Trail Mix: Cacao, the Currency of Sex

Video Episode: Botanical Taste Test

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/JqhkIucMroQ [https://youtu.be/JqhkIucMroQ] Jeannette has finally made it to Montreal! To celebrate the reunion, we took the cameras out to the greenhouse for a very special, very chaotic mini-episode. We hit up the Boutique at the world-famous Montreal Botanical Garden and brought back a haul of bizarre, fancy, and fascinating botanical delicacies to taste test on camera. We are talking sweet Tulip Jelly, briny Fiddleheads, raw Spruce Tips, and we washed it all down with Forest Amaretto mixed with Spruce-flavored Soda. Some were absolutely delicious, and some... well, you'll just have to watch our faces. Grab a snack, pull up a chair, and join us under the glass! 🔔 Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share this with your favorite plant enabler! Find out more at https://plant-sluts.pinecast.co [https://plant-sluts.pinecast.co]

Trail Mix: Hazelnut's Botanical Blue-Balling

Jeannette visits Jonathan in Montreal and they get their fill on leafy greens in their winter coats. Jeannette commits the ultimate faux pas while not understanding what that means since she doesn't speak French. Another round of F*ck, Marry, Kill (nut edition)! We get into hazelnuts and the plant's ultimate reproductive power play, while discovering their global impact and why one chocolate spread controls the world’s hazelnuts. We also look into why Oregon calls it their state nut and what they used to call their state nut. Finally, the sluts learn about Celtic Tree Astrology and why Jeannette will probably never be happy. ** Sources https://oregonhazelnuts.org/about/ [https://oregonhazelnuts.org/about/] https://www.tytyga.com/History-of-the-Filbert-(Hazelnut)-Tree-a/383.htm [https://www.tytyga.com/History-of-the-Filbert-(Hazelnut)-Tree-a/383.htm] https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/oregon/2023/11/24/why-does-the-oregon-state-nut-have-two-different-names/71596462007/ [https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/oregon/2023/11/24/why-does-the-oregon-state-nut-have-two-different-names/71596462007/] https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/09/16/347749070/thanks-to-nutella-the-world-needs-more-hazelnut [https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/09/16/347749070/thanks-to-nutella-the-world-needs-more-hazelnut] https://thedruidsgarden.com/2021/03/07/sacred-trees-in-the-americas-american-hazel-corylus-americana-magic-ecology-and-sacred-uses/ [https://thedruidsgarden.com/2021/03/07/sacred-trees-in-the-americas-american-hazel-corylus-americana-magic-ecology-and-sacred-uses/] Find your Celtic Tree Sign: https://www.treecouncil.ie/celtic-tree-astrology [https://www.treecouncil.ie/celtic-tree-astrology] https://tree2mydoor.com/pages/information-trees-celtic-tree-calendar [https://tree2mydoor.com/pages/information-trees-celtic-tree-calendar] ** Find out more at https://plant-sluts.pinecast.co [https://plant-sluts.pinecast.co]

Trail Mix: The Flexisexual Apricot

We continue digging into our bag of trail mix and explore the world of the flexisexual apricot. But first Jonathan and Jeannette update us on their gardens and share their stone fruit “zodiac” placements. We go over the cyanide wellness craze apricots were at the pit of in the 70s and find a surprising US Marine apricot superstition.

Trail Mix: Cacao, the Currency of Sex

After complaining about kids these days, Jonathan and Jeannette dive into the history of the cacao plant and how that became the chocolate we consume nonstop today. We answer questions like "How many cacao pods did it cost to hire a sex worker in the Aztec empire?" and "Is white chocolate actually chocolate?" We also discover the tiny, nasty pollinator that is responsible for every yummy chocolate treat you chew. And we find out if your fancy, overpriced chocolate is really anything special. Sources: https://www.vosgeschocolate.com/blogs/vosges-haut-chocolat-blog/chocolate-gifts-for-every-star-sign-a-zodiac-gift-guide [https://www.vosgeschocolate.com/blogs/vosges-haut-chocolat-blog/chocolate-gifts-for-every-star-sign-a-zodiac-gift-guide] https://worldwidechocolate.com/magazine/what-type-of-chocolate-matches-your-zodiac-sign/ [https://worldwidechocolate.com/magazine/what-type-of-chocolate-matches-your-zodiac-sign/] https://www.chocolatescorecard.com/ [https://www.chocolatescorecard.com/] Find out more at https://plant-sluts.pinecast.co [https://plant-sluts.pinecast.co]

Trail Mix: Pegging Peanuts

Peanut sex gets wild in this episode! First, we try a new segment to find our sun-moon-rising Plant Placements and Jeannette tries more yard debris with Nipplewort! Will her nipples ever recover? Jonathan finds Montreal's peanut connection and Jeannette dives into the history of peanuts as a crop in the US. Jonathan also gives us the truth about these "nitrogen fixing" plants and whether we need to rotate our humble hobbyist garden beds. Absurd amount of singing in this one. Let us know your Trail Mix Plant Placement on instagram: @plant.sluts.pod [https://www.instagram.com/plant.sluts.pod] Don't forget to follow & subscribe so you never miss an episode.https://www.instagram.com/plant.sluts.pod [https://www.instagram.com/plant.sluts.pod] * Sources: * https://journeys.dartmouth.edu/folklorearchive/tag/peanuts/ [https://journeys.dartmouth.edu/folklorearchive/tag/peanuts/] * https://hancockpeanuts.com/what-do-peanuts-symbolize/ [https://hancockpeanuts.com/what-do-peanuts-symbolize/] * https://nationalpeanutboard.org/ [https://nationalpeanutboard.org/news/history-peanuts-peanut-butter/] * https://civileats.com/2022/04/12/slaves-for-peanuts-tells-the-tragic-story-behind-americas-favorite-snack/ [https://civileats.com/2022/04/12/slaves-for-peanuts-tells-the-tragic-story-behind-americas-favorite-snack/] * https://www.ontario.ca/page/commercial-peanut-production-ontario [https://www.ontario.ca/page/commercial-peanut-production-ontario] Find out more at https://plant-sluts.pinecast.co [https://plant-sluts.pinecast.co]