Aug 14, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min · 12 segments
What if developing a relationship with the natural world could be less about learning everything there is to know about plants and more about slowing down enough to notice what is already around you?…
Amelia AndradeGuestHollis MMHostWhat you said that feels so resonant is how there's so much wonder and awe when you do start to develop relationship with the plants specifically around you-
This is our third year of having our garden, and every beginning season of having the garden, it's so exciting because I'm just watching and I'm waiting and I'm, you know, and I'm talking to them plant- to the plants and being like, you know, "When are you gonna grow? No, you need to grow over here." Like, "How's it go-" Like, all of these things, watching how our, um, the, the animals, like, all the different birds and squirrels and chipmunks interact-
I don't wanna say it's a lost appreciation, because I know that there are plenty of people who are of the same mind.
But I do feel like there's this whole world of, of beauty and of life and of mystery and of wonder that's all around us that we end up just kind of ignoring a lot of the time.
You know, the tree on your block is just as much a fixture of your neighborhood as the people in, you know, the houses or apartments on your block.
I guess I'm curious to know also, when you're working with people who maybe haven't developed a relationship to plants, where do you usually start? Is it usually in that same vein of just starting to connect with them as you would a friend?
And to kinda add into this, 'cause you speaking about it just sparked this story in my mind.
And it really had only been since I began my herbalism apprenticeship that there were times that I would go outside my door and be like, "Ah.
What you said that feels so resonant is how there's so much wonder and awe when you do start to develop relationship with the plants specifically around you-
This is our third year of having our garden, and every beginning season of having the garden, it's so exciting because I'm just watching and I'm waiting and I'm, you know, and I'm talking to them plant- to the plants and being like, you know, "When are you gonna grow? No, you need to grow over here." Like, "How's it go-" Like, all of these things, watching how our, um, the, the animals, like, all the different birds and squirrels and chipmunks interact-
I don't wanna say it's a lost appreciation, because I know that there are plenty of people who are of the same mind.
But I do feel like there's this whole world of, of beauty and of life and of mystery and of wonder that's all around us that we end up just kind of ignoring a lot of the time.
You know, the tree on your block is just as much a fixture of your neighborhood as the people in, you know, the houses or apartments on your block.
I guess I'm curious to know also, when you're working with people who maybe haven't developed a relationship to plants, where do you usually start? Is it usually in that same vein of just starting to connect with them as you would a friend?
And to kinda add into this, 'cause you speaking about it just sparked this story in my mind.
And it really had only been since I began my herbalism apprenticeship that there were times that I would go outside my door and be like, "Ah.
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