Alan Muskat
Discipline Jockey
Works
- more recent articles here and here
- "Rewilding," 2015
- Coming Home, 2015
- "The Heartest Thing," 2014
- "My Deadly Profession," 2013
- "Why Eat Fungus?," 2012
- "Somatic Awareness," 2011
- "How to Love Again," 2011
- “Find Dining,” 2010
- "What is Healthier, Your Relationship or Cocaine?," 2010
- "God is my GPS: Nondualism and Nonviolent Communication," 2009
- "Intimacy Expert Teaches Green Relationships," 2009
- "Freedom, The Promise of Nonviolent Communication," 2009
- Love & Curiosity: A Nondual Cosmology 2009
- "Twelve Steps to Nowhere" (a guide to healthy eating), 2009
- Wild Mushrooms: A Taste of Enchantment, 5th ed, 2009
- The Haggadah Vita, 6th ed, 2009
- "Attack of the Giant Lint Ball" (Get Fresh Films), 2007
- "How to not pass up a parasol– and how not to," 2006
- "Going Ninja on Japanese Beetles," Mountain Xpress, 8/2/06
- "Onto These Hills: Crop Circles Come to WNC," Oracle 20-20, 9/05
- "The Value of Whole Foods," Vital Choices, July 18, 2005
- "How to find a decent rental, particularly in Asheville," 6/30/05
- "How to settle your defaulted student loan – and save 30%," 3/15/05
- Invictus, ghostwritten memoir for Stephen Levine, 2004
- "The Edible Wild Mushroom," SusunWeed Bazaar, 2003
- "Stalking the Wild Mushroom," New Life Journal, December 19th, 2003
- "9-11, The Tower, and the Apocalypse," RFD, Winter 2001
- "Scabies," RFD, December 1999
- Keys To The Mysteries: A Sacred Geometry Workbook, 1999
Edited Works
- Bloom Post, Shamanic Healing, 2010
- Kim Hendrickson, Tastefully Small Savory Bites, Salvia Press, 2010
- Zev Friedman, "It's Good to Grow Mushrooms," New Life Journal, May 2009
- Kim Hendrickson, Tastefully Small Finger Sandwiches and Tastefully Small Dessert Canapés, Salvia Press, 2008
- Susun Weed, The Seven Rivers of Healing, Shambhala Press, 2008
- Beth Trigg, "Beyond Green Building," New Life Journal, August, 2007
- Sandor Katz, The Revolution will not be Microwaved, Chelsea Green, 2007
- Beth Trigg, "Bringing the Thyroid to Life," New Life Journal, October 2006
- Corinna Wood, "Poke-ing Around in the Garden," Mountain Xpress, May 4, 2005
- Onça O'Leary, "Dancing the Blade," Zaghareet, September 2004
- Jessica Godino, The World Spirit Tarot, Llewellyn, May 2001
- Billy Jonas, Life so Far, BAB Music, 2000
- Jerry Mintz, The Alternative Education Handbook, MacMillan, 1995
Selected Appearances, 1995-2011
- For more on my wild foods career, visit No Taste Like Home
- MANNA Food Bank, Blue Jean Ball, Asheville NC
- Appalachia School of Holistic Herbalism (on faculty), Asheville NC
- Seasonal School of Culinary Arts, Swanannoa NC
- Tai Sophia Institute (with James Duke), Columbia MD
- California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco CA
- Old Salem Museum and Gardens, Winston-Salem NC
- The Firefly Gathering, Flat Rock NC
- Eden Village Camp, Cold Spring NY
- American Culinary Association, WNC Chapter
- North Carolina Herb Association, Valle Crucis NC
- National Therapeutic Wilderness Camps Conference, Unicoi GA
- Southeast Energy and Environment Expo, Skyland NC
- The Biltmore Estate, Asheville NC
- The Marketplace Restaurant, Asheville NC
- California School of Herbal Medicine, Forestville CA
- Humboldt Field Research Institute (with James Duke), Steuben ME
- Greenwich Continuing Education Program, Greenwich CT
- Chimney Rock Park, Lake Lure NC
- Lake Eden Arts Festival, Black Mountain NC
- Cranberry Lake Preserve, North White Plains NY
- Christopher Bird Research Center, Blairsville GA
- Dreamtime Village, West Lima WI
- The Nature Conservancy, Mt. Kisco NY
- John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown NC
- Native Plants in the Landscape Conference, Millersville PA
- Sunnybank Inn & Retreat (with Frank Cook), Hot Springs NC
- University of North Carolina, Asheville NC
- Southeastern Permaculture Gathering, Celo NC
- Institute for Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook NY
- Blue Ridge Community College, Flat Rock NC
- Warren Wilson College, Swanannoa NC
- Pickards Mountain Environmental Center, Chapel Hill NC
- Valley Springs Middle School, Skyland NC
- The Bruce Museum, Greenwich CT
Education and Training
- International Intensive Training, Center for Nonviolent Communication, 2010
- BA, Philosophy of Ecology, Princeton University, 1990
- Graduate, Environmental Education, Audubon Expedition Institute
- Weekend Intensives with
- Gary Lincoff, Author, Audubon Guide to Mushrooms
- Orson Miller, Author, Mushrooms of North America
- Bill Roody, Author, Mushrooms of West Virginia and the Central Appalachians
Wild Mushroom Sales, 1996-2010
- Over 400 pounds a year to over thirty clients, including Lantern, The Grove Park Inn, and The Biltmore Estate
Teaching Testimonials
See here.
references on request