174. Wildcrafting As Rebellion: Sacred Herbalism

Wildcrafting is simply the ancient practice of moving through landscape and gathering the gifts of herbs, fruits, nuts and other plant and fungal material that is useful to human thriving. How does it sit inside the capitalist and individualist structures of our modern legal & cultural systems?In this three-way conversation between Stephanie Hazel, Taj Scicluna and Daisy Kaye Devine, we uncover the ways that wildcrafting is a vital rebellion against:- capitalist ideas of private property- materialist stories that say that plants and land can be owned!- the loss of time in the pursuit of efficiency- the hacking of our dopamine pathways by devices and social media- the extractive economy of plant medicineWildcrafting in your local area supports connection with land, belonging to community, passes knowledge on to children and is most often a sustainable practice. Enjoy this multi-faceted conversation! **BUY ME A CUPPA**If you liked the episode and want more, a cuppa fuels my work and time, which is given for free. Leave a comment and a few bucks here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/theeldertree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠**THE ELDER TREE TROVE PATREON COMMUNITY**You can join our Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and gain a deeper connection to our podcast. Pay only $2 per week to have access to bonus and often exclusive resources and opportunities- plus support the Elder tree at the same time!To find out more about The Elder Tree visit the website at ⁠⁠www.theeldertree.org⁠⁠ and donate to the crowdfunding campaign here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theeldertree.org/makeadonation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.** CONNECT WITH STEPHANIE **Join the waitlist for my plant listening courses ⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠Follow me on instagram⁠⁠⁠ here.⁠⁠⁠The intro and outro song is "⁠Sing for the Earth⁠" and was kindly donated by Chad Wilkins.  You can find Chad's music ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.