Plant Cunning Podcast

In this episode we dive deep into how plants like Rose, Hawthorne, Ginger, and mushrooms like Reishi can assist in the great work of self-transformation, about Anjanae's "spiritual glow-up" and studying with Karen Rose. We had a great time and hope you enjoy! You can find Anjanae at: https://www.rosegoldalchemy.com/, on IG @RoseGoldAlchemy, and on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfHAPL9INQAcBCD0VA4lrrA And you can find us on Patreon at Patreon.com/PlantCunning

We had a lot of fun talking with Luke about Druidry, the Industrial Revolution, environmental activism, his favorite plants, and his new book A Druid Garden. You can find him at https://lukeeastwood.com/ And you can support the podcast at Patreon.com/PlantCunning

In this episode we speak with Jake Richards, author of Backwoods Witchcraft: Conjure & Folk Magic From Appalachia and Doctoring the Devil: Notebooks of an Appalachian Conjure Man and have a blast talking about the plants he uses in his practice, magical ethics, working with animal spirits, his ancestors and how to deal with hard to handle ancestors, and lots more! You can find him on IG at https://www.instagram.com/jake_richards13 and his books wherever fine books are sold! You can find the Plant Cunning Podcast Patreon at: Patreon.com/PlantCunning

Dina is an herbalist, permaculturist, author and educator from New York. We speak with her about growing up in New York City, the forgotten memories of her early childhood in Mexico, becoming serious about food as medicine at the age of 11, her mentors and teachers, how important diet is to health, and much more! We had a blast, and hope you enjoy the episode! She'll be opening registration for her online courses from April 10  to April 17th. To access online course sale one would go to this site:  https://www.inthewild.kitchen/ And this is her other site specific to Foraging & Feasting book, blog, events calendar, etc: www.botanicalartspress.com And check out our patreon at Patreon.com/PlantCunning

Check out Christopher Warnock's brimming library of information on traditional astrology, as well as links to his talismans and courses, at RenaissanceAstrology.com  And find the Plant Cunning Patreon at Patreon.com/PlantCunning (it really helps!)

Queeba is a urban agriculturalist, community organizer and mother living in Pittsburgh, PA. In this episode, we speak with her about the wonder of bees,  how to engage children with growing their own food, working on collective projects, the importance of food access, working with heavy metal contamination in city soils, and starting a community food co-op in Homewood.  As she says, "I'm stubborn about my goals, but flexible about my methods."  You can find the Black Urban Gardeners and Farmers of Pittsburgh at https://bugfpc.com and Mamma Africa's Greenscouts at Facebook.com/MAGreenScouts and if you're in Pittsburgh, they're having a workday on April 10th from 12-4 pm! And you can find our Patreon at Patreon.com/PlantCunning

Check out Gordon at RuneSoup.com and become one of the first Plant Cunning Patrons at Patron.com/PlantCunning It was a lot of fun to get Gordon's takes on magic, animism, neoplatonism, materialism and permaculture in this conversation. We also talk about how he summoned a dragon to save his farm, which he's told before on his podcast but gives us chills, and asked him to recount it for us!1

Check out our new Patreon! And give a welcome to our guest this week, herbalist, educator and author Tammi Sweet. We talk about the endocannabanoid system, why it's so important, about the differences between "sativa" and "indica" (hint, they're both C. indica subspecies) , what "terpines" are (and why just hanging out with the plant is so amazing), what right relationship with Cannabis looks like, why it's a "master plant" and how to make your own medicine at home! Check her out at https://www.heart-stone.com/ and find her book The Wholistic Healing Guide to Cannabis at your usual book place, or directly from her. 

We welcome back JMG to the podcast in this joyful, historical, and advice packed episode. "In every person is the seed of some kind of magnificence," he says at one point encouraging our listeners to grab life by the horns and make it magical, interesting and meaningful in their own weird way. Johnny Appleseed was a person who did just that, planting seeds of magnificence and literal seeds every where he walked (usually barefoot). JMG tells us about his story including some parts that you don't hear about in the nursery rhymes. He talks about the importance of remembering and honoring those folks who came before us that held a vision for something different than the mainstream paradigm. We also talked about the vision of the 1970's appropriate tech movement and how those skills that scientists and homesteaders alike learned back then are still quite applicable today. We got into some of those tangible skills and techniques on consuming less energy and being self sufficient, for example solar ovens and insulated curtains. He offers a lot more in depth skills, resources, practices in his book Green Wizardry which we love. Isaac offers a little something special at the end for you too. Enjoy the show.  If you haven't already, check out our previous interview with John Michael Greer, Episode 4 on Natural Magic to learn more about his history and bio as we just dove right into the chat for this one.  We talked a lot about his book Green Wizardry but please check out his MANY other books here: https://bookshop.org/books?keywords=john+michael+greer He blogs at https://www.ecosophia.net/ and https://ecosophia.dreamwidth.org Also check out our shiny new Patreon Page and support the show with a monthly donation if you're willing and able to help us keep this going smooth as buttah. Our patrons will directly influence the direction of the show as we will have polls about who to have on next and what topics you'd like us to cover. Plus some other perks like members only episodes and classes on regenerative farming and herbalism. 

Amy Blackthorn, a Green Witch and author of three books on botanical magic was a blast to have on the podcast. She taught us lots about using plants in magical workings including as essential oils, smoke bundles and incense, tea and delicious elixirs. She tells us about keeping a magical diary with homemade poke berry ink. Try not to drool while she describes the recipe for Watermelon Cucumber shrub (cocktail or soda mixer). We look forward to hearing more about her book coming out this year on protection. Be sure to check out her current books, "Blackthorns Botanical Magic: A Green Witchs' guide to essential oils for spellcraft, ritual and healing," "Blackthorn's Botanical Brews: Herbal Potions, Magical Teas and Spirited Libations," and "Sacred Smoke: Clear away negative energies and purify mind, body, and spirit." Find her at on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter