By the Seed of Our Plants

Little Bluestem Collective
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By the Seed of Our Plants

A podcast about botany and things peripheral to the plant world: Extinction Ecology / Mushroom Sex / Road Botany / Mutants / Refugia / Photosynthetic History / Native vs. Non-Native Species / Trashland Ecosystems / Weird Chemistry / Feral Education / Nature Sounds / Etc.

  1. Ep. 15: Helping Herbs

    AUG 3

    Ep. 15: Helping Herbs

    By the Seed of Our Plants is back! Ben, Ben, and Victoria talk with herbalist Kat Maier of Sacred Plant Traditions Center for Herbal Studies about the history, politics, and ecology of herbalism. Check out Kat’s book Energetic Herbalism. Here’s the article about the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation current that Ben mentioned in the show.

    1h 44m
  2. Ep. 14: The Green Wall

    07/18/2023

    Ep. 14: The Green Wall

    Ben and Ben talk with landscape architect Grant Poznick about perceiving complexity in the botanical landscape. Desert sounds, invisible plants, caring about water, and most other subjects.

    1h 5m

  3. 03/15/2023

    Ep. 13: Monster Mash

    Ben and Ben and returning guest Victoria Moyer stick our heads up the downspout of the internet, in which we find the life and times of sociologist Bruno Latour, the Great Chain of Being, the Four Sacred Animals, forbidden technologies, a ferocious Belgian accent, and disputed Connecticut tree monsters.

    1h 24m

  4. 01/10/2023

    Ep. 12: Panorama

    Ben and Ben are joined by Denise Low, PhD., former poet laureate of Kansas and author of Wing, Melange Block, The Turtle’s Beating Heart, and many others, to talk about wildfires, the Flint Hills, surviving genocide, writing poetry about landscapes, and being useful in trying circumstances. Check out Denise’s work and order books at her website: deniselow.net

    1 hr

  5. 12/08/2022

    Ep. 11: This Island Earth

    Ben interviews Dustin Wolkis of the Juliet Rice Wichman Botanical Research Center and the National Tropical Botanical Garden about Hawai'ian native plants, and the tragedies and triumphs of working against extinction. Dustin mentioned a bunch of cool programs throughout the interview.  Check the full show notes on our website.

    2h 27m

  6. 09/30/2022

    Ep. 10: Body Metta Spore

    Ben and Ben talk to ecosomatic therapist Victoria Maria Moyer about meaningful connection with plants and other nonhuman beings, the language of interspecies communication, and living well in place. Learn more about Victoria’s work at: bodymettaspore.com

    55 min

  7. 08/09/2022

    Ep. 9: Garden Friends

    Ben is joined by gardener and ecological activist Grace Tuttle to talk companion planting, rural land ethics, habitat connectivity, and collective organizing for the wellbeing of the earth. Learn more about environmental advocacy organization Wild Virginia: wildvirginia.org Check out Grace’s beautiful garden: @handlinglettuce

    53 min

  8. 07/14/2022

    Ep. 8: A Knight to Remember

    Ben and Ben discuss vegetative symbolism, the evolution of the English language, Celtic history, and classic King Arthur cinema in the various versions of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

    1h 10m
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A podcast about botany and things peripheral to the plant world: Extinction Ecology / Mushroom Sex / Road Botany / Mutants / Refugia / Photosynthetic History / Native vs. Non-Native Species / Trashland Ecosystems / Weird Chemistry / Feral Education / Nature Sounds / Etc.

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  • Creator
    Little Bluestem Collective
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Little Bluestem Collective
  • Show Website
    By the Seed of Our Plants

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