We Are The Forest

Jacqui Croat
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We are all the forest, whether you live in the city or the country, the plains or next to the sea. We are the forest because we can’t live without their life-giving oxygen, the rains that they draw toward them, the recycling of nutrients, the cleansing of waters as they pass through and the deep wisdom the trees carry for the entire world. On this podcast, we talk with wise people who have listened deeply to what the trees tell us about our inter-connectedness, our inter-dependence, the intelligence and magic of forests and ideas of how you can be more fully immersed in your forest.

Episodes

  1. Aug 24

    S1E3: What is the Indigenous Practice of “Planting Water”? Dustin Freyta, Sacred Water Mtn. Society

    What is the indigenous practice of “planting water”? How does it benefit our Forests and all Life? Listen in as we speak with Dustin Freyta of the Sacred Water Mountain Society, who says, “Our Mother is thirsty. Planting water offers a direct, large-scale solution to the violence of climate destruction by intentionally attending to Her need.” Forests and all her creatures are inter-dependent with falling waters, stream and springs. Why is it important for the waters that rain and snow on mountains to slow down, spread out and sink in? How can this ingenious, indigenous system of “planting water” help with that? We so appreciate you having a listen, following us and sharing this episode with a friend. May your day be blessed and full of joy. Thank you, Jacqui Croat & the Trees 🌳 🌲🌴

  2. Aug 13

    S1E2: What kind of deep, connected intelligence do trees have?

    In this episode, we'll be talking about the ways humans have always been receiving messages from plants & trees. And I explain how I got volunteered for this podcast. We'll also hear from another old, wise tree, this time in a northern New Mexico forest. He'll be telling us about his job to be the “radio tower” of his part of the forest. And we'll hear about one way that forests can use our help. Thanks for tuning in, we hope you enjoy it. Below are the show notes for references within the episode. Please follow our podcast on whichever platform you tune in to. And please share this podcast with the people in your forest, so that more people will be able to find it. Many blessings, Jacqui Croat & the Trees Dr. Lynn Margulis, Evolutionary Biologist & James Lovelock, Atmospheric Chemist, Gaia Hypothesis (1974) Stephen Harrod Buhner, Herbalist & Writer, Lost Language of Plants: The Ecological Importance of Plant Medicines to Life on Earth (2002) Coakee Wildcat, Executive Director of Mother Tree Food & Forest and Teacher of Syntropic Agriculture & Indigenous Food Forest Ways, MotherTree.Earth Paul Stamets, Mycologist, Mycellium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World (2005), PaulStamets.com Penelope Smith, Animal Communicator & Teacher, AnimalTalk.net Peter Knight, Thirteen Moons: Conversations with the Goddess (2010),only available USED in the US. Can buy NEW on Amazon.UK, but shipping prices are steep, @PeterKnight on Facebook Nate Halverson, “Poisoning the Forest for the Trees” (April 25, 2026), MotherJones.com Dustin Freyta, Protector of the Waters, @Sacred Water Mountain Society on Facebook

  3. Jul 27

    S1E1: Why are we humans needed in our forests?

    We are the Forest. Listen to an ancient oak share why we humans are needed in our forests. What can we bring that helps forests be robust and healthy?  What can we learn from our tree relatives?  How do we connect more with our forest?  This episode is for those people who have always loved trees and forests and want to help them. As the first episode of our podcast, this lays the foundation of how we are all the forest.  Jacqui Croat & the Trees

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We are all the forest, whether you live in the city or the country, the plains or next to the sea. We are the forest because we can’t live without their life-giving oxygen, the rains that they draw toward them, the recycling of nutrients, the cleansing of waters as they pass through and the deep wisdom the trees carry for the entire world. On this podcast, we talk with wise people who have listened deeply to what the trees tell us about our inter-connectedness, our inter-dependence, the intelligence and magic of forests and ideas of how you can be more fully immersed in your forest.

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  • Creator
    Jacqui Croat
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Jacqui Croat
  • Show Website
    We Are The Forest