wagoner!   🌙Follow Of Wand and Earth Here: https://ofwandandearth.net/ https://www.facebook.com/ofwandandearth/ https://www.instagram.com/ofwandandearth/?hl=en 🌙Books We Talked About: - Wild Witchcraft: Folk Herbalism, Garden Magic, and Foraging for Spells, Rituals, and Remedies by Rebecca Beyer - Plants of the Cherokee by William H. Banks  - The Lost Spells by Robert Macfarlane - Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs by Scott Cunningham (Plus other books by Scott Cunningham)  - The Spiral Dance by Starhawk  - Drawing Down The Moon by Margot Adler - Awakening Osiris: A New Translation of the Egyptian Book of the Dead by Normandi Ellis - The Mysteries of Isis: Her Worship & Magick by DeTraci Regula  - Uncrossing: Identify, Cleanse, and Heal from Hexes, Curses, and Psychic Attack by Katrina Rasbold Follow us on Instagram 🍄https://www.instagram.com/stories_from_the_earth/ Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel 🍄YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv9Kii85K6wi6233I3v4-4Q 💜Where to find Jennifer: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDI15LyX5SRbi4Mh-eKhVTA https://www.instagram.com/seawillowherbs/ 💙Where to find Ellen: https://www.instagram.com/middlepathnutritionandwellness/ https://middlepathwellnesscenter.com/ ⭐If you are interested in an interview please email me!  storiesfromtheearth [at] gmail.com ⭐join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/637209473876569  ⭐Support this podcast by going to Anchor and clicking the "Support Button" https://anchor.fm/storiesfromtheearth --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/storiesfromtheearth/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/storiesfromtheearth/support

Today we welcome Mason Hutchison, founder of HerbRally, a podcast and website that promotes Herbalism education and events. He himself has completed apprenticeships at Columbine’s School of Botanical Studies and Arctos School of Herbal and Botanical Studies. Mason was Events and Marketing Manger for the famed Mountain Rose Herbs for 11 years. He also is the co-organizer for one of the longest running herbal events in the USA - the Breitenbush Herbal Conference in Detroit Oregon. 🌲Follow HerbRally Here: https://www.herbrally.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/herbrally https://www.instagram.com/herbrally/ https://www.facebook.com/herbrally 🌲Books We Talked About: Body into Balance: An Herbal Guide to Holistic Self-Care by Maria Noel Groves The Healing Garden: Cultivating and Handcrafting Herbal Remedies by Juliet Blankespoor The Essential Guide to Western Botanical Medicine by Christa Sinadinos (can buy on her website only) Herbal Books by Michael Moore Follow us on Instagram 🍄https://www.instagram.com/stories_from_the_earth/ Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel  🍄YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv9Kii85K6wi6233I3v4-4Q  💜Where to find Jennifer: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDI15LyX5SRbi4Mh-eKhVTA https://www.instagram.com/seawillowherbs/ 💙Where to find Ellen: https://www.instagram.com/middlepathnutritionandwellness/ https://middlepathwellnesscenter.com/ ⭐If you are interested in an interview please email me!  storiesfromtheearth [at] gmail.com ⭐join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/637209473876569  ⭐Support this podcast by going to Anchor and clicking the "Support Button" https://anchor.fm/storiesfromtheearth --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/storiesfromtheearth/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/storiesfromtheearth/support

Today we’re thrilled to talk with local storyteller, naturalist and herbalist Doug Elliott. He’s the author of several books, including “Wild Roots: A Forager’s Guide to the Wild Edible and Medicinal Roots, Tubers, Corms, & Rhizomes” and also has produced a CD titled “Crawdads, Doodlebugs and Creasy Greens: Songs, Stories and Lore Celebrating the Natural World”. Doug has lectured and performed at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto and conducted workshops for the Smithsonian Institution. He has led ranger training sessions for the National Park Service and guided people on wilderness experiences from down-east Maine to the Florida Everglades. He was also named harmonica champion at Fiddler’s Grove Festival in Union Grove, N.C.! Quite the jack of all trades I’d say. 🌲For more about Doug Elliott https://www.facebook.com/doug.elliott.96 https://dougelliott.com/naturalist/ https://dougelliott.bandcamp.com/ 🌲Books we talked about: Southeast Medicinal Plants: Identify, Harvest, and Use 106 Wild Herbs for Health and Wellness by CoreyPine Shane The Healing Garden: Cultivating and Handcrafting Herbal Remedies by Juliet Blankespoor Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds by Bernd Heinrich Bumblebee Economics: With a New Preface by Bernd Heinrich NOTE: The Song: Dandelions is used with permission from the artist.  It is found on the album    Bound for Carolina: A Musical Journey Celebrating the Plants, Animals and People of the Southeast.  Please visit https://dougelliott.bandcamp.com/ to buy this album.  Stories From The Earth Podcast did buy this song to use in this episode.  Follow us on Instagram 🍄Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stories_from_the_earth/  Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel  🍄YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv9Kii85K6wi6233I3v4-4Q  💜Where to find Jennifer: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDI15LyX5SRbi4Mh-eKhVTA https://www.instagram.com/seawillowherbs/ 💙Where to find Ellen: https://www.instagram.com/middlepathnutritionandwellness/ https://middlepathwellnesscenter.com/ ⭐If you are interested in an interview please email me!  storiesfromtheearth [at] gmail.com ⭐join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/637209473876569  ⭐Support this podcast by going to Anchor and clicking the "Support Button" https://anchor.fm/storiesfromtheearth --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/storiesfromtheearth/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/storiesfromtheearth/support

Today we’re diving in with Rebecca Beyer, the founder of Blood And Spicebush School of Old Craft here in western North Carolina. Rebecca likes to help people get more in touch with nature and plant medicine by teaching people how to incorporate old ways back into a cyclical life. She has a bachelor’s degree in plant and soil science and a master’s in Appalachian studies and sustainability with a concentration in Appalachian Ethnobotany. Rebecca likes to practice, research, and write about Appalachian traditional folk magic and witchcraft, primitive living skills and homesteading, foraging, ethnobotany and other folk ways. Together she refers to this approach as Hedgecraft 🌙For more on Blood and Spicebush: http://www.bloodandspicebush.com/ https://www.facebook.com/bloodandspicebush/ https://www.instagram.com/bloodandspicebush/ 🌙Buy Rebecca's Book Here: Wild Witchcraft  http://www.bloodandspicebush.com/wild-witchcraft.html 🌙The Well Read Witch: Version 2.o Reading List http://www.bloodandspicebush.com/blog/the-well-read-witch-version-2o 🌙Other books we talked about: Witchcraft Medicine: Healing Arts, Shamanic Practices, and Forbidden Plants by Ellen Evert Hopman Wild Witchcraft: Folk Herbalism, Garden Magic, and Foraging for Spells, Rituals, and Remedies by Rebecca Beyer The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants by Samuel Thayer Nature's Garden: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants by Samuel Thayer Follow us on Instagram 🍄Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stories_from_the_earth/  Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel  🍄YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv9Kii85K6wi6233I3v4-4Q  💜Where to find Jennifer: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDI15LyX5SRbi4Mh-eKhVTA https://www.instagram.com/seawillowherbs/ 💙Where to find Ellen: https://www.instagram.com/middlepathnutritionandwellness/ https://middlepathwellnesscenter.com/ ⭐If you are interested in an interview please email me!  storiesfromtheearth [at] gmail.com ⭐join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/637209473876569  ⭐Support this podcast by going to Anchor and clicking the "Support Button" https://anchor.fm/storiesfromtheearth --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/storiesfromtheearth/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/storiesfromtheearth/support

Today we’re speaking with a friend of Ellen's, Calen Otto, whom she came to know when they became the primary Yoga instructor operating out of her business Middle Path Nutrition and Wellness Center. But come to find out Calen is SO MUCH MORE than a yoga instructor. They are professionally active in vegan and animal rights groups globally, and from a rather young age became a very avid traveler, for which they run an ongoing travel blog and podcast for known at The Unruly Traveler. Calen also just published their first book this last year titled “The Art of Unruly Travel on a Budget: A guide to traveling the USA on a small budget as ethically and creatively as possible” ⭐Why Stories From the Earth?  Humankind’s relationship to the natural world is as diverse and dynamic as each individual plant, animal, mineral, and piece of geography. There are many ways that we can engage with our living planet, be it through herbalism, gardening, hiking and other explorations, meditation and observation, and even artistic expressions. There are many ways for us to connect, and it is important to do so, as the human species is not a separate entity from the whole web of life. Each takes their own path. This series explores some of the many ways in which people may weave a tapestry of meaning in coexistence and mutuality with what surrounds us, these are Stories From the Earth. 🌼Buy Calen's Book Here: http://wanderwoman.online/index.php/downloads/unulytravelbook/ 🌼Find Calen Here:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFEljaVxBODs9wlFUGhQVFw/videos https://www.facebook.com/UnrulyTravel/ https://www.instagram.com/unruly_traveller/ 📚Books We Talked About Aphro-ism: Essays on Pop Culture, Feminism, and Black Veganism from Two Sisters  The Fifth Sacred Thing by Starhawk  The Heartbeat of Trees by Peter Wohlleben The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food  by Gene Baur 🍄Follow Us Here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stories_from_the_earth/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv9Kii85K6wi6233I3v4-4Q  💜Where to find Jennifer: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDI15LyX5SRbi4Mh-eKhVTA 💙Where to find Ellen: https://middlepathwellnesscenter.com/ ⭐If you are interested in an interview please email me!  storiesfromtheearth [at] gmail.com ⭐join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/637209473876569  ⭐Support this podcast by going to Anchor and clicking the "Support Button" https://anchor.fm/storiesfromtheearth --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/storiesfromtheearth/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/storiesfromtheearth/support