Native to Place

A life Learning in the Woods with Joseph Hosey, the Free State Forager

A Hunter, Forager, and Forester by trade, Joseph Hosey has a lot to share about learning to live with and listen to nature. In this podcast Joseph talks about learning to see (black trumpet mushrooms) read (understand the language of), and listen (through intuition), to the land. While I enjoyed all of it, my favorite part of this podcast is how Joseph has learned to tend to the forest and why. I think this is something we can all learn to do in our own unique way, and places. Imagining the bounty, and harmony that could be created through small acts - living reciprocally with nature is an amazing thing to consider. Joseph also talks about what he does personally to find morel mushrooms, gives insight into how to spot black trumpet mushrooms, and at the end shares the spice he makes with chanterelles. We additionally discuss one of my favorite topics, intuition in nature. Joseph shares a beautiful experience he had while hunting.   Last but not least, I would not miss Joseph’s tips for how to start eating wildly and live connected to nature. They are very practical and some of my favorite tips given so far.   Hope you enjoy the show!             You can find more from Joseph @freestateforager on instagram.  Language in the Forest (9:38)  Why people have fear of the forest (15:29)   Choctaw words/Early settlers/ Thinking and Seeing differently  When Food is a driving Force (25:05)  Black Trumpets (29:22)  Joseph and Morels (36:50)  Joseph's experience with Intuition in Nature (44:33)  Gut Microbes and Intuition - true meaning behind our gut instinct (52:48)  Giving back/ the bounty (59:02) https://www.instagram.com/freestateforager/?hl=en

Todd Spire, The Fly Fishing Conservationist, on Becoming Native to Place

In this episode, I speak to Todd Spire about his journey on becoming a fly fishing guide and steward of the land. As usual, we cover a number of topics. Whether or not you feel motivated or moved by fly fishing I think anyone can learn a lot from Todd and his approach for becoming connected to place. Todd weaves a sense of spirituality, ceremony, and deep reverence into his work as a guide. I believe this makes his work unique. In many ways he is an intermediary helping those who long for a deeper connection to nature, and the river, but he also has his feet firmly planted in the world of the spiritual and esoteric, but also in the practical. As a conservationist Todd is throughly invested into his community, the waters, and navigating the often precarious balance of what it means to be committed to place. We additionally discuss Todd's own fly- the New American, parenting - and how we can inspire our children to be closer to nature, how to have a real " relationship" with nature, finding our innate need for ceremony in nature, and one of my favorite parts of our conversation- the time it takes to be with a place.  I hope you enjoy this episode, as much as I enjoyed speaking with Todd.  You can find Todd here: https://www.esopuscreel.com/ [https://www.esopuscreel.com/] https://www.instagram.com/esopuscreel/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/esopuscreel/?hl=en] https://www.instagram.com/toddspire/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/toddspire/?hl=en] Learning the rhythms of the river / finding his soul mate in the river and    what it is to build an actual relationship with nature ( 23:44) Living with/within an ecosystem and  situatedness / intimacy with the land  (27:08) Committing to a Place/ First fly shop in over 20 years (30:01)/ Community development Community development through the passion of fly fishing  Anglers as conservationist (33:20) how anglers often become and his own experience Water issues an exhaustible resource / helping bridge the connection between people and place/ for people and falling in love with the river, fishing becomes the excuse.  Water as an exhaustible resource, an American issue (37:28)   Water shed issues and conservation goals  How to navigate sharing our love for nature with our children (43:20) Advice to other parents 46:16 How we create abetter connection to the land (53:36) The necessity for a return to ceremony (49:55), and community.  Returning to the world a better person/ How to get into fly fishing /Deepen your relationship with the land (1:05:30)   Finding free classes  Take the time it takes (1:09) Spirituality and Nature (1:13) Where you can find Todd, and how to work with him (1:19:12)  https://www.esopuscreel.com/ [https://www.esopuscreel.com/] https://www.instagram.com/esopuscreel/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/esopuscreel/?hl=en] https://www.instagram.com/toddspire/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/toddspire/?hl=en]

Healing Trauma, and the Power of Fly Fishing with Marty Yi

In this Podcast I speak with Marty Yi about a number of topics, from river ecology, to the history of fly fishing, his time as a  medic in the army, and perhaps most importantly the power of fly fishing to heal and promote mindfulness.   https://www.instagram.com/martyakatheparty/ [https://www.instagram.com/martyakatheparty/] http://crosscurrentguideservice.com/marty-yi/ [http://crosscurrentguideservice.com/marty-yi/]

JesscyDean,theWildHomedsteader

In this episode of the Native to Place Podcast I speak with Jesscy Dean, an accomplished medicine woman, forager, wild crafter, homesteader, educator, folk musician, mother nature and animal advocate, educator, and ethical hunter, who lives in Montana raising rescued horses, yak, Navajo-Churro sheep. Jesscy has an immense wealth of knowledge, in this first episode together we discuss what it's like to derive a least 80 percent of her food from her land, her favorite plants to forage and make medicine from, how to establish a closer connection to the land, as well as her upcoming foraging course, and other offerings. Jesscy is a true gem with so much wisdom to share. I hope you enjoy this episode.