This is A Sustainable Mind episode 21.

Well, how can I help bring this landscape to the concrete jungle?

And how can I bring the serene microcosm of, for example, the forest floor to a dining room for a family that is living, mostly surrounded by concrete and steel.

Welcome to a Sustainable Mind podcast, where we delve into the minds behind today's most impactful

environmental campaigns, organizations, and startups, inspiring the environmental changemakers

of tomorrow. I'm your host, Marjorie Alexander.

Ashley Lieber is an ecological artist, educator, and is the founder of Ashley's alchemy,

where she creates moss forms of all sizes, hydroponic systems as art and personal adornments.

Ashley is dedicated not only to bringing the community

closer to nature, but also to bringing nature to the community in order to promote health,

healing, and spiritual wellness. Please welcome to the show, Ashley Lieber. Thank you so much for

having me. So before we dive into exactly what an ecological artist is, because I'm not even sure that I actually know what that is.

I want to talk about what your relationship was with nature and the environment growing up.

Wonderful. You know, nature for me, my mother said I came out of the womb very interested.

She's told me that I was the most interested in the family.

And while my parents weren't exactly outward nature enthusiasts, they did very much carry

sustainability through our lives in various practices, such as gardening.

Gardening was really important to my mom, and she made so much fun of it.

You know, planting seeds was a family affair, and tending the the garden became part of our morning rituals growing

up.

And she was always so excited about the harvest and watching things grow.

And I remember sunny afternoons and just seeing so much delight on her face. So I think so much of my

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