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Return to Nature on TV

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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Local Foraging with Dan De Lion: Awakening Our Nature Sense – by Olga Sher

I meet Dan De Lion when I come to attend a plant walk with him in Eatontown, NJ.  In his comfortable-looking free-flowing cottons and long dreadlocks, he seems very much at ease and at home among all of the wonderful greenery surrounding … Continue reading

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Realizations on Raccoons – A Timely Encounter with a Masked Messenger

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

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

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

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

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

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!

 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

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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