The Sydney Kale Sessions: Stories with Plants & So much more

Hi Friends,This episode was pure magic — lively, surprising, and full of humour. From the very beginning, Sydney’s garden joined the conversation, chiming in with its own personality and timing, while the fungi at her new home had plenty to say as well. The night before recording, the garden featured in her book I, Garden actually “arrived” and asked that we open the episode with them. What made this moment even more intriguing was how close it came on the heels of her other book, Becoming Written, as if the two works were in dialogue with one another.And then the fungi piped up. Loudly. It was absolutely hilarious — the shift in my voice as the plants and fungi began speaking, the way they wove themselves into the discussion, and Sydney’s brilliant, good-humoured responses made it all feel alive in the most unexpected way. In a sense, the plants from her books were interviewing Sydney, posing questions that genuinely felt as though they came from them.We’re sure you’ll feel the joy threaded through this conversation. It’s heart-open, playful, and full of an all-pervading sense of delight. We loved recording it, and we hope that same spark finds you as you listen.You can find Sydney Kale's work via the following links:https://journal.workthatreconnects.org/2025/02/21/vegetal-activism-and-the-art-of-dwelling/www.sydneykale.comhttps://substack.com/@sydneykalehttps://www.booktopia.com.au/becoming-written-sydney-kale/book/9798218828202.html?srsltid=AfmBOoriyMoJtiELckk7NLqR7bbKm7O64fARPQFmlQQgI9RcWmSKz_Anhttps://books.google.com.au/books/about/Becoming_Written.html?id=DLqe0QEACAAJ&redir_esc=yhttps://www.thenile.com.au/books/sydney-kale/i-garden-garden-as-palimpsest/9798218827403?gad_campaignid=17348566229&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADhOHwjEjeK7XV9MG0C5mjavGvOpO&gclid=CjwKCAiA24XJBhBXEiwAXElO34pR8GQoevt_i1pjBauP8OZcJfCMiEARket4m0_qrUHko9CbK-rAhhoCQDwQAvD_BwE&utm_campaign=18135497994&utm_content=&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_term=Happy Flowing💚💦🥳🍄