
Postcards: Nicole Zempel, Mushroom Foraging
Clip: Season 12 Episode 2 | 11m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
Nicole Zempel searches western Minnesota's prairies for fungi. Learn about spore print art
Nicole Zempel is a champion of the fact that fungi are integral to the development of life on Earth. Neither land, plants nor terrestrial animals would exist without them. Zempel goes on daily searches for mushrooms and plants in the woods and prairies of the Upper Minnesota River Valley. She takes spectacular photos which she shares to social media and has turned “spore prints” into an art form.
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Postcards: Nicole Zempel, Mushroom Foraging
Clip: Season 12 Episode 2 | 11m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
Nicole Zempel is a champion of the fact that fungi are integral to the development of life on Earth. Neither land, plants nor terrestrial animals would exist without them. Zempel goes on daily searches for mushrooms and plants in the woods and prairies of the Upper Minnesota River Valley. She takes spectacular photos which she shares to social media and has turned “spore prints” into an art form.
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Preview: S12 Ep2 | 40s | Mushroom artist Nicole Zempel, Madison’s light sculpture & woodworker Dean Johnson. (40s)
Postcards: Dean Johnson, Woodworker
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Clip: S12 Ep2 | 9m 32s | Woodworker Dean Johnson shows the natural beauty of wooden crafts. (9m 32s)
Postcards: Madison's Biome Light Sculpture
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Clip: S12 Ep2 | 9m 5s | Madison’s first public art installation, Biome, lights up the town. (9m 5s)
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Postcards is a local public television program presented by Pioneer PBS
Production sponsorship is provided by contributions from the voters of Minnesota through a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, Explore Alexandria Tourism, Shalom Hill Farm, Margaret A. Cargil Foundation, 96.7kram and viewers like you.