#22 Normalizing foraging with Liam O'Brien

Recorded at the 10th-anniversary meetup of the Association Of Foragers, in part 2 of this 3-part series, host Lieve Galle talks with Liam O'Brien.

Liam is a UK-based foraging teacher, mushroom hunter, and wild food enthusiast specializing in educational walks and workshops focused on foraging, wildlife, and sustainable wild food.

Listen to their inspiring conversation

About how moving to another part of the world and experiencing new things like snow as an adult makes you feel like a little kid again.

About reviving ceremonies and traditions to reconnect with nature and heal our society.

About foraging as an antidote for consumerism and doomscrolling.

About getting a dopamine hit from hunter-gatherer behavior.

About why being neurodivergent is an advantage when foraging.

About learning by doing, playing and teaching, normalizing foraging and our hopes for foraging in the next decades.

And lots more.



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I'm looking for more interesting guests to talk about European herbalism and foraging in Europe. If you know anyone that would be perfect for this podcast, please let me know.

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music by Eva LaRuna

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