Green witches and butterflies

Across the planet, people are coming up with creative and tangible ways to heal our environment.

In Tennessee, two very different groups are leading the way. The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has launched Project Milkweed, a free milkweed seed distribution program designed to support the breeding and flourishing of the monarch butterfly. Simultaneously, green witches use holistic means – herbs, plants, and the rhythms of the lunar and solar cycles – to heal and nurture themselves, others and the Earth. Today, we look at these efforts and how they reflect a growing passion for revitalizing our natural world.

This episode was produced by Joan Kite.

Guests

Michael McClanahan | Transportation Manager, Local Programs and Community Investments, TDOT
Carol Ashworth | Project Manager, Pollinator Habitat Program, TDOT
Isha El | Owner, Goddess on the Rise
Rebecca Petersen | Owner, Draconis Arcanum
Endora Gloom | Organizer, Nashville Witches Walk and GothBats

Further Reading and Listening

• Free Milkweed Seeds
• WPLN | Planting milkweeds may help save monarch butterflies. Tennessee is offering free seeds
• This is Nashville | The buzz about pollinators
• This is Nashville | Meet the pagans and Wiccans of Middle Tennessee