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Season 2

Episode 1
Matricia forages for juniper berries, which she uses in a salmon dish cooked over an open fire and in a fermented juniper berry mocktail. After she smudges her drum, she wraps up the episode by drumming and singing a song called “Sokapiskowin.”
Episode 2
Matricia explains the benefits of strawberries also known as “heart berries.” With her foraged strawberries, she makes lemonade and bakes a cake in an outdoor kitchen. She finishes the episode by telling a story and singing a song called “Sakihitowin.”
Episode 3
Matricia describes the healing properties of roses and rosehips. Over an open fire, she makes potatoes and rosehip ketchup, as well as a soul-warming hibiscus and rosehip tea. She finishes the episode by drumming and singing a special healing song.
Episode 4
Matricia forages for spruce tips and describes the ideal time to harvest them. Then, she cooks pancakes over an open fire and prepares a flavourful mocktail using spruce tip simple syrup. To wrap up the episode, she drums and sings a song called “Kisikowpism.”
Episode 5
Matricia gathers raspberries to use in a homemade raspberry pie and a refreshing raspberry mojito. She wraps up the episode by smudging her drum and playing it while singing a song called “Asani.”
Episode 6
Matricia harvests fresh bearberries which she uses to make a mixed berry crumble and a delicious bearberry iced tea. She finishes the episode by drumming and singing a song called “Okistitowin MISTA hiya.”
Episode 7
Matricia describes the versatility and benefits of wild blueberries. Then, she bakes wild blueberry muffins over an open fire and makes a wild blueberry mocktail. To close the episode, she plays her drum and sings a song called “Mother Mother.”
Episode 8
Matricia forages for poplar buds and demonstrates how best to store them. Then, she prepares a salad with a poplar bud-infused honey vinaigrette. To drink, Matricia makes lavender and wild mint tea. She closes the episode by singing a song called “Ni Mama.”
Episode 9
Matricia gathers wild sage and explains the difference between male and female sage plants. Then, she cooks moose stew with wild sage and prepares a pear and sage mocktail. Matricia wraps up the episode by drumming and singing a song called “Smudge Song.”