43 The Road Was Full of Company

This week's episode is about my nine-day solo road trip to the North Carolina mountains and the Wild Abundance women's carpentry workshop — and I'm bringing the stories home with me. A bear at the threshold of a remote Virginia campsite. A cardinal singing at every window, every morning. A small brown bunny in an Appalachian garden. A circle of women under a timber-and-beam pavilion learning to use a chop saw. And one quiet plant — purple dead-nettle — walking the road alongside me.

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Herbs featured in this Show:

1. White Dead Nettle Leaf Tea

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2. Purple Dead-Nettle (Lamium purpureum) Packet of 50 seeds

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Heat-proof wide-mouth mason jars

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🎶 Music Credits

A heartfelt thank you to Alexander Nakarada for the beautiful music featured in this episode. Alexander is a gifted musician whose work I have long admired — and I am proud to support him as a Patreon member.

🎼 Song: Planning - 320bit - September 5, 2021

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