Flora Funga Podcast

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a ReviewThis week we chat with Kristin Latham-Scott. She is part administrative part teacher at Western Oregon University. She has lead undergrad research on Drosophila melanogaster and created a community on campus called FEM in STEM which stands for Female, Enby, and MORE in the field of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. We are going to chat about the importance of including everyone in the Science field. In this chat we discuss:What got you into science?What are you doing now with science?What research has you been apart of?How does fruit fly microbiome affect their lifestyles?Why fruit flies?Fruit flies Dance to attract mates?What communities are you apart of?What is FEM in STEM?25% of students are part of the LGBTQ+ communityWhy is it important to represent these groups on campus?What does it look like being an underserved person in STEM?The problem with only representing white cis-gendered males in STEMWe talk about the different types of panels they hostWe vent about taking genetics in collegeTeacher HackWhat is the most challenging thing you have to deal with?What is the most exciting thing that you have to deal with?What does a typical day look like for Kristin?Where to find more of Kristin:Kristin's CVEmail: lathamscottk@mail.wou.eduResources Mentioned:WOUFEM in STEMTime, Love, Memory bookI got a new phone number to text in with any questions, comments, or photos!727-477-5974 ENERGYbits20% off high quality strains of spirulina and chlorella (tablets contain high nutrient density)Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showText (727) 477-5974 Flora Funga Phone with your questions, comments, concerns, and IDs Flora Funga: Calm & Collected Tincture — Flora Funga PodcastGoFundMEIf you like the podcast please think of donating to Keep the show happening  $keenie19 on Cash AppFollow my other social media sites to interact and engage with me:Email me to be on the podcast or inperson Interview: floraandfungapodcast@gmail.comFacebookInstagramTwitterTikTokYouTubePatreon---------------------------------------------------------------------------Zbiotics: "FLORA10"Drink ZBiotics before drinking alcohol-Alcohol produces acetaldehyde, a byproduct that your next day...

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a ReviewThis week we chat with Hani Portner, they are located in Berlin, Germany. We recorded this in Brussels, Belgium while we were traveling to Europe.  Hani is a trans queer Jewish flora and funga lover who is involved with German history. They're huge in their local community for planting mushroom memorial gardens that honor unrepresented people.During this chat we discuss:What are we wearing?German non-binary pronounsGerman vs. EnglishWhat does Queer mean? What does Cis mean?What does Trans mean?Shout out to my queer ecology episode in the future with KristenQueering ecology?What does being queer in STEM look like?Hani in DragWhat does a flora funga walk look like with Hani?What other communities are you apart of?What is the fruiting bodies?Memorial gardens of mushroomsHistory and flora connectionsThe connections between Jewish resilience, history, and mushroom resilience What does the ecology look like in Berlin? What does the future look like?The sad connection between Jewish people and mycophobiaWhat does a typical day look like?Why no mushroom farms in Berlin?Resources Mentioned:Queer walksAshkenazi HerbalismWhere to find more of Hani:InstagramFacebookSUPPORT THE SHOW: Join my Patreon for only $1/month [THATS only .03 cents a day!]Follow my other social media sites to interact and enI got a new phone number to text in with any questions, comments, or photos!727-477-5974 Support the showText (727) 477-5974 Flora Funga Phone with your questions, comments, concerns, and IDs Flora Funga: Calm & Collected Tincture — Flora Funga PodcastGoFundMEIf you like the podcast please think of donating to Keep the show happening  $keenie19 on Cash AppFollow my other social media sites to interact and engage with me:Email me to be on the podcast or inperson Interview: floraandfungapodcast@gmail.comFacebookInstagramTwitterTikTokYouTubePatreon---------------------------------------------------------------------------Zbiotics: "FLORA10"Drink ZBiotics before drinking alcohol-Alcohol produces acetaldehyde, a byproduct that your next day...

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a ReviewJoin the Patreon to watch this in person interview. This week we chat with Duane Van Hoogen from De Econier. He has grown up around farms and became fascinated by the relationships of plants and animals. He found passion in his studies of ecology and wildlife. Duane and Flora Funga Podcast go hand in hand while we both believe that everything is related to each other and every plant has a role from the soil to the atmosphere. In this chat we discuss: WATCH THE FREE CLIPS ON MY YOUTUBE CHANNELHow did we set up with Interview?Who is Duane and De Econier?Dutch vs French in BelgiumNative vs non native gardensWhat services do you offer?What research were you apart of?We nerd about how everything is connectedBiodiversity: SO IMPORTANTHow to learn your garden healthWhat is your favorite plant..right nowWhat is permaculture, why is it important?The evolution of a gardenWhat does a typical day look like for you?How do you keep a work life balance?If you had unlimited resources...Mushroom gardens in the futureResources Mentioned: De Econier WebsiteSUPPORT THE SHOW: Join my Patreon for only $1/month [THATS only .03 cents a day!]Follow my other social media sites to interact and engage with me:Email me to be on the podcast or to in-person Interview: floraandfungapodcast@gmail.comFacebookInstagramTwitterI got a new phone number to text in with any questions, comments, or photos!727-477-5974 Support the showText (727) 477-5974 Flora Funga Phone with your questions, comments, concerns, and IDs Flora Funga: Calm & Collected Tincture — Flora Funga PodcastGoFundMEIf you like the podcast please think of donating to Keep the show happening  $keenie19 on Cash AppFollow my other social media sites to interact and engage with me:Email me to be on the podcast or inperson Interview: floraandfungapodcast@gmail.comFacebookInstagramTwitterTikTokYouTubePatreon---------------------------------------------------------------------------Zbiotics: "FLORA10"Drink ZBiotics before drinking alcohol-Alcohol produces acetaldehyde, a byproduct that your next day...

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a ReviewThis week we chat with Stephan Dahmer, the Chief Medical Officer at Vireo Health and a board-certified family doctor with a passion for health and healing. He studied the relationships between plants and people as well as the traditional beliefs that surround them. Green Goods Rochester Minnesota is only 1 out of 14 dispensaries and will be continuing to grow throughout the USA. In this chat we discuss:How does a family doctor get into cannabis?What is Green GoodsWhat products do you offer?THC vs CBDWhy are ratios important?How does one acquire a medical card?Medical vs RecreationalWhat are entheogens?Why are they important?What conditions qualify for a medical card?What does the future of cannabis look like?What are terpenesWhat is resinWhat is a trichome What is Tetragram/Cannapay?What does a typical day look like?Resources Mentioned:Clinical trialsVireo HealthGreen GoodsInstagramTwitterTetragramSUPPORT THE SHOW: Join my Patreon for only $1/month [THATS only .03 cents a day!]Follow my other social media sites to interact and engage with me:Email me to be on the podcast or to in-person Interview: floraandfungapodcast@gmail.comFacebookInstagramTwitterYouTubePatreonI got a new phone number to text in with any questions, comments, or photos!727-477-5974 Support the showText (727) 477-5974 Flora Funga Phone with your questions, comments, concerns, and IDs Flora Funga: Calm & Collected Tincture — Flora Funga PodcastGoFundMEIf you like the podcast please think of donating to Keep the show happening  $keenie19 on Cash AppFollow my other social media sites to interact and engage with me:Email me to be on the podcast or inperson Interview: floraandfungapodcast@gmail.comFacebookInstagramTwitterTikTokYouTubePatreon---------------------------------------------------------------------------Zbiotics: "FLORA10"Drink ZBiotics before drinking alcohol-Alcohol produces acetaldehyde, a byproduct that your next day...

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a ReviewThis week we chat with Danny Mishek, the president of SelfEco. This was created by a 3rd generation manufacturer. He realized that all petroleum pots ever created are still living TODAY! He wanted to change that. Proven Winners has partnered up  with SelfEco for their compostable pots to change the green industry. In this chat we talk about:What is the origin of compostable?Certain colors can be compostable?Why flower pots?How do you use these EcoSelf pots?Trials with Proven Winners How are these pots made?How does it breakdown in the ground?What can you compost?What can you recycle?What do all these numbers on the pots mean?A fun compost factHow can people reach out to get their recycling taken?What does a typical day look like for youWhat are you most excited for?What research would you look into?Resources Mentioned:Self Eco GardenSelf EcoVistaTekProven WinnersBlogRecycle by numbersSUPPORT THE SHOW: Join my Patreon for only $1/month [THATS only .03 cents a day!]Follow my other social media sites to interact and engage with me:Email me to be on the podcast or to in-person Interview: floraandfungapodcast@gmail.comFacebookInstagramTwitterYouTubePatreonHelp support my book and tea buying habiI got a new phone number to text in with any questions, comments, or photos!727-477-5974 Support the showText (727) 477-5974 Flora Funga Phone with your questions, comments, concerns, and IDs Flora Funga: Calm & Collected Tincture — Flora Funga PodcastGoFundMEIf you like the podcast please think of donating to Keep the show happening  $keenie19 on Cash AppFollow my other social media sites to interact and engage with me:Email me to be on the podcast or inperson Interview: floraandfungapodcast@gmail.comFacebookInstagramTwitterTikTokYouTubePatreon---------------------------------------------------------------------------Zbiotics: "FLORA10"Drink ZBiotics before drinking alcohol-Alcohol produces acetaldehyde, a byproduct that your next day...

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a ReviewHello my scientists, this week we chat with Brett Arenz, the director of the Plant Disease Clinic at the University of Minnesota. He runs plant pathology lectures as well as diagnoses  thousands of samples per year submitted by: homeowners, horticulture, landscaping, forestry, and agricultural groups. This service is important to help protect national food biosecurity by acting as the main surveillance clinic representing Minnesota in the National Plant Diagnostic Network. In this chat we cover:What got Brett into the Plant Disease ClinicWhat is PDC?Education within the departmentWhat are the steps after getting a sample?What happened to my geraniums at Sargents?Unexplained samplesIt's all connected: fungi, nematodes, bacteria, insectsWhat is Oak wilt?We explain the Geranium bacteria batch How to get rid of contaminated plants?Where to find more of BrettWhere to find more of Brett Arenz:WebsitePDCSUPPORT THE SHOW: Join my Patreon for only $1/monthFollow my other social media sites to interact and engage with me:floraandfungapodcast@gmail.comFacebookInstagramTwitterYouTubePatreonHelp support my book and tea buying habit by "Buying me a Book"a twist on buy me a coffeeWhen I reach my goal of $100 I will do a special book giveaway!Theme song :    -Soundotcom called Go Rock    -Take the Lead by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.I got a new phone number to text in with any questions, comments, or photos!727-477-5974 Support the showText (727) 477-5974 Flora Funga Phone with your questions, comments, concerns, and IDs Flora Funga: Calm & Collected Tincture — Flora Funga PodcastGoFundMEIf you like the podcast please think of donating to Keep the show happening  $keenie19 on Cash AppFollow my other social media sites to interact and engage with me:Email me to be on the podcast or inperson Interview: floraandfungapodcast@gmail.comFacebookInstagramTwitterTikTokYouTubePatreon---------------------------------------------------------------------------Zbiotics: "FLORA10"Drink ZBiotics before drinking alcohol-Alcohol produces acetaldehyde, a byproduct that your next day...

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a ReviewThis week we chat with Nik Money about fungi sex. Nik Money has written many books on fungal growth. I first learned about him while reading Mr. Bloomfield's Orchard: The Mysterious World of Mushrooms, Molds, and Mycologists.  I have been saving this interview for the perfect moment and I am glad to finally have him on to educate such an important and intricate topic.Some topics we cover are:What got Nik into writing about fungaWhy he doesn't approve of the word FungaHow long have we known about fungal reproduction?History on scienceWhy is fungal reproduction important?How is it different from plantsWhat are the stepsHow spores are dispersedHow do animals help in this process?Is there a binary with fungal sex?A deep dive into the fungi reproduction partsDog dick--stinkhorn?Possible research opportunityHow can a mushroom be cooler than the air around it?How can Head and Shoulders relate to fungi?How fungi help the plants during reproductionWeird fungal sex factNik's outlook on humansWhere to find more of Nik Money:WebsiteSUPPORT THE SHOW: Join my Patreon for only $1/month Follow my other social media sites to interact and engage with me:floraandfungapodcast@gmail.comFacebookInstagramTwitterYouTubePatreonHelp support my book and tea buying habit by "Buying me a Book"a twist on buy me a coffeeI got a new phone number to text in with any questions, comments, or photos!727-477-5974 Support the showText (727) 477-5974 Flora Funga Phone with your questions, comments, concerns, and IDs Flora Funga: Calm & Collected Tincture — Flora Funga PodcastGoFundMEIf you like the podcast please think of donating to Keep the show happening  $keenie19 on Cash AppFollow my other social media sites to interact and engage with me:Email me to be on the podcast or inperson Interview: floraandfungapodcast@gmail.comFacebookInstagramTwitterTikTokYouTubePatreon---------------------------------------------------------------------------Zbiotics: "FLORA10"Drink ZBiotics before drinking alcohol-Alcohol produces acetaldehyde, a byproduct that your next day...

Ethan Frisch, co-founder of Burlap & Barrel, discusses the journey of spices, including importing regulations, the history of spices, and the truth about grocery store spices. They also explore the social mission of Burlap & Barrel, the importance of sourcing high-quality spices, and sustainable spice sourcing. This entertaining podcast reveals the fascinating world of spices and their cultural and culinary significance.

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a ReviewThis week we chat with Jeff from Nammex Organic Mushroom Extracts. Since 1989, Nammex specializes in mushroom products and has organically verified mushroom extracts. Nammex focuses on the scientific analysis of active compounds found in the mushrooms. Dive in while we cover some fun topics around identifying the active fungal compounds and why it's important:Mushrooms don't sleep?What is a mushroom?1st grade vs 2nd gradeHow does his mushroom products differ from others?What are some of the active compounds in mushrooms?Why are they important?International Mushroom ConferenceHow to look at mushrooms supplementsHow they test their productsWhat at home tests can you try out?What is the substrate that they use?What is tempeh?What does full spectrum mean?What research would you look into if you had unlimited funds?Platypus Entangled LifeWhere to find more of Jeff/Nammex:The Mushroom Cultivator ft. Paul StammetsNammexSUPPORT the SHOW with my New Patreon!Follow my other social media sites to interact and engage with me:floraandfungapodcast@gmail.comFacebookInstagramTwitterYouTubeHelp support my book and tea buying habit by "Buying me a Book"a twist on buy me a coffeeWhen I reach my goal of $100 I will do a special book giveaway!Theme song :    -Soundotcom calI got a new phone number to text in with any questions, comments, or photos!727-477-5974 Support the showText (727) 477-5974 Flora Funga Phone with your questions, comments, concerns, and IDs Flora Funga: Calm & Collected Tincture — Flora Funga PodcastGoFundMEIf you like the podcast please think of donating to Keep the show happening  $keenie19 on Cash AppFollow my other social media sites to interact and engage with me:Email me to be on the podcast or inperson Interview: floraandfungapodcast@gmail.comFacebookInstagramTwitterTikTokYouTubePatreon---------------------------------------------------------------------------Zbiotics: "FLORA10"Drink ZBiotics before drinking alcohol-Alcohol produces acetaldehyde, a byproduct that your next day...

Ask Flora Funga Podcast anything OR Leave a ReviewSUPPORT the SHOW with my New Patreon! This week we chat with Emma Nehan-Sprinstead with Arizona Conservation Corps.  AmeriCorps is about uniting, strengthening, impacting, and leading the youth community through service and volunteering. Their programs promote personal growth as well as experiential learning while integrating the principles of community, dedication, challenge, integrity and FUN! In this chat we discuss some topics that include:What is conservation?What is AmeriCorps?What is ACE?What is Arizona Conservation Corps?What services do you offer?How to be more inclusive crews?Who are these projects for?What does the stipend look like for this job?What does a typical day look like?How do you move up in the company?How did the pandemic affect AZCC?What does the future look like?How to outreach more?What are you most excited for?What's the biggest challenge?Where to find Emma and AZCC:APPLY NOWWebsiteFacebookInstagramTwitterTikTokSUPPORT the SHOW with my New Patreon!Follow my other social media sites to interact and engage with me:floraandfungapodcast@gmail.comFacebookInstagramTwitterYouTubeI got a new phone number to text in with any questions, comments, or photos!727-477-5974 Support the showText (727) 477-5974 Flora Funga Phone with your questions, comments, concerns, and IDs Flora Funga: Calm & Collected Tincture — Flora Funga PodcastGoFundMEIf you like the podcast please think of donating to Keep the show happening  $keenie19 on Cash AppFollow my other social media sites to interact and engage with me:Email me to be on the podcast or inperson Interview: floraandfungapodcast@gmail.comFacebookInstagramTwitterTikTokYouTubePatreon---------------------------------------------------------------------------Zbiotics: "FLORA10"Drink ZBiotics before drinking alcohol-Alcohol produces acetaldehyde, a byproduct that your next day...