Nature Revisited

Jared Rosenbaum is a botanist, native plant grower, certified ecological restoration practitioner, and co-owner of Wild Ridge Plants LLC in New Jersey. He has extensive experience in stewardship of natural communities and is known for his lively workshops on plant ecology, restoration, and the cultural uses of wild plant foods and medicines. In this episode of Nature Revisited, Jared talks about discovering the wonders of nature after moving to rural New Jersey and committing himself to the study of native plants and the pursuit of ecological stewardship & restoration. Topics of discussion include preservation vs restoration, what makes a plant native, the impact of humans on their environments, restoration tips, and re-imagining our place in nature. [Originally published May 30, 2023. Ep 96] Jared's website: https://wildplantculture.com Jared's book 'Wild Plant Culture': https://wildplantculture.com/the-book Wild Ridge Plants website: https://wildridgeplants.com Listen to Nature Revisited on your favorite podcast apps or at https://noordenproductions.com Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdz4s9d7 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n7yx28t Podlink: https://pod.link/1456657951 Support Nature Revisited https://noordenproductions.com/support Nature Revisited is produced by Stefan van Norden and Charles Geoghegan. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions - contact us at https://noordenproductions.com/contact

Mark J. Easter is an ecologist, researcher, and author of more than fifty scientific papers and reports related to carbon cycling and the carbon footprint of agriculture, forestry, and other land uses. In this episode of Nature Revisited, Mark offers us a picture of the impact the foods we eat every day have on the earth. From the soil that grows our crops, to the farmers who steward the land, to the workers and grocers who bring the food to our table, the compounding social and environmental impacts are far-reaching. However, we can employ low-carbon, in-season alternatives to make our foods more sustainable, but we must first understand how food is produced, harvested, and shipped. The Blue Plate book: https://www.patagonia.com/product/the-blue-plate-a-food-lovers-guide-to-climate-chaos/BK910.html Mark's Website: https://farmtablesky.com/ Listen to Nature Revisited on your favorite podcast apps or at https://noordenproductions.com Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdz4s9d7 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n7yx28t Podlink: https://pod.link/1456657951 Support Nature Revisited https://noordenproductions.com/support Nature Revisited is produced by Stefan van Norden and Charles Geoghegan. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions - contact us at https://noordenproductions.com/contact

Lorraine Johnson is a Toronto-based writer, editor, community advocate and cultivation activist. Her work focuses on people and communities growing plants, ecological health, and connection to nature and to each other. Her recent series of talks entitled 'Unsettling The Garden' addresses arguments raised by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report (of Canada) and is the topic of this episode. As the report emphasizes, "Reconciliation between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians, from an Aboriginal perspective, also requires reconciliation with the natural world." In this discussion, Lorraine describes the many of the ways that native plant gardening and related practices help to restore our relationship with nature and encourage kinship with plants and wildlife. [Originally published May 15, 2023. Ep 95] Lorraine's website: https://lorrainejohnson.ca/ Listen to Nature Revisited on your favorite podcast apps or at https://noordenproductions.com Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdz4s9d7 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n7yx28t Podlink: https://pod.link/1456657951 Support Nature Revisited https://noordenproductions.com/support Nature Revisited is produced by Stefan van Norden and Charles Geoghegan. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions - contact us at https://noordenproductions.com/contact

Leigh Ann Henion is the bestselling author of Phenomenal + Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and other Marvels of the Dark. Her writing has appeared in Smithsonian, The Washington Post, and Oxford American, among other publications. In this episode of Nature Revisited, Leigh Ann invites us to reset our relationship with the night and open our eyes and minds to a parallel world that comes alive in darkness. From the physiological effects of the absence of light itself, to the vast, surprising array of nocturnal organisms that transform our surroundings, when we rediscover night, dazzling wonders can be found in our own backyards. Leigh Ann's website: https://leighannhenion.com/ Listen to Nature Revisited on your favorite podcast apps or at https://noordenproductions.com Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdz4s9d7 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n7yx28t Podlink: https://pod.link/1456657951 Support Nature Revisited https://noordenproductions.com/support Nature Revisited is produced by Stefan van Norden and Charles Geoghegan. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions - contact us at https://noordenproductions.com/contact

Camille T. Dungy is an award-winning poet, author and professor with an interest in the intersections between literature, environmental action, history, and culture. Her latest book, 'Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden' recounts the seven-year odyssey to diversify her garden in the predominantly white community of Fort Collins, Colorado. In this episode of Nature Revisited, Camille discusses a range of topics including the origins of her unusual nature book, influences on her relationship with nature, the role of story in our lives, rethinking the terms we use to define our world, and the connection between social justice and environmental justice. [Originally published May 1, 2023. Ep 94] Camille's website: https://camilledungy.com/ Camille's book: https://camilledungy.com/soil/ Listen to Nature Revisited on your favorite podcast apps or at https://noordenproductions.com Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdz4s9d7 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n7yx28t Podlink: https://pod.link/1456657951 Support Nature Revisited https://noordenproductions.com/support Nature Revisited is produced by Stefan van Norden and Charles Geoghegan. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions - contact us at https://noordenproductions.com/contact

Jeffrey H Ryan is an author, adventurer, photographer, and historian. He has written several books about his outdoor exploits, his fascination with hiking trails, and the people and places found just off the beaten path. In this episode of Nature Revisited, Jeffrey returns once again to share his 'Ode To An Old Pine' - an autobiographical recounting of formative experiences within (and about) nature, with a massive ancient pine tree acting as a symbolic pillar and centerpiece of those experiences. [Originally published April 18, 2023. Ep 93] Jeffrey's website: https://www.jeffryanauthor.com/ Episode Sponsor: https://www.prairieresto.com/ Listen to Nature Revisited on your favorite podcast apps or at https://noordenproductions.com Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdz4s9d7 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n7yx28t Podlink: https://pod.link/1456657951 Support Nature Revisited https://noordenproductions.com/support Nature Revisited is produced by Stefan van Norden and Charles Geoghegan. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions - contact us at https://noordenproductions.com/contact

John Navazio was a breeder of genetically-resilient, open-pollinated leafy greens and root crops for regenerative farming practices. He also authored The Organic Seed Grower, a comprehensive manual for the serious vegetable grower. His work focused on developing varieties with robust growth, broad resistance to disease and environmental stress, and superior culinary quality. In this episode of Nature Revisited, those who knew John best pay tribute to the life of a truly passionate and inspiring spirit, celebrating his magnetic personality, his lifelong relationship with seeds, and his philosophy & approach to growing robust, genetically-diverse crops. John's book: https://www.chelseagreen.com/product/the-organic-seed-grower-paperback/ The Organic Seed Alliance: https://seedalliance.org/ Listen to Nature Revisited on your favorite podcast apps or at https://noordenproductions.com Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdz4s9d7 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n7yx28t Podlink: https://pod.link/1456657951 Support Nature Revisited https://noordenproductions.com/support Nature Revisited is produced by Stefan van Norden and Charles Geoghegan. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions - contact us at https://noordenproductions.com/contact

Yolonda Youngs is an Associate Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies at CSU San Bernardino and a dedicated scholar, teacher, researcher, and leader. Her expertise lies within national parks and protected areas, environmental policy, conservation of natural resources, and cultural landscapes. In this episode of Nature Revisited, Yolonda traces the idea of the Grand Canyon as an icon and the ways people came to know it through popular imagery and visual media. She reminds us of the shifting interplay between humans and their environments and how visual representations shape popular ideas and meanings about national parks and the American West. Yolonda's website: yolondayoungs.com/ Framing Nature book: https://www.amazon.com/Framing-Nature-Creation-American-Americas/dp/149620218X Listen to Nature Revisited on your favorite podcast apps or at noordenproductions.com Subscribe on Spotify: tinyurl.com/bdz4s9d7 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/5n7yx28t Podlink: pod.link/1456657951 Support Nature Revisited noordenproductions.com/support Nature Revisited is produced by Stefan Van Norden and Charles Geoghegan. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions - contact us at noordenproductions.com/contact

Ursula Goodenough is a Professor of Biology Emerita at Washington University in St. Louis, and serves as president of the Religious Naturalist Association. She authored the textbook Genetics and the best-selling book The Sacred Depths of Nature. She has presented the paradigm of the Religious Naturalist Orientation and the Epic of Evolution in numerous venues around the world. In this episode of Nature Revisited, Ursula describes what it means to be a Religious Naturalist. By first establishing a basis of scientific knowledge and then discussing topics such as spirituality, death, meaning, and separating technology from science, Ursula presents a perspective that reconciles our modern scientific understanding of reality with our timeless spiritual yearnings for reverence and continuity. [Originally published April 3, 2023. Ep 92] Religious Naturalist Association: https://religious-naturalist-association.org/ Ursula's Book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-sacred-depths-of-nature-9780197662069?cc=us&lang=en& Episode Sponsor: https://www.prairieresto.com/ Listen to Nature Revisited on your favorite podcast apps or at https://noordenproductions.com Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdz4s9d7 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n7yx28t Podlink: https://pod.link/1456657951 Support Nature Revisited https://noordenproductions.com/support Nature Revisited is produced by Stefan van Norden and Charles Geoghegan. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions - contact us at https://noordenproductions.com/contact

Cynthia Jurs is a dharma teacher (Dharmacharya) in the Order of Interbeing of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, and in recognition of her dedication in carrying out the Earth Treasure Vase practice, she was made an honorary lama in the Vajrayana tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. In this episode of Nature Revisited, Cynthia recounts a fateful meeting with a venerated Lama in Nepal whose formidable assignment sent her on a thirty year pilgrimage into diverse communities and ecosystems with holy vessels to bring healing and protection to the earth. https://earthtreasurevase.org/ Summoned By The Earth book: https://www.summonedbytheearth.org/ Listen to Nature Revisited on your favorite podcast apps or at https://noordenproductions.com Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdz4s9d7 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n7yx28t Podlink: https://pod.link/1456657951 Support Nature Revisited https://noordenproductions.com/support Nature Revisited is produced by Stefan van Norden and Charles Geoghegan. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions - contact us at https://noordenproductions.com/contact

After graduating college, Jackson Newman discovered and read 'A Sand County Almanac' by Aldo Leopold, and immediately felt compelled to join the Aldo Leopold Foundation. He was awarded a fellowship, and spent a year in Sand County, Wisconsin's 'Slough', writing two articles for the Foundation about land ethics and conservation. These two articles, titled 'The Backwash of the River Progress' and 'The Guiding Virtues of the Land Ethic' are the basis of this episode's discussion on land conservation between Jackson and host Stefan Van Norden. [Originally published March 7, 2023. Ep 90] The Aldo Leopold Foundation website: https://www.aldoleopold.org/ Listen to Nature Revisited on your favorite podcast apps or at https://noordenproductions.com Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdz4s9d7 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n7yx28t Podlink: https://pod.link/1456657951 Support Nature Revisited https://noordenproductions.com/support Nature Revisited is produced by Stefan van Norden and Charles Geoghegan. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions - contact us at https://noordenproductions.com/contact

Obi Kaufmann is an American naturalist, writer, and illustrator. Among the books he has authored are The California Field Atlas, a guide to the state's ecology and geography, and most recently The State Of Fire - Why California Burns. In this episode of Nature Revisited, Kaufmann describes the ancient relationship between humans and fire as part of California's natural history, dispelling the widespread misinformation surrounding the nature and effects of large-scale wildfires, and placing them within a greater context as just one phase of the necessary natural cycles of ecosystems. Obi's website - https://coyoteandthunder.com/ The State of Fire book - https://californiafieldatlas.com/shop/ols/products/the-state-of-fire-why-california-burns Listen to Nature Revisited on your favorite podcast apps or at https://noordenproductions.com Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdz4s9d7 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n7yx28t Podlink: https://pod.link/1456657951 Support Nature Revisited https://noordenproductions.com/support Nature Revisited is produced by Stefan van Norden and Charles Geoghegan. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions - contact us at https://noordenproductions.com/contact

Vítor da Silva is an indigenous-rights researcher, ethnographer and storyteller. He has a background in anthropology, human rights, and is a trained criminal investigator. He has conducted fieldwork with different indigenous communities around the world including: the Maasai tribe in Kenya, the nomadic Changpa people in the Indian Himalayas, and the Noke Kuin people in the Brazilian Amazon. In this episode of Nature Revisited, Vítor recounts pivotal childhood events that led him to reject the status quo and instead seek meaningful experiences and pursuits into adulthood. Combining his military, investigative and anthropological experiences, Vítor outlines how these skills inform his holistic and dedicated approach in working to aid indigenous groups all over the world. [Originally published Feb 21, 2023. Ep 89] website: https://www.vitordasilva.org/ instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ethnopoet/ Listen to Nature Revisited on your favorite podcast apps or at https://noordenproductions.com Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdz4s9d7 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n7yx28t Podlink: https://pod.link/1456657951 Support Nature Revisited https://noordenproductions.com/support Nature Revisited is produced by Stefan van Norden and Charles Geoghegan. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions - contact us at https://noordenproductions.com/contact

Peter Matthiessen (1927 – 2014) was an American novelist, naturalist, wilderness writer, environmental activist, and zen teacher whose works dealt with the destructive effects of encroaching technology on preindustrial cultures and the natural environment. He is the only American writer to win The National Book Award in both nonfiction (The Snow Leopard) and fiction (Shadow Country). In this episode of Nature Revisited we meet Peter's son Alex Matthiessen – a distinguished environmentalist in his own right – who offers rare insights into the well-traveled life, prolific works, and nature-steeped pursuits of one of the true "literary lions" of 20th Century American literature. https://www.matthiessencenter.org/ Peter Matthiessen books: http://bit.ly/3AXCUVR Listen to Nature Revisited on your favorite podcast apps or at https://noordenproductions.com Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdz4s9d7 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n7yx28t Podlink: https://pod.link/1456657951 Support Nature Revisited https://noordenproductions.com/support Nature Revisited is produced by Stefan van Norden and Charles Geoghegan. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions - contact us at https://noordenproductions.com/contact

Sara Dykman made history when she became the first person to bicycle alongside monarch butterflies on their storied annual migration—a round-trip adventure through three countries and over 10,000 miles. Her book Bicycling with Butterflies recounts this incredible, nearly nine-month odyssey. In this episode of Nature Revisited, Sara talks about being drawn to animals as a child into adulthood, how she became enchanted by monarchs, the evolution of her experiences into a book, and how all of us can connect with and help save monarch butterflies by planting milkweed. [Originally published Feb 7, 2023. Ep 88] Help save the monarch butterfly: https://www.saveourmonarchs.org/ Listen to Nature Revisited on your favorite podcast apps or at https://noordenproductions.com Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdz4s9d7 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n7yx28t Podlink: https://pod.link/1456657951 Support Nature Revisited https://noordenproductions.com/support Nature Revisited is produced by Stefan Van Norden and Charles Geoghegan. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions - contact us at https://noordenproductions.com/contact

Gary Paul Nabhan is an agricultural ecologist, ethnobotanist, and award-winning author whose work focuses primarily on the plants and cultures of the desert American Southwest, including the book The Nature of Desert Nature. In this episode of Nature Revisited, Gary re-introduces us to the possibilities of what a desert is and can be, challenging our traditional notions. Filled with sights, sounds, scents, and wildlife systems one wouldn't think possible, Gary reveals how the desert contains wisdom and teachings that are invaluable to humanity in the midst of our changing climate. Gary's website: https://www.garynabhan.com/ Listen to Nature Revisited on your favorite podcast apps or at https://noordenproductions.com Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdz4s9d7 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n7yx28t Podlink: https://pod.link/1456657951 Support Nature Revisited https://noordenproductions.com/support Nature Revisited is produced by Stefan van Norden and Charles Geoghegan. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions - contact us at https://noordenproductions.com/contact

Benjamin Vogt is an award-winning author and garden designer based in Lincoln, Nebraska. He owns Monarch Gardens LLC, a prairie garden design company, and speaks nationally on garden design and landscape ethics. His new book 'Prairie Up: An Introduction to Natural Garden Design' is an actionable guide for gardeners and homeowners who wish to not only support wildlife but please the eye. In this episode of Nature Revisited, Ben talks about his passion for prairie, why prairie is so important, and how embracing lawn-to-meadow conversions can revive diversity and wildness in our communities. [Originally published Jan 24, 2023. Ep 87] Monarch Gardens website: https://www.monarchgard.com/ Ben's Book: https://www.monarchgard.com/books.html Listen to Nature Revisited on your favorite podcast apps or at https://noordenproductions.com Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdz4s9d7 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n7yx28t Podlink: https://pod.link/1456657951 Support Nature Revisited https://noordenproductions.com/support Nature Revisited is produced by Stefan Van Norden and Charles Geoghegan. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions - contact us at https://noordenproductions.com/contact

Paul Bierman is professor of environmental science at the University of Vermont, where he develops methods to understand ice and date rocks. His findings have been published in Science and Nature and in his recent book When The Ice Is Gone. In this episode of Nature Revisited, Bierman reveals a startling discovery about Greenland's rapidly melting ice sheet - it has melted naturally before, hundreds of thousands of years ago... Changes in Greenland due to a warming earth are already reverberating around the world, and Bierman explains how losing Greenland's ice will catalyze devastating events if we don't change course and address climate change now. Paul Bierman's website: https://www.paulbierman.net/home When The Ice Is Gone book: https://www.amazon.com/When-Ice-Gone-Greenland-Tumultuous-ebook/dp/B0CK46B2Y6 Listen to Nature Revisited on your favorite podcast apps or at https://noordenproductions.com Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdz4s9d7 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n7yx28t Podlink: https://pod.link/1456657951 Support Nature Revisited https://noordenproductions.com/support Nature Revisited is produced by Stefan van Norden and Charles Geoghegan. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions - contact us at https://noordenproductions.com/contact

Jesse Hildebrand is a science communicator who has been working to connect scientists and explorers with the public throughout Canada, and operates as the Canadian Coordinator for Nature For All - a global movement whose mission is to inspire, celebrate, and restore the love of Nature. He is also the VP of Education for the organization Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants. In this episode of Nature Revisited, Jesse talks about how his love of nature as a child oriented the direction of his life and career, his foray into educating through media, the importance of nature in the classroom, the Backyard Bio initiative, and more. He also discusses his introduction to Nature For All, its mission, and how it is a community of interested organizations and individuals who are working together to affect change. [Originally published Jan 10, 2023. Ep 86] Jesse's website: https://www.jessehildebrand.org/ Nature For All: https://natureforall.global/ Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants: https://www.exploringbytheseat.com Listen to Nature Revisited on your favorite podcast apps or at https://noordenproductions.com Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdz4s9d7 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n7yx28t Podlink: https://pod.link/1456657951 Support Nature Revisited https://noordenproductions.com/support Nature Revisited is produced by Stefan Van Norden and Charles Geoghegan. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions - contact us at https://noordenproductions.com/contact

Basil Camu is the author of From Wasteland to Wonder and the co-founder of Leaf & Limb, a North Carolina tree care service founded by Basil's father in 1997. In this episode of Nature Revisited, Basil recounts how what began as a traditional blue collar tree removal business transformed- through hard work, research, and dedication- into a tree care and consulting enterprise with a mission to preserve, plant, and promote trees in a way that maximizes positive benefits for members of all ecosystems. By implementing ways to work with natural systems instead of against them, Leaf & Limb has developed a blueprint to increase the health and population of trees, and thus help address pressing environmental issues and begin restoring the balance of life on Earth. Leaf & Limb website: https://www.leaflimb.com/ From Wasteland To Wonder free ebook: https://www.leaflimb.com/wonder/ Listen to Nature Revisited on your favorite podcast apps or at https://noordenproductions.com Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdz4s9d7 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n7yx28t Podlink: https://pod.link/1456657951 Support Nature Revisited https://noordenproductions.com/support Nature Revisited is produced by Stefan van Norden and Charles Geoghegan. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions - contact us at https://noordenproductions.com/contact