EARTHLIFE

In this interview we learn from Indra about the millions of farmers who have shown up to protest and those who remain (mostly white haired!) occupying the roads entering Delhi living in their trolley wagons pulled by tractors to protest the International Ag Business-friendly laws of the Modi government. This law removes critical protections and prices supports and puts the already marginalized and precarious farmers at tremendous dis-advantage with large international grain buyers. The proposed laws

Evan Strusinski is a legend among foragers and mycophiles. For years Evan sold wild mushrooms and foraged edibles to the top Chefs in NYC, now many of those restaurants are closed for COVID. Join for a meandering stroll into the ethics, naturalism, lifestyle and prognostications of cool myco-cat Evan. A true expert, he finds, identifies, harvests, and transports over 300 species of wild and rare plants and fungi found in the mid-Atlantic and the Northeast. He spends his springs, summers, and falls

GinaRae LaCerva is an acclaimed writer, geographer, and environmental anthropologist with an intense wanderlust. She loves to learn and teach us foraging traditions, we’re in conversation about restoration approaches, humility, and the interesting and complicated question of how to create multi generational conservation processes that are also equitable.GinaRae’s first book, “Feasting Wild: In Search of the Last Untamed Food,” traces our complex and storied relationships to wild foods. In this

More about Sexto Colectivo...Sexto Colectivo on Instagram Juan Escalona Meléndez, on History and Science in Contemporary Meixan Cuisine from Aesthetics for BirdsEl Sexto Colectivo Wants You to Eat With Your MindOther Chefs and Projects Mentioned in this Episode...Osvaldo SaldovalArielle JohnsonDavid Zilber Noma Ferments Rene RedzepiPascal BaudarThe Feral Trade CourierSpecial thanks to Paul Molyneaux, who connected us and wrote about Juan for National Fisherman. He also wrote: Swimming in Circles and

Merlin Sheldrake: WebsiteEntangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our FuturesPeter Mccoy Peter McCoy's Radical Mycology MasterclassPaul StametsEcovative DesignGreenhorns works nationally and locally to create a welcoming and hospitable culture for new entrants in regenerative agriculture. We produce cultural and educational media, programming and publications including the New Farmer’s Almanac, as well as films, radio and the occasional art stunt. Our summer programs and