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About Dan

Dan De Lion is an earth herbalist, forager, musician, and teacher. He teaches through Return to Nature, providing classes, lectures, and seminars on wild food foraging, mushroom identification, herbal medicine making, as well as primitive and survival skills with a focus on wild foods and forest medicines. He also incorporates the philosophies of yoga, alchemy, meditation, and mysticism into his classes, lectures, and seminars and brings a deep rooted indigenous medicine perspective of practicing intuition with plants, in a systematic and earth-based way – Check out more at www.returntonature.us.

Planning Class Schedule for 2014!

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Dan

2013 was a year of abundant classes and adventures for my work at Return to Nature. I’m currently planning the schedule for the 2014 class season. I am seeking to symbiotize with people and organizations who run and collaborate with. … Continue reading →

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Return to Nature on TV

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Dan

Return To Nature – on – TV – It was fun to get an email from someone from Verizon that wanted to come film at a plant walk. I decided that surely he was welcome and that I would share … Continue reading →

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Realizations on Raccoons – A Timely Encounter with a Masked Messenger

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Dan

A Timely Encounter with a Masked Messenger Last night, while I was driving, suddenly I witnessed that there was a young and adorable raccoon frozen scared in the middle of the road and cars were whizzing by it.  Not wanting … Continue reading →

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The Life of a Suburban Forager: The Oyster Mushroom Spot

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Dan

This tree meant a lot to me over the years.  Growing up it was the highest tree that we could climb.  I climbed so high up and remember the wobbly feeling as gravity felt that it had less of a … Continue reading →

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Hunting the Medicine: Stalking the Wild Spirit – Documentary Trailer

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Dan

In Summer of 2014 I filmed my first pilot episode called “Hunting the Medicine; Stalking the Wild Spirit”, during a 2014 journey to North Carolina for 2 months where I packed my car and hit the road to learn from elders and teachers with … Continue reading →

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Hunting the Medicine: Stalking the Wild Spirit – Rattlesnake Sighting in Shenandoah Forest

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Dan

Here is an excerpt from my upcoming film – Hunting the Medicine: Stalking the Wild Spirit. As I was driving through Shenandoah National Forest I spotted a pretty large rattlesnake sunbathing on the road. It was amazing and majestic as … Continue reading →

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Appalachian Documentary Project – Hunting the Medicine – Filmed 2014

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Dan

Appalachian Herbalism & Foraging Expedition Film Title: Hunting the Medicine – A Story of Stalking the Wild Spirit July 4 to August 16, 2013 Return to Nature: Return to Nature is an organization with the mission to provide a safe … Continue reading →

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Groundhog Medicine – The Wisdom of the Groundhog

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Dan

Today I was shown a bit of groundhog medicine. She lives in my front yard with her 4 babies, so I want to befriend her, learn from her, and become connected with her, to work in symbiosis, and to watch … Continue reading →

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Make Food Your Art!

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Dan

 When food is beautiful and full of color it does so much more than just fill our stomach of a temporary void. It is healing, potent, alive, and feeds all of our senses. Food is ART.     

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Drink Your Lawn! … no seriously

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Dan

Each morning I’ve literally been going out with a colander and a pair of scissors to clip from my garden and use for my morning smoothie. but lately I’ve been venturing farther and farther from the “box”. I’ve found myself carefully and gently … Continue reading →

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