Plant Frequencies Podcast

Bill Giebler is the Content & Insights Director of Nutrition Business Journal at New Hope Network, where he explores the business and trends shaping the natural products and dietary supplement industry. A jazz pianist turned writer, he’s also the author of Steeped: My Search for Tea and Transformation in India, a memoir of his travels through India, including time on a biodynamic tea estate in Darjeeling.In this conversation, Bill shares his North Star: bringing science and traditional plant wisdom together. We explore what can get lost when we isolate a plant’s active ingredients, why popular Ayurvedic herbs don’t tell the whole story of Ayurveda, and how seed diversity connects to the future of our food. Along the way, we talk tea, music, and finding purpose.🌱 This episode is brought to you by BeMicro, organic freeze-dried microgreens for easy everyday nutrition. Use code PLANT15 for 15% off at https://bemicro.farmConnect with BillLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-giebler-69a7702a/Website: https://billgiebler.me/Steeped: https://billgiebler.me/books/New Hope Network: https://www.newhope.com/author/bill-giebler“Seed Money”: https://billgiebler.medium.com/seed-money-fa75187e961aBhakti Shakti: https://www.bhaktishaktikirtan.com/bill-gieblerConnect with Stephen (Host)LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cowanstephen/PLANT FREQUENCIESSubscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@Plant.Frequencies.Podcast#PlantFrequencies #BillGiebler #HerbalMedicine #Supplements #Ayurveda #Tea

Carly Raemer, somatic advisor and founder of SOULHAUS.From a Wicca-curious kid asking permission from trees to a Boulder speakeasy owner to a somatic coach who now tells clients she teaches magic, not business — this conversation traces nature as the thread running through all of it. What the body knows before the mind does. Why she believes the answer to AI is more nature, not more speed.Learn more about Carly here - https://carlyraemer.com/🌿 Natural nutrition from BeMicro: www.BeMicro.farm | Code PLANT15For more conversations like this, subscribe to Plant Frequencies.

Ret Taylor spent over 20 years building natural products companies, most notably Ned, a farm-to-consumer herbal brand sourced directly from small organic farms across the country, before selling the business and shifting into guiding vision quests and rites of passage for founders and entrepreneurs. The conversation moves through indigenous rites-of-passage traditions, the Lakota vision quest he undertook, and why he believes modern culture's failure to witness people through life's transitions leaves so many of us stuck as adolescents well into adulthood. Learn more about Ret:https://www.rettaylor.com// rettaylorThis episode is brought to you by BeMicro. Use code PLANT15 for 15% off freeze-dried microgreens at https://bemicro.farm/

Teresa Padilla is a plant medicine practitioner and founder of Medicine of Many Tribes, trained under an Amazonian teacher, Yawa Bane, in the sacred vine and hapé traditions of the Huni Kuin people of Acre, Brazil.

In this episode, Teresa shares how a car crash, a business collapse, and a month spent bedridden with an MS flare-up led her to ceremony, and how she's navigated reciprocity, cultural appropriation, and what it means to be an invited guest in indigenous medicine traditions ever since.

Learn more about her work at truthselfheal.com and medicineofmanytribes.org.

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Nature based solutions, fungi, soil health, and plant microbiomes with Marc-André Selosse, author of Never Alone.Marc-André Selosse explains why plants are not single organisms, but living communities shaped by fungi, bacteria, soil, and hidden symbioses.Selosse is a French mycologist and biologist, a professor at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, and the author of Never Alone. In this conversation, he explores the hidden microbial world inside every living plant, why fungi are essential to plant life, what popular science gets wrong about the “wood wide web,” and why humans may need contact with nature more than modern life allows.We discuss why no plant is ever truly alone, how fungi and roots exchange nutrients underground, what the “forest internet” idea gets right and wrong, why soil is living, how green space may affect human health, why children need contact with soil and nature, and how agroecology, hedgerows, bats, and microbes can reduce dependence on chemical inputs.

Chapters:

00:00 Nature based solutions, fungi, and urban health

00:37 Why plants are never alone

00:58 The hidden microbes inside every plant

04:14 BeMicro organic microgreens

05:17 Vitamins, minerals, roots, and fungi

07:27 What mycelium actually is

08:31 Is mycelium the internet of the forest?

13:17 Mushroom supplements and nutrition

15:21 Why humans have a cultural relationship with fungi

17:49 Fungi, spirituality, and sacred traditions

20:59 Stephen's experience in South America

21:59 Is psilocybin legal in France?

23:04 Microdosing, placebo, and science

25:04 Marc-André's childhood passion for fungi

27:30 The National Museum of Natural History in Paris

31:01 BeMicro organic microgreens

31:24 What happens when people disconnect from nature?

33:16 Green space, public health, and the brain

36:42 What gives Marc-André hope?

37:18 Soil, children, and the immune system

39:50 Why soil health matters

41:21 Plowing, erosion, and no-till agriculture

42:54 Glyphosate, cereals, and food systems

43:30 The best baguette in Paris

43:55 The global state of soil health

45:02 Human waste, urine, and fertilizer

46:18 Agroecology, bats, hedgerows, and pesticides

48:21 Nature is a solution

49:32 Advice for the next generation

51:47 Where to learn more about Marc-André Selosse

Connect with Marc on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-andr%C3%A9-selosse-2a1374259/🌿 Naturally concentrated nutrition from BeMicro:www.BeMicro.farmUse code PLANT15 to save 15%Subscribe for more conversations on plants, health, soil, ecology, food systems, and the hidden intelligence of the living world.#plantmedicine #soilhealth #fungi #microbiome #naturebasedsolutions #regenerativeagriculture #foodasmedicine #ecology #plantfrequencies

Jamie Burrows is a British-American entrepreneur who spent nine years building and leading one of the world’s most ambitious vertical farming companies, taking it from a single idea to a global technology player backed by over £37 million in funding and recognition as a World Economic Forum Global Innovator. A Barclays Unreasonable Impact Fellow and Fellow of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, he holds three degrees up to PhD level and began his career in the U.S. Air Force before moving into health economics and life sciences. Today he advises Rooted Robotics and continues to shape the future of controlled-environment agriculture.Connect with Jamie on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-burrows-12890817/Subscribe to Plant Frequencies on YouTube for even more videos and clips.Try BeMicro for nutrient-dense, clean and easy vegetables at https://bemicro.farm/. Use code PLANT15 for 15% off.ABOUT THE SHOWPlant Frequencies explores the science, culture, and deeper natural laws that shape our relationship with plants and the living world.

Kathryn Kemp Guylay, MBA, PhD, is a nutrition educator, seven-time author, and founder of Nurture, the Chicago-born nonprofit she launched in 2008 to bring hands-on, judgment-free nutrition education to food pantries, schools, and families.

A former management consultant, she earned the nickname "the picky eater whisperer" for helping kids fall in love with real food. Learn more about Kathryn:Website: https://MakeEverythingFun.com

Nurture (resources for children and families): https://NurtureYourFamily.org

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathryn-kemp-mba/Subscribe to Plant Frequencies on YouTube for even more videos and clips.Try BeMicro for nutrient-dense, clean and easy vegetables at https://bemicro.farm/. Use code PLANT15 for 15% off.ABOUT THE SHOWPlant Frequencies explores the science, culture, and deeper natural laws that shape our relationship with plants and the living world.

Jackson Maloney works with teenage boys in the Boulder area, guiding them and their families through rites of passage and ongoing mentorship through his practice, Standing on the Earth.

A musician who's studying and learning from indigenous ways of life.

CONNECT WITH JACKSON

Website: standingontheearth.com

Mailing list and contact available through the site

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/standing_ontheearth/

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Plant Frequencies explores the science, culture, and deeper natural laws that shape our relationship with plants and the living world.

Dr. Tanya Atagi is a Stanford-trained, board-certified plastic surgeon who has been recognized as a top doctor in Colorado multiple times over her 20-year career.

With a background in mechanical engineering and product design (and a medical device patent earned before she ever entered medicine) she brings a rare blend of analytical precision and creative perspective to her work.

Based in Lone Tree, Colorado, she practices both aesthetic plastic surgery and integrative wellness through Besana Health and Wellness, where she helps patients optimize their health from the inside out.

In this episode, she opens up about hormones, thyroid function, longevity, the limits of "normal" lab values, and why so much of what keeps us well was never taught in medical school.

Follow Plant Frequencies on YouTube for more videos and clips. Connect with Tanya on LinkedInLearn more about Tanya's work: Instagram and websiteTry BeMicro for nutrient dense and clean dried vegetable garnishes. Use code PLANT15 for 15% off.

Christopher Life is the Founder & CEO of United Independents, organizing a movement to advance corruption-free leadership and break the grip of the two-party system on American politics. In this conversation, he unpacks his vision for Democracy 2.0, the strategy behind the Independent National Convention this September in DC, and why he believes independents are no longer the fringe but the new center of gravity in American politics. We also explore his journey through burnout, his daily sungazing practice, and the personal disciplines that have sustained a decade-plus mission to transform our republic.Connect with Christopher: https://linktr.ee/christopherlife?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bioLearn more about United Independents: https://unitedindependents.us/Try BeMicro (https://bemicro.farm/) for nutrient dense and easy vegetables at www.bemicro.farm. Use code PLANT15 for 15% off.

Jamba Dunn is the founder of Rowdy Mermaid, a Berkeley-trained Egyptologist, and holds a PhD in media philosophy. He's spent his career at the intersection of ancient timekeeping, fermentation, and the philosophy of technology — from designing language games at Rosetta Stone in 24 languages to building one of the country's most recognized kombucha brands.Connect with Jamba:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jambadunn/Try BeMicro for nutrient dense and easy vegetables at www.bemicro.farm. Use code PLANT15 for 15% off.Plant Frequencies is hosted by Stephen Cowan, founder of BeMicro, the first freeze-dried microgreens company in the US. The show explores the science, culture, and deeper natural laws that shape our relationship with plants and the living world.

Taishya Adams is a Boulder City Council member, former Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commissioner, and founder of Mukuyu Collective. She's spent 30 years at the intersection of education, environmental policy, and community liberation.Connect with Taishya:Instagram: @adamsforBoulderMukuyu Collective: mukuyu-collective.comTry BeMicro for nutrient dense and easy vegetables at www.bemicro.farm. Use code PLANT15 for 15% off.Plant Frequencies is hosted by Stephen Cowan, founder of BeMicro, the first freeze-dried microgreens company in the US. The show explores the science, culture, and deeper natural laws that shape our relationship with plants and the living world.

Ozzie Cabral is the founder of Cuetlachtepetl Wolf Mountain Education Center in Colorado, a sanctuary rooted in indigenous wisdom and a deep respect for the wolf nation.

In this conversation we explore the myths western culture has built around wolves, the matriarchal social systems wolves actually live by, what happened to Yellowstone when wolves were reintroduced, the political fight to protect them, and what it means to see wolves not as predators to fear but as relatives to learn from.

This is a conversation about wolves, but it's also about land, healing, and what we lose when we sever our connection to nature.

Learn more about Ozzie's work and donate: https://www.cwmec.org/

Take action:OPPOSE the Pet and Livestock Protection Act (H.R. 845) - would permanently remove wolves from the Endangered Species Act.

SUPPORT the Tribal Heritage American Bison Grizzly Bear Wolf Restoration and Coexistence Act - ask your representative to bring it back to the floor.

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Former President of the Navajo Nation Jonathan Nez and Former First Lady Phefelia Nez join Plant Frequencies at the 50th Annual Denver March Pow-Wow to talk food sovereignty, indigenous nutrition, and taking back Native health.

Jonathan shares his transformation from over 300 pounds to plant-based ultramarathoner and the real history behind fry bread.

Phefelia (starting at 21:20) talks about growing up traditionally on the Navajo Nation, food access on a reservation the size of West Virginia with 11 grocery stores, and Navajo teachings that use the cornstalk to raise children.

Learn more:

Nez Consulting LLC — nezconsultingllc.com

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine — pcrm.org

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Plant Frequencies explores the science, culture, and deeper natural laws that shape our relationship with plants and the living world.

Becca Schepps is an entrepreneur, creative, and founder of Mortal Kombucha.

She shares her journey from working in advertising to building a bold, unconventional beverage brand that broke away from the typical “wellness” mold.

We dive into the realities of scaling a CPG company, from hand-bottling kombucha to landing in major retailers, navigating cash flow challenges, and facing the brink of bankruptcy.

We also explore brand-building, creative problem solving, gut health trends, and how Becca ultimately found her lane by shifting from operations to pure creative strategy.

Connect with Becca - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bescka/Check out BeMicro - the easiest way to naturally detox and sneak more vegetables into any meal. Use code: PLANT15 - ⁠https://bemicro.farm/

Rachel Irons is a scientist, entrepreneur, founder of Nude Foods Market, and fresh off her Shark Tank appearance. She shares her journey from growing up in Alaska with biologist parents to building a zero-waste grocery store rooted in sustainability.We dive into the broken food system, invasive species as a sustainability solution, and why the US allows hundreds of chemicals that Europe has banned. We also explore her Pacific Crest Trail epiphany, the realities of mission-driven entrepreneurship, and what it really takes to get a deal on Shark Tank.Check out Rachel's work with Nude Foods: https://nudefoodsmarket.com/Check out BeMicro - the easiest way to naturally detox and sneak more vegetables into any meal. Use code: PLANT15 - ⁠https://bemicro.farm/

André Houssney grew up in civil war-torn Beirut before his family immigrated to Boulder, Colorado. At 10 years old he started working on a neighbor's farm and never stopped. Today he owns and operates Jacob Springs Farm; a beyond-organic, diversified operation raising grass-fed cattle, heritage wheat, hogs, sheep, and poultry on the edge of the Great Plains. He's been farming the same Boulder land for over 15 years, building a community of 22 people who live and work together on the farm.

Check out André's work at Jacob Springs Farm: http://wiki.jacobsprings.com/RAWiki/index.php?title=Jacob_Springs_FarmCheck out BeMicro - the easiest way to naturally detox and sneak more vegetables into any meal. Use code: PLANT15 - ⁠https://bemicro.farm/

Bill Capsalis is a longtime leader in the natural products industry, known for advising emerging food and beverage brands on strategy, operations, and go to market growth. He served as CEO of Haystack Mountain Creamery during its successful sale and was Executive Director of Naturally Boulder, one of the country’s largest natural products communities. Based in Boulder for more than 30 years, Bill brings deep insight into the evolution of the natural and organic food movement.

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-capsalis-6844332/

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Jordan Signor is a clinical and community herbalist, silversmith, and founder of Silver Wing Apothecary.

Rooted in Vitalism and Western herbal traditions, her work bridges clinical practice with intuition, ritual, and deep relationship to the natural world.

Through herbal consultations, education, and creative craft, Jordan explores how beauty, slowness, and plant connection can restore balance in modern life.

This conversation moves through grief, healing, and the living connection between humans and the earth.Connect with Jordan's work: https://www.silverwingapothecary.com/Check out BeMicro - the easiest way to naturally detox and sneak more vegetables into any meal.

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Dmitri Sunshine is a Founder and Enterprise Architect with over 23 years of experience.

He is a visionary working at the intersection of tech, consciousness and community.

Dmitri is currently focused on running Solanasis, a cybersecurity, systems integration and responsible AI implementation firm, whose mission is to provide proven operations resilience.

He is always happy to connect with aligned folks on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmitri-sunshine/Check out - BeMicro - the easiest way to naturally detox and sneak more vegetables into any meal. Use code: PLANT15 - https://bemicro.farm/

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