Forest Alchemy w/ Mike & Ally
Forest Alchemy w/ Mike & Ally
Podcast Description
Forest Alchemy is a gathering space for the soulful and the soil-bound, where love lives in the rhythm of the wild. Hosted by Mike and Ally of Soul Fire Forest (intentional co-parenting community)—partners in life, love, and land—this podcast explores the alchemy of community, parenting, permaculture, and creative living on their community forest homestead. From fire-lit workshops and regenerative projects to tender conversations about connection and transformation, Forest Alchemy is a story-rich space rooted in reciprocity and wonder. Come sit by the hearth, walk the wooded path, and join a growing network of wild-hearted listeners weaving a more connected world.
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The podcast focuses on community building, intentional parenting, permaculture practices, and creative living, with episodes like Quacks, Compost, and Community exploring themes of springtime homestead life, land stewardship, and the joy of collective resourcefulness.
Forest Alchemy is a gathering space for the soulful and the soil-bound, where love lives in the rhythm of the wild. Hosted by Mike and Ally of Soul Fire Forest (intentional co-parenting community)—partners in life, love, and land—this podcast explores the alchemy of community, parenting, permaculture, and creative living on their community forest homestead. From fire-lit workshops and regenerative projects to tender conversations about connection and transformation, Forest Alchemy is a story-rich space rooted in reciprocity and wonder. Come sit by the hearth, walk the wooded path, and join a growing network of wild-hearted listeners weaving a more connected world.
🌳 Episode 8 – Feeding Ourselves with Trees (with Elspeth Hay) 🌳
In this episode we sit down with Elspeth Hay — writer, radio host, and author of Feed Us With Trees. What began as a simple curiosity about acorns and eating from trees grew into a conversation that wove together food, history, and healing. 🌰✨
We dive into:
🌿 The forgotten role of nut trees in feeding entire communities for thousands of years
🔥 Cultural fire practices, biochar, and how humans can act as a keystone species instead of a burden
🌳 The history of the commons in Europe and how its enclosure still ripples through our food system today
🪵 Basketry, weaving, and traditional ecological knowledge
🥖 Food politics, sugar industry myths, and what “healthy food” really means when it comes from a healthy place
Along the way we share our own stories of gathering acorns by flashlight, experimenting with fire and soil building, and re-imagining our relationship with the land as one of kinship instead of domination. Elspeth’s stories remind us that humans are not separate from nature — we are part of the mycelial web of life, capable of bringing more abundance when we step back into our role with care and creativity. 🌎🤝
This is one of those conversations that leaves you seeing the world differently — more hopeful, more connected, and more inspired to try it yourself. 🌲💫
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