Medicine Stories Earth Becoming Body: Tracking Dis/connection Through Lineage - Lindsay & Scott Courcelle
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May 21, 2026 Scott Courcelle, a multi-generation Vermont farmer and budding herbalist, and Lindsay Courcelle, a bodyworker and herbalist who teaches fascia care and heart healing. They trace lineage of nourishment and disconnection. They talk farm rhythms, foodways, fascial embodiment, remineralizing soil and body, and the tensions of modern marketing versus lived wisdom.
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Earth Becoming Body Through Foodways
- Modern disconnection from earth and body arose as foodways and daily land relationships were severed across generations.
- Amber links mineral-poor soils, disrupted food culture, and 20th-century conveniences to loss of bodily knowing and metabolic health.
Soil Mineral Balance Drives Resilience
- Soil health and balanced bioavailable minerals underlie resilience across organisms, from microbes to humans.
- Scott argues that gardeners who apply core soil principles see pests and disease decline and nutrient density rise.
Sardines Shifted A Postpartum Diet
- Lindsay's teacher Kami confronted Amber about being vegan while breastfeeding and offered sardines to re-nourish her.
- That direct maternal guidance precipitated Amber shifting off veganism and rebuilding postpartum nutrition.