1:43:01

Aug 1, 2022

Cornelion Cherries with Little John

In this episode we chat with Little John about his favorite plant obsession, Cornelian Cherries (Cornus mas). We cover propagation, maintenance, harvest and a few of the hundreds of uses for the fruit (and other parts of the plant!). After a few heavy topics, it’s nice to take a little break and just shoot the shit about a fascinating plant. Little John is a prolific maker of memes, which you can find at https://tinyurl.com/cornusmemes He is also the founder of North American Scion Exchange Facebook Group and a admin of the Cornelian Cherry Growers group. If you are looking to purchase Cornelian Cherry trees you might try: One Green World, Fedco Trees, Cricket Hill Garden, Whitman Farms or Hidden Spring Nursery Propagating by cuttings: Jay Grace has had very good rates of success rooting dormant cuttings in the fall with mist and bottom heat. He says rooting hormone is not needed

1:06:07

Jul 22, 2022

Herbal Abortion & Fertility Control Pt 2 W/ Mischa Schuler

In part two of our Herbal Abortion and Fertility Control series, we chat with Mischa Schuler.  Mischa is the director of Wild Carrot Herbs.  In this episode Mischa discusses various herbal, homoeopathic and over-the-counter methods for fertility control, some of their uses and limitations.   If you missed it, check out the first part of this series with August Sender.  Show Notes: Excellent free book put out by Sage-Femme Collective covering aspects of what we discussed.   Wild Carrot and Conscious Contraception interview with Mischa Schuler hosted by Kay'aleya Hunnybee on the Herbal Womb Wisdom podcast  Wild Carrot interview with Robin Rose Bennet (Mischa's Wild Carrot teacher) hosted by Robin La Cross of Holistic Sex Ed Radio Music: Our Hero Is Gone "Like Weeds"  

1:23:48

Jun 14, 2022

Herbal Abortion and Fertility Control with August Sender

This month we will be bringing you a two part episode on herbal abortion and fertility control. It’s a complicated and heavy topic, but our guests bring a lot of knowledge to the table and offer a nuanced but down to earth look at the information. In part one August focuses on the history and political context of herbal abortion and fertility control. Content warning: this discussion touches on a bunch of heavy subjects including racism, patriarchy, rape, slavery and others. August references or recommends these sources for further research: Gossypium spp. (Cotton Root Bark): A Symbol of Herbal Resistance by Karen L. Culpepper Caliban and the Witch by Silvia Federici and/or the podcast Book on Fire The Red Door Collective Holistic Abortions on Instagram Molly Dutton-Kenny’s Blog and/or Instagram, especially these resources and this article about Queen Anne’s Lace

1:41:11

May 30, 2022

Indoor Mushroom Cultivation and DIY Mycology Labs

In this episode of Propaganda by the Spore, Aaron gets into the nitty gritty of indoor mushroom cultivation and DIY mycology labs. The first part of the show describes how to grow mushrooms using spawn purchased from a supplier, which is a quite easy and a great place to start. In the second part we talk about how to produce your own spawn from spores, cultures or even fresh mushrooms. This process is a bit complex, but if it’s something you are excited about there are simple and cheap ways to go about doing it. This PDF contains tons of useful links and additional info that wouldn’t fit in the show notes.

1:55:45

Jan 18, 2022

Mushroom Cultivation with Kate Roelke

In this episode we start our short tangent into the world of Fungi. We start off by talking with Kate Roelke, a lab mycologist at North Spore. She will tell us all about the life cycle of mushrooms along with lots information about various cultivation techniques and some specifics about a few different species. If you want to get in touch with Kate you can find her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/kateroelke/ In the episode Kate recommends the book Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation by Trad Cotter. If you want to use hydrated agricultural lime for cold pasteurizing mushroom substrates, try using just over 1/3 cup of lime per 5 gallons water.