Forest Alchemy w/ Mike & Ally
Forest Alchemy is a gathering space for the soulful and the soil-bound, where love lives in the rhythm of the wild. Hosted by Mike and Ally of Soul Fire Forest (intentional co-parenting community)—partners in life, love, and land—this podcast explores the alchemy of community, parenting, permaculture, and creative living on their community forest homestead. From fire-lit workshops and regenerative projects to tender conversations about connection and transformation, Forest Alchemy is a story-rich space rooted in reciprocity and wonder. Come sit by the hearth, walk the wooded path, and join a growing network of wild-hearted listeners weaving a more connected world.
Episodes
This episode takes you straight to the heart of the Pyro Music Festival in Grand Junction, Michigan, where we wandered through music, mud, and magic asking a simple but powerful question: What does community mean to you?
You’ll hear voices from musicians like Chase Makai, Willie from Pillars of Rome, and Amber Echo, festival friends, and fellow community builders from near and far. We talk about parenting in community, creative eco...
In this episode of Forest Alchemy, we sit down with legendary permaculture teacher and designer Keith Johnson, who’s been walking the permaculture path since 1978—the very year Mike was born. 🌱
Keith shares stories from the early days of the movement, his work with Permaculture Activist magazine, and how a life devoted to regeneration has shaped his world. We also get a personal tour of his lush gardens, food forest, orchard, and ...
This week, we plopped ourselves down in the garden with our dear friend (and fellow founding weirdo) Liberty Bane for a slightly rain-soaked conversation about how Soul Fire Forest came to be.
We talk about our separate paths to permaculture, how we found each other and this land, and why building soil is more important than building resumes.
We also dig into what it means to parent in comm...
In this episode of Forest Alchemy, we dig into what it means to live regeneratively—financially, emotionally, and ecologically. We talk about creative ways to make and save money, the real talk on composting toilets and humanure, and raising animals alongside young children. We also explore our evolving relationship with death, weather preparedness, and how to stay rooted in resilience while dreaming forward into alternative energy...
In our very first episode, we dive into springtime homestead life — from raising ducklings to building compost and biochar. We reflect on the magic of land-based living and the joy (and chaos) of building community from the forest edge. Plus, a surprise visit from our community neighbor Keith brings a real-time taste of what it means to live with open doors and open hearts.
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