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This is the first episode of Stardust + Soil: The Enchanted Soul Podcast, in which we discuss the importance of our connection to the verdant outdoors, fun facts about a plant and a mushroom that can even be found in the Midwestern winter, the relevance of recognizing the mirror of human flow to that of cosmic cycles, and a couple of planets you may be able to see during the month of February. We hope to bring you joy and acceptance, and that this pod can bring you a sigh of contentment paired with a confident smile for your inherent brilliance.

Join us next time on February 15th!

Heads Up: We hope you are able to use these resources wherever you may be. Keep in mind, we are in the Midwest, so if you’re elsewhere, your experience may vary, and that’s okay. There are beautiful connections to make with our planet wherever you are and we would love to hear from you, to learn about your perspective as well.

Foraging Disclaimer: While the uses of many mushrooms and plants can include health benefits, I am providing this information for educational purposes only. There are many potential dangers of eating/using/misusing/misidentifying/improperly preparing foraged mushrooms, including death. I want to encourage everyone to be more observant in their experience of the natural world so they can become more confident with identifying trees, plants, and mushrooms. But I am not recommending anyone go out to forage edible mushrooms without proper guidance and identification.

Sources:

https://www.fs.usda.gov/features/wellness-benefits-great-outdoors

https://news.stanford.edu/2015/06/30/hiking-mental-health-063015/

https://www.betterhelp.com/faq/

https://hbr.org/topic/subject/psychology https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/fungi/birch-polypore

https://homestead-honey.com/uses-for-crabapples/

https://www.fourseasonforaging.com/blog/2018/2/19/crabapples-the-winter-sweet-tart

https://news.stanford.edu/2015/06/30/hiking-mental-health-063015/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8125471/

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aax0903

https://www.mushroom-appreciation.com/birch-polypore.html

Robin Wall Kimmerer, Potawatomi, scientist, ecologist, professor, botanist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants, Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses, and The Democracy of Species