The Ground Shots Podcast

8: Mario Tarasco, N.D., on navigating accessibility of care in Naturopathic medicine, harm reduction approaches working with addiction, the opiate crisis and more.

Dec 6 • 71 min

A conversation with Naturopathic doctor and herbalist Mario Tarasco on working with low-income & at-risk populations as a Naturopathic doctor, taking the harm reduction and non-shaming approach to working with addiction, the current opiate crisis in the…

7: Rebecca Beyer on syncretism in Appalachian Folk Herbalism, moral questions surrounding wildcrafting, cultural appropriation and more.

Nov 22 • 71 min

A conversation with folk herbalist, teacher, witch and forager Rebecca Beyer of Blood and Spicebush, out of Barnardsville, NC on Appalachian folk herbalism, wildcrafting questions, acknowledging all the different folks who contributed to the practices of…

6: Tilke Elkins on Investigating Color with Natural Pigments, Questions Surrounding Pigment Harvest, Defining Wilderness

Oct 23 • 87 min

A conversation with visual artist Tilke Elkins on the investigation of color through the use of natural pigments, harvesting and processing natural pigments, moral questions surrounding the harvesting of natural pigments, exploring definitions of…

5: Ryan Pierce on the work of Signal Fire, an organization that unites art, activism and the outdoors

Oct 6 • 66 min

A conversation with artist Ryan Pierce out of Portland, Oregon on the work of the organization Signal Fire, which aims to connect artists and activists to wild spaces through unique programming.

4: Turtle T. Turtlington on the TransCalifornia Trail, the importance of pilgrimage and remembering the late Frank Cook

Sep 14 • 98 min

We have a conversation with gardener and artist Turtle T. Turtlington on his walk across California on the TransCalifornia Trail, his pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago in Spain, the influence of the late ethnobotanist Frank Cook on Turtle’s work and…

3: Laurie Quesinberry on traditional Appalachian root digging in Laurel Fork, VA, issues around wildcrafting woodland medicinals and more.

Sep 1 • 58 min

We have a conversation with Laurie Quesinberry, a traditional Appalachian ‘granny root digger’ from Laurel Fork, Virginia about wildcrafting ethics and alternatives, the Black Cohosh catacombs, using leaf medicine of woodland medicinals, herbal ‘wide…

2: Emily Stock on being an herbalist in Moab, medicine making using the stars, Bear’s Ears National Monument and public lands issues in Utah

Aug 12 • 84 min

Interview with Emily Stock, founder of Sundial Medicinals, an apothecary in Moab, Utah on growing up with a taro reader and herbalist grandmother, using astronomy and astrology in medicine making, Bear’s Ears National Monument and other public lands…

1: Samuel Bautista Lazo on weaving in Oaxaca, colonialism and the importance of making things from the land

Jul 19 • 60 min

Our interview with Samuel Bautista Lazo, a Zapotec Weaver from the Oaxaca region of Mexico on the power of weaving, the good and bad effects of tourism on Samuel’s village and community, how cochineal affected world politics, the colonial history of…