May 4, 2021
Nikki Hill has a degree in environmental science and has worked in restoration and agriculture. Currently she invests her energy in wildtending efforts. Nikki and Kollibri co-authored a zine together called, "The Troubles of 'Invasive' Plants," which you can download for free on Kollibri's blog, linked in the show notes.
Kollibri terre Sonnenblume is a writer, photographer, podcaster, tree hugger, animal lover, and cultural dissident. Past experiences include urban bike farmer, Indymedia activist, and music critic. Kollibri holds a BA in “Writing Fiction & Non-fiction” from the St. Olaf Paracollege in Northfield, Minnesota. Kollibri hosts and curates the Voices for Nature and Peace Podcast. You can read his writings focused on ecology and politics at Maska Moskska press, linked in the bio.
Gabe Crawford was raised on a small homestead
outside of Durango, Colorado and started learning about plants from
an early age. He got launched on his plant journey by studying with
Katrina Blair at the Turtle Lake Refuge in Durango. He moved to
Sandpoint, Idaho where he worked with Twin Eagles Wilderness School
and Kaniksu Land Trust mentoring kids. Through this, he started
naturalist training which opened him up to the world of wild
tending, Traditional Ecological Knowledge and the ancient and
intricate relationships between humans and ecology. Gabe spent time
with Finisia Medrano learning about the ancient wild gardens of the
west that were and still are tended by indigenous peoples and was
taught how to tend these first foods and plant back for future
abundance. He collects the seeds of native foods plants, fruit
trees, berries and other exotics to plant feral orchards and wild
gardens.