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Born and raised in North Carolina, Kim Calhoun joyfully shares
the time-honored healing tools of wild food, plant medicine, yoga, energy work, and massage with people of all ages.

AbunDance Healing Arts enacts a vision of our world where everyone has abundant opportunities for
vibrant health and a loving connection to themselves, others, and our living Earth.

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Hey honeys, hoping ya'll are able to enjoy some en

Hey honeys, hoping ya'll are able to enjoy some end of summer sweetness amidst everything. My 2-month social media fast has been an excellent reset for my nervous system and helped re-direct my attention towards writing my wild edible greens guide among many other projects and relationships. And, I’ve missed hearing/seeing how folks are doing/being via this platform. Any life updates you want to be sure I don’t miss or important resources/events? 💚⁣
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If you’ve been in a class or on a walk with me over the years, you’ve heard me declare that our wild edible plant friends are full of “goodiments". While I learned this word from my beloved Grandma Margie, this summer I found out that her mom, my Great-grandmother Bessie would exclaim to her 15 kids “it’s goodiments” when giving them her plant remedies and folk medicine. Knowing this family history makes my heart incredibly happy. 🌱⁣
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I’ll be offering just a few plant walks this fall. Best to sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear dates and details (and email me with questions as I don’t often see messages here). I’m setting an intention to selectively dip in (versus endless scroll) for brief infrequent IG/FB visits going forward. Hope to see you out in the wide world with our green friends before too long! Love, planty kim⁣ 💚
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#nativefruit #pawpaw #asiminatriloba #savingseeds #savingstories #goodiments #ancestors #plantmedicine #thanksgranny #grannyhealers #cuspofautumn #getoutside

Tomorrow is the second anniversary of the car acci

Tomorrow is the second anniversary of the car accident where I almost lost my dear left arm. I like how in this picture my miraculous arm looks similar in texture to a branch of the beech tree I’m resting on; this tree kinship helps me reframe some of the alarm of having a familiar part of my body look and feel and move differently than my life experience prior to this trauma.🌳⁣⁣⁣
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Some of you may not know that I lost my beloved mom Karen in a car accident when she was just 42 years old, 28 years ago now. In ways that are hard to describe briefly, navigating the trauma of my accident allowed for some resolution for myself around her sudden death, and I believe, was healing for her. It was very clear my ancestors and Spirit were protecting and holding me through it all.🙏🏼⁣⁣⁣
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I’m so grateful for the loving care I have received in this earth realm during my ongoing healing journey, including from many of you and always the plants. I’m still unsure of my long-term relationship with the hardware (2 long plates and 13 screws) that helped hold so many shattered, snapped, and resilient bones and tissues together for re-weaving. Let me know if you have an awesome orthopedic surgeon to recommend at Wake as I gather another opinion and continue listening to my own deep inner knowing.🌿⁣⁣⁣
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There’s even more layers to this story which I’m not quite ready to share in detail. I will say, I’m exploring how to receive the unexpected gifts within the tragedies. More to come this fall as I am shifting focus for July and August towards writing my local wild greens guide (no plant walks and no social media). Thanks for visualizing a steady writing ritual channeling our edible plant friends. And for seeing me and my dear left arm, whole and healthy and belonging.🌱⁣⁣⁣
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Off to prepare persimmon leaf and other nourishing herbal teas for sweet friend George Pauly’s memorial tomorrow. And looking forward to honoring Juneteenth at the Pittsboro Fairgrounds (check out Chatham Organizing for Racial Equity for details). Blessed Solstice! Happy Pride! May this summer be one of safety, connection, joy, and freedom for you and your loved ones and us all.💚

The deliciousness, beauty, and bubbly success of t

The deliciousness, beauty, and bubbly success of this #wildsoda is giving me some comfort while being covered by constellations of chigger bites! Giving thanks for generous people friends with generous fruiting tree friends. Btw, the collecting of these #mulberries (and #rose, #elderflower, and #lemon balm) had nothing to do with my current incredible itching. 🌱
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For folks curious about wild beverage fermentation, @pascalbaudar has several inspiring books and shares recipes and process generously on his social media. Anybody have fav wild soda combos?⁣💚
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#plantmulberries #fruitsofspring #fruitsofsummer #fermentationfun #enoughforusall also #mulberrycobbler #mulberrysmoothies

still feeing the blessings of last week’s birthd

still feeing the blessings of last week’s birthday journey to be with these ancient tree friends at joyce kilmer memorial forest on traditional cherokee lands. my miraculous 49 year life is deeply inspired by these 400 year wise tulip poplars, as well as other old growth species of this rich cove forest.⁣💚
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may we respect and protect our elders. speaking of, this monday i will be able to hug my 94 year wise grandma margie for the first time since the pandemic. praise be!⁣⁣💚
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p.s. a few spaces remain for the summer solstice wild ramble the morning of june 26th. more details on my website’s classes page. btw, folks subscribing to my newsletter receive first notice of new offerings. 🌿

did you know you can eat tender mulberry leaves?!

did you know you can eat tender mulberry leaves?! i think they have a lovely green and nutty flavor, kind of like nettles. and of course, full of #goodiments! 💚⁣
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pictured here: smoothie with mulberry leaf, local strawberries, and nut milk i made from chestnuts gathered last fall 🙂 also, my current jar of #wildgreens flakes—yummy sprinkled on fried eggs, miso soup, popcorn! 💚⁣
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we are reaching the end of harvesting season as the leaves begin to mature and toughen. check the third photo to compare the color of the newest leaf (still tender and slightly translucent) to the older darker green leaves. 🌱⁣
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if you aren’t following @blackforager, do so now!!! then watch her delightful mulberry matcha mug cake video and all of alexis’s creative brilliance! 🍵⁣
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for a detailed and inspiring story on identifying mulberry species, check out the chapter in friend and teacher sam thayer’s newest book #incredibleedibles. btw, these are red mulberry—zoom in to see the hairs covering the whole underside of the leaf i’m holding and be impressed by the others’ variable lobes with long tips. 🌱⁣
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i’m heading into my annual birthday camping week beginning saturday. when i emerge, look for a newsletter announcing upcoming plant walk goodness and more—be sure to sign up for that to land in your inbox, dear ones 💚⁣
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#treefoodandmedicine #morusrubra #redmulberry #nativetrees #plantmulberrytrees #andthefruitisdelishtoo #enoughforusall #foragingfun #wildfood #givingthanks

time to put up jars of wild spring greens pesto in

time to put up jars of wild spring greens pesto in the freezer (as well as eating fresh everyday)! looking forward to pulling one of these out for what’s looking like possible safe summer potlucks on the horizon (just got my vaccination)! 💚⁣
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my famous #wildgreenspesto recipe with lists of possible plant additions (including their botanical names) and a video of preparation can be found at the #wildfood & medicine page of my website (link in bio). while there, be sure to sign up for my newsletter where i announce my plant walks which fill quickly (mil gracias!). 🌱⁣
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lush abundance + divine nourishment: #chickweed, #violet, #cleavers, #oxeyedaisy, #dandelion, #plantain, #wildlettuce, #wildmustards, and more! ya’ll be confident about your ID (for example, folks can confuse violet with kidney leaf buttercup). 💚⁣
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these days i’m spending less time social media posting (just here on saturdays) and more time focused on writing about my weedy #yarden allies...hoping for the birth of my local wild greens guide by next spring’s #harvest! thanks for all your love and support! 🌱⁣
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how do you like to eat your wild greens pesto?⁣
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#enoughforusall #givingthanks #eatyourweeds #foragingfun #wildfoodlove

spring blessings ya’lls way 💚⁣ ⁣ wanna gu

spring blessings ya’lls way 💚⁣
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wanna guess which wonderful weedy friends are in the bowl on the right? they all went into a delish batch of #wildgreenspesto to share with good folks on today’s equinox walk (swipe 🙂 find recipe on my website. 🌱⁣
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left bowl harvested for a mess of creasy greens #barbareaverna 💚⁣
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what green friends are balms for your heart as we transition from this wearying winter to springtime? 🌿⁣
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#eatwildgreenseveryday #enoughforusall #givingthanks #blessedequinox⁣
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p.s. want to expand your botany skills? dear friend and teacher marc williams begins this year’s #botanyeveryday online course by donation this weekend and spans through december. highly recommended, fun, and accessible! more info: http://www.botanyeveryday.com/online-classes

Feeling the ephemeralness of our time here. My fri

Feeling the ephemeralness of our time here. My friend George Pauly passed suddenly this week. George was a kind generous soul who deeply cared and advocated for our living Earth and all the beings we share this miraculous world with. We first met in a fall plant class I offered in 2015 and I always enjoyed and learned from our time together with our plant friends. ⁣🌿
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George would let me know about important local meetings and proposals where I could show up or sign on to support healthy policies and healthy communities. When my car was totaled in that 2019 accident, George gifted me his old one. We were just talking about possible plant walks and upcoming actions. Really hard to believe he is now an ancestor. Love you George! Thank you for the way you walked your path. We will continue the work.⁣💚
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The @hawriverassembly where George was very active including on the board, sent out a sweet memorial in their newsletter yesterday if you’d like to hear more about his many contributions to our environmental movement and ecosystems. ⁣🌳
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If you have George stories or appreciations I would love to hear them, either in the comments below or send me a message. I am currently limiting my social media activity to Saturdays so if you don’t hear back right away that’s why. George wasn’t on these platforms and encouraged me to spend my time on inaturalist :-)⁣ 🌱
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Pictured here, our beautiful spring ephemeral trout lily now in bloom; above ground briefly to soak in the sunlight before the tree canopy fills in and they return to the earth. #ephemeral #gonetoosoon #georgepauly #givingthanks #interconnection #timetogrieve

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