Old Ways New Days

Growing Calories: The Forgotten Art of Feeding Ourselves

What if your garden could actually feed you? In this episode, we explore:  🥔 High-calorie survival crops  🌽 Small-space food production  🫘 Beans, potatoes, corn & resilient staples  🌎 Ancient growing methods from around the world  🌱 Soil, water & climate resilience Because real food security starts closer to home than most people realize. Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2538944/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2538944/support] Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61581390940178 Send us an email at oldwaysnewdayspodcast@gmail.com Episode sponsor: Medicinal Garden Kit https://www.digistore24.com/redir/379812/OWNDpc/MedicinalGardenKit [https://www.digistore24.com/redir/379812/OWNDpc/MedicinalGardenKit]

Resilience in Uncertain Times: Food, Fear, and the Power of Local Roots

The world feels uncertain… but that doesn’t mean you have to feel unprepared. In this episode, we explore: 🌱 Modern food systems  🖤 Climate anxiety & how to move through it  🌾 Building resilience in everyday life  🤝 The power of local networks Because resilience isn’t about fear… It’s about connection. Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2538944/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2538944/support] Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61581390940178 Send us an email at oldwaysnewdayspodcast@gmail.com Episode sponsor: Medicinal Garden Kit https://www.digistore24.com/redir/379812/OWNDpc/MedicinalGardenKit [https://www.digistore24.com/redir/379812/OWNDpc/MedicinalGardenKit]

The Hands That Fed the World: Women’s Hidden Agricultural Labor

The hands that fed the world… were often never named. In this episode, we explore the hidden agricultural labor of women: 🌱 Seed keepers  🖤 Midwives  🥛 Dairy workers  🧵 Textile makers Work that sustained entire communities — but was rarely recognized. Because not all labor is visible… But all of it matters. Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2538944/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2538944/support] Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61581390940178 Send us an email at oldwaysnewdayspodcast@gmail.com Episode sponsor: Medicinal Garden Kit https://www.digistore24.com/redir/379812/OWNDpc/MedicinalGardenKit [https://www.digistore24.com/redir/379812/OWNDpc/MedicinalGardenKit]

Sacred Weeds: Reclaiming the Plants We Were Taught to Pull

What if weeds aren't weeds at all?   What if they're the land's own diagnostic report — telling you exactly what your soil needs and how to heal it?   In this episode of Old Ways, New Days, we go deep:   ✨ What every common weed is actually telling you about your soil ✨ Natural amendments to address each soil condition (no chemicals needed) ✨ The sacred history of dandelion, plantain, lamb's quarters, nettle, and clover ✨ The Anglo-Saxon Nine Herbs Charm and the magic of liminal plants ✨ A soil reading practice drawn from ancestral land wisdom ✨ A guided meditation from the weed's eye view ✨ A simple outdoor ritual for learning the language of the land   This isn't about aesthetic gardens.   This is about learning to read the earth.   The weed you pulled last Saturday?   It was trying to tell you something. Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2538944/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2538944/support] Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61581390940178 Send us an email at oldwaysnewdayspodcast@gmail.com Episode sponsor: Medicinal Garden Kit https://www.digistore24.com/redir/379812/OWNDpc/MedicinalGardenKit [https://www.digistore24.com/redir/379812/OWNDpc/MedicinalGardenKit]

The Ethics of Foraging: Sacred Harvest, Reciprocity, and Remembering Our Place

When was the last time you asked the land permission?   This week on Old Ways, New Days, we step into one of the most important — and most overlooked — conversations in the foraging world:   The Ethics of the Harvest.   ✨ The ancient principles of sacred harvest that predate every civilization we can name ✨ Why 'only take what you need' is more radical than it sounds ✨ Land acknowledgment as a living spiritual practice — not just a statement ✨ The real ecological crisis behind social media foraging culture ✨ Robin Wall Kimmerer, the Seventh Generation Principle, and the Wood Wide Web ✨ A rooted meditation on becoming the kind of being the land can trust ✨ A practical forager's code you can actually use   This isn't foraging as aesthetic.   This is foraging as covenant.   The wild is not a store. It is a relationship.   Come remember how to tend it. Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2538944/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2538944/support] Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61581390940178 Send us an email at oldwaysnewdayspodcast@gmail.com Episode sponsor: Medicinal Garden Kit https://www.digistore24.com/redir/379812/OWNDpc/MedicinalGardenKit [https://www.digistore24.com/redir/379812/OWNDpc/MedicinalGardenKit]