Hannah Smith on hut caretaking in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, writing as an act of noticing, giving care to a dying earth

May 31, 2019

Episode #19 of the Ground Shots Podcast.

In this episode of the Ground Shots Podcast, I chat with Hannah Smith, a writer, naturalist, hiking and climbing guide who lives seasonally working outdoor jobs or doing artist residencies in different parts of the country. I interviewed Hannah while we camped together in Big...

Amy Armantrout of Scavenge Magic out of Eugene, OR on infusing planetary grief into garments with Black Walnut, scavenging to shift land relationships

May 29, 2019

Episode #18 of the Ground Shots Podcast.

This episode of the Ground Shots Podcast features a conversation with Amy Armantrout of Scavenge Magic. Amy and her project are located outside of Eugene, Oregon.

This episode was recorded late last summer on the land where Amy lives outside of town. We sat in her outdoor...

Ep. 17: The Kaua'i Food Forest and subtropical agroforestry with Paul Massey and Rob Cruz

May 17, 2019

This episode of the Ground Shots Podcast features a conversation with Paul Massey and Rob Cruz of the Kaua’i Food Forest.

The Kaua’i Food Forest is a community-based subtropical food ecosystem located on Kaua`i’s north shore in the ahupua`a (watershed) of Kalihiwai, a project born from the collaboration of three...

Ep. 16: Lindsey Leach on trauma informed council for children, systematic racism in Richmond, VA, revisioning history

May 4, 2019

Episode 16 of the Ground Shots Podcast.

This episode is a conversation with Lindsey Leach, who lives in Richmond, Virginia. I recorded our conversation this past October, while I was doing a printmaking residency in Petersburg, Virginia at Cornmeal Press, the studios of Aimee Joyaux, our guest from Episode 14. When...