What foraging teaches you about life with Joanne Ruminska
🍀 WYLDE is a collection of episodes in English, where I - Lieve Galle, a Belgian herbalist and wild plant forager since 2002 - talk with fellow herbalists and foragers in Europe.
Recorded at the 10th-anniversary meetup of the Association Of Foragers, in part 3 of this 3-part series, host Lieve Galle talks with Joanna Ruminska.
Originally from Poland, Joanna is now living and working in the UK where she offers foraging workshops, talks, and retreats. Her work is shaped by the attentiveness to place, season, and lived experience.
Enjoy our beautiful conversation.
About why it's important to have a community for foragers.
About the omnipresence of foraging in Poland compared to the UK and Belgium.
About knowledge being passed on from generation to generation and foraging tradtitions.
About using what's available in nature for food and medicine.
About the effect foraging has on both people and nature.
About the strength and resilience of wild plants.
And lots more.
Follow The Association Of Foragers on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/association_of_foragers/
Or find more information here: https://foragers-association.org/
Discover more about Joanna and her work with Incredible Edible UK on her website: https://www.incredibleedibleuk.co.uk/
Or follow her on Instagram @incredible_edible__ or Facebook @joannaforager
📚 We mentioned the book We Are The ARK by landscape designer and nature activist Mary Reynolds. You can find more information about the project and the book here:
https://wearetheark.org/
Music by Eva LaRuna
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