Wild Plant Culture

Episode 016 - Restoring Streams with Drew Altland

Drew Altland is a Senior Manager of Water Resources at RK&K. I saw him talk a few years ago on stream restoration and was fascinated by his historical perspective on stre

Episode 015 - Talking Shop with Spadefoot Nursery

Welcome to Season Three of the podcast! This episode brings us to sunny Tucson Arizona to speak with Katy Gierlach and Jared R. McKinley of Spadefoot Nursery. We talk nat

Episode 014 - Shane LaBrake on Stewarding our Tools

My guest today is Shane LaBrake, talking about our relationship with the tools we use and how that relates to sustainability and earth care. With the winter dormant seaso

Episode 013 - Dr. Jay Kelly - Restoring Rare Plants

Today we have a dispatch from the front lines of habitat destruction and deer overpopulation -- New Jersey. But don't despair! We're talking with Dr. Jay Kelly about some

Episode 012 - Dr. Liz Koziol, Notes from Underground Fungi

We explore the underworld with Liz Koziol of MycoBloom! Join me as we delve into the soil to uncover relationships between mycorrhizal fungi and native plants. Liz is a r

Episode 011 - Dr. Susan Leopold on Rare Medicinal Plants

My conversation is with Dr. Susan Leopold, Ethnobotanist and Executive Director of United Plant Savers. Here are some of the topics we discuss: • Medicinal parasitic plan

Episode 010 - Dr. Gerould Wilhelm, Botanist and Steward

This episode is with Dr. Gerould Wilhelm. Few people can provide such a deep long-term perspective on wild plants, ecological restoration, and human culture. Jerry creat

Episode 009 - David Hughes, Native Plant Craftsman

This episode of the Wild Plant Culture Podcast features woodworker and landscape architect David Hughes. We talk about his use of wild plant materials in crafting rustic

Episode 008 - Dr. Kelly Kindscher, Prairie Ethnobotanist

Thanks for tuning in to the Wild Plant Culture Podcast! This episode features a conversation with ethnobotanist Kelly Kindscher. Kelly is an unusual combination, a skille

Episode 007 - Karl Anderson, NJ Botanist and World Traveller

Hi Everyone, thanks for joining me for another episode of the Wild Plant Culture podcast. This conversation is with Karl Anderson. Karl's an elder in the best sense -- s

Episode 006 - Dale Hendricks on Rewilding the Landscape

This conversation is with Dale Hendricks of Green Light Plants in southeastern Pennsylvania. We delve deep into Dale's experience with rewilding the landscape, discussi

Episode 005 - Julie Martin on Connecting with Primitive Skills

Today's conversation is with Julie Martin, primitive skills practitioner. Julie teaches ancestral skills ranging from fire-starting to herbal medicine at Practical Primi

Episode 004 - Dr. Daniela Shebitz on Traditional Land Management and Nature Connection

This episode is with Dr. Daniela Shebitz, an awesomely engaged and inspiring young professor at Kean University in New Jersey. Daniela is a plant ecologist who researche

Episode 003 - Roger Latham, PhD, on Ancient Eastern Grasslands and Geology

A fun and inspiring conversation with ecologist Roger Latham, PhD. We talk about the geological and cultural factors that sustained Eastern grasslands and barrens histori

Episode 002 - Kerry Hardy on Native American Ecologies in Maine

In the interview, we discuss Native American foodways, burning regimens, and land management, including dispersal of species like bur oak and American plum. Kerry talks a

Episode 001 - Leslie Sauer on Ecological Restoration

My guest today is Leslie Sauer. Her book The Once and Future Forest inspired me to become an ecological restoration practitioner and continues to inform so much of my wor