Ep. 167: Black Walnut

<p>Black Walnut (<em>Juglans nigra) </em>is a tree I have been building relationship with for years. Through gathering, processing, storing, cooking, dyeing, planting, distributing and educating, this has been a plant I have come to know a lot about, and with whom I have shared some of myself with. I do not know Walnut in all stages (I long to know the flowers more), and I do not know the post glacial dispersal (it’s always nice to learn the backstory), I am slowly coming to understand the more than human relationships this tree has with the world around them. I am also deepening my understanding of the complex relationships this plant has with humans.</p> <p>Now is the time of the year has arrived for the first harvest of hulls, but not yet the time for the nut itself. That will come in a few weeks, but until then tune in to hear about how the Black Walnut supports a strong community of wild life, how to use the hulls for dye, and a little bit of lore on this wonderful tree.</p>