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  • This week on Everything You Didn’t Know About Herbalism, we are thrilled to share an eye-opening conversation with the passionate author, knowledgeable educator, and jack of all trades within the herbal world, Nicole Telkes. Listen in as Thomas and Nicole deep dive into how the collision of cultures for millennia weaved our understanding of herbalism in the present day, the troubling history between herbalism and American healthcare, and how we can reconnect the herbal community in a changing world through the core of herbalism itself: the botanicals that surround us. In Nicole’s words, “You can accomplish so much with just a simple cup of tea with people”.

    As always, we thank you for joining us on another botanical adventure and are honored to have you tag along with us on this ride. Remember, we want to hear from you! Your questions, ideas, and who you want to hear from are invaluable to our podcast. Email us at [email protected] to let us know what solutions we should uncover next within the vast world of herbalism.

    🌷Nicole Telkes RH(AHG) is an award-winning practicing herbalist, author, and clinical mentor. She has a background in botanical studies, plant conservation work, community activism, and herbal first-aid clinics. She wrote the books Medicinal Plants of Texas and Herbcraft: The Complete Guide to 21st Century Holistic Western Herbalism. Nicole manages a United Plant Savers Botanical Sanctuary and Apiary and currently supervises the gardens at Bastyr University. She is the founder and lead instructor at the Wildflower School of Botanical Medicine, founded in 2003. She is best known for her work freeing fire cider as one of the Fire Cider 3. Nicole works on the Board of Directors of the nonprofit, Southwest School of Botanical Medicine(SWSBM) to help preserve the legacy of Michael Moore and is starting another nonprofit, The Community Herbalist Alliance.

    Southwest School of Botanical Medicine Resources:

    Check out Michael Moore’s revamped website launching September 21st HERE!

    Subscribe to join the SWSBM newsletter HERE!

    Want to support SWSBM work towards maintaining Michael Moore’s website and future projects? Click HERE to make a tax deductible contribution.

    Find where to get your hands on Nicole’s published books below:

    🌿 Herbcraft: The Complete Guide to Traditional Western Holistic Herbalism

    *Use code Bulk5 to receive 33% off 5 or copies, or use code Bulk10 to receive 40% off of 10 copies! Direct sales only.

    🌼 Medicinal Plants of Texas

    Find Nicole on Social Media:

    Instagram: @herbcrafter

    Facebook: @Nicole Telkes

  • 🌸Iya Angelique "Sobande" Greer is a Tennessee-based Herbalist, Holistic Nutritionist, Wellness Strategist, and Desert Storm Veteran of the U.S. Army. She founded the first African American School of Herbalism in the United States in 1992, the NCB School of Herbalism & Holistic Health. She is the founder of Sacred Waters Retreat, The Afro Botany Immersion Conference and co-founder of "Cook, Cure & Conjure” with Yeye Lusiah Teish. She is currently the Program Director for Earthwise Spirituality & Education founded by Priestess Stephanie Rose Bird. Sobande teaches with Ecoversity and other universities around the country. She has been writing for various herbal publications over the past 30 years, and is a leader and trailblazer in the field of African American Herbal history.

    🌷Listen in as Jiling and Sobande discuss:

    The legacies of our ancestors Herbs and plants of the African diaspora Honoring sacred plants without ingesting them— such as cotton and pennyroyal The spiritual aspects of food, herbs, and community How plantain and dandelion entered Sobande’s life at a young age Important life-long lessons from Sobande’s great grandmother How “food as medicine” extends to “food as medicine” for body, mind, and Spirit When we ingest plants, we ingest the nutrients of our ancestors 🌻Visit Iya Angelique "Sobande" Greer at: www.naturalchoicesbotanica.com sacredwatersretreat.com

    🏵️Resources:

    Sacred Waters Retreat NCB School of Herbalism & Holistic Health

    🌿 JILING LIN is a Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac) and herbalist in Ventura, CA. A clinician and teacher, Jiling is also a passionate traveler, artist, and adventurer. Visit Jiling at JilingLin.com, Instagram @LinJiling, and Facebook @JilingLAc. Get her free Nourishing Life (養生) template or Five Phases (五行) outline. Join her Substack here for experimental eco-somatic writings, and sign up for her monthly newsletter here!

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  • This week on Everything You Didn’t Know About Herbalism, we are joined by the passionate and insightful Vice President of Development at the Rodale Institute, Annie Brown. As a true specialist surrounding all things organic agriculture, Annie shares with us how the Rodale Institute was founded during the boom of chemicals being introduced to the farming industry and how one businessman’s intuition led him from the hustle and bustle of NYC to rural Pennsylvania; where he studied agriculture practices of Indigenous populations that grew successful crops without the need for synthetic chemicals. From here, J.I. Rodale taught himself and his family how to effectively grow food without pesticides and chemical fertilizers. This led to the founding of the Rodale Institute in 1947, and the revolutionary term,“regenerative agriculture”, was coined.

    From the Rodale Institute's inception nearly 80 years ago, the fight for accessible organic agriculture persists strongly in the present day. Through partnerships and consulting with like-minded businesses, Rodale creates a clear path forward for those seeking to make the crucial transition into organic agriculture by providing research, farmer training, and consumer education. Mountain Rose Herbs is a proud partner of the Rodale Institute. Together, we are working to create a food system in harmony with nature by paving the way for the future of healthy soil, healthy food, healthy people, and healthy planet.

    As always, we thank you for joining us on another botanical adventure and are so honored to have you tag along with us on this ride. Remember, we want to hear from you! Your questions, ideas, and who you want to hear from are an invaluable piece to our podcast. Send us an email at [email protected] to let us know what solutions we should uncover next within the vast world of herbalism.

    Learn more about Annie and the Rodale Institute:

    🌿Annie Brown is the Vice President of Development at Rodale Institute. She has been working with the Institute since 2012. She and her team oversee all fundraising activities for the organization, including public and private grants, individual donations, and corporate partnerships. Her passion for organic was born from her Missouri childhood where she was raised five miles in the country surrounded on all four sides by chemical/conventional farms. Her mother’s multiple bouts with cancer throughout her life were what woke Annie to connecting environment and diet to overall human health.

    Before her work at Rodale Institute, Annie had been involved in the food industry in various capacities ranging from food writer, cooking school co-director, co-founder of a handmade pasta company, sales/marketing director of a Colorado artisanal pasta company, food blogger, and was formerly a partner in a boutique Boulder PR firm focusing on restaurants and specialty food products. Her passion for food began as a young girl where she learned how to cook in her mother’s country kitchen. She created her first cookbook at age six and made her very first dollar selling handmade pimento cheese sandwiches at a local public auction at age eight.

    Check out how you can get involved with the Rodale Institute HERE!

    Learn how you can join the next generation of regenerative organic farmers HERE!

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  • In this “Tea Talks Roundtable,” Jiling discusses herbal podcasting and the art of the herbal interview with fellow podcast hosts Mason Hutchison of The Herbalist Hour, Rosalee de la Foret of Herbs with Rosalee, and Thomas Dick of Herbal Radio.

    Get to know:

    The evolution of these herbal podcasts What makes for a great interview Some challenges of running a podcast What we love about this work How to start a herbal podcast— or join someone else’s show!

    Stay until the end for a special guest!

    🌿 JILING LIN is a Licensed Acupuncturist (LAc) and herbalist in Ventura, CA. A clinician and teacher, Jiling is also a passionate traveler, artist, and adventurer. Jiling’s been hosting “Tea Talks with Jiling” and “Tea Talks Roundtables” on Herbal Radio since 2022! Visit Jiling at JilingLin.com, Instagram @LinJiling, and Facebook @JilingLAc.

    🌿 MASON HUTCHISON is the founder of HerbRally, an herbal community hub that promotes herbalism education and events. He is also the host of "The Herbalist Hour," a podcast and YouTube series where he interviews a diverse array of plant people.

    Check out the video recording of this episode on the HerbRally YouTube channel HERE!

    🌿 THOMAS DICK is the EVP/ CBO at Mountain Rose Herbs and the host of the Herbal Radio Podcast. Born and raised in Appalachia, Thomas has been in the field of graphic design and marketing for more than 25 years and has spent the last 15 years building the Mountain Rose Herbs brand.

    🌿 ROSALEE DE LA FORET is passionate about helping you explore the world of herbalism and nature connection. Over the past 20 years she's been an herbal products maker, clinician, and author. These days she spends most of her time teaching online courses and hosting the Herbs with Rosalee podcast and YouTube channel.

    Resources from Rosalee: https://www.herbalremediesadvice.org/podcast-guest.html https://blog.podcast.co/create/podcast-guest-pitch

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  • Hello plant people and welcome back to Herbal Radio! This week will be the second and final episode of our 2-part series featuring the four esteemed organizations that were the recipients of the 2023 Grants 4 Plants Program.

    For those unfamiliar with Grants 4 Plants, Mountain Rose Herbs created the grant program back in 2018 to support nonprofits, small businesses, and home herbalists who are working towards making this planet a better place. Since its inception, we’ve proudly been able to fund many invaluable initiatives leading towards organic and sustainable agriculture, herbal education, protection of native and medicinal plants, and environmental stewardship.

    This week, we are featuring the Therapeutic Farm Assistant and the SUD Counselor of Carl E. Dahl House Community Garden, Breanna Murphy and Kelsey Cass, as well as the Founder of Cincinnati Birth Center | Safer Birth Foundation, Meghan Nowland.

    We hope each of you listening in today will be inspired by the commendable work these organizations are providing for their communities and beyond. Please be sure to check out the links included below to find out how you can support these invaluable initiatives. We’ll see you next week when we hear from the other two organizations that won the 2023 Grants 4 Plants program. For now, we thank you for joining us on another botanical adventure!

    Learn more about these organizations and the hard-working faces behind them:

    Carl E. Dahl House at Evergreen Grove is a residential treatment facility for me with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. Unlike traditional treatment facilities, the Carl E. Dahl house used a farm care modality as part of the resident's treatment plans. Working in the gardens and with our rescue animals allows for traditional treatment barriers to be dropped allowing for a more natural approach to self-healing and care. GAAMHA, the parent company of the Carl E. Dahl House, works to create a world where people can get help when they ask for it, no matter who they are. The gardening program allows for our residents to be hands on with nature. The clinical benefits of being able to say they took ownership of garden bed, planted, watered, weeded and cared for the growing plants that eventually will produce foods that naturally heal the body are priceless and cannot be duplicated in a traditional office style treatment model.

    Breanna Murphy helps manage the day-to-day operations of the animal care part of the program at the Carl E. Dahl House, where they have over 60 animals, many of which are rescues or special needs. Breanna has been working with Kelsey for two years to get the garden project to where it is today. She has her Bachelor’s in Sustainable Food and Farming, is a certified Ayurvedic Health Counselor, and has completed 3 herbal apprenticeships. Breanna and her husband have a small homestead and permaculture nursery called Singing Kettle Botanicals, where they focus on perennial food sources and medicinal herbs hardy to zone 5.

    Kelsey Cass is the Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Counselor at the Carl E Dahl House, and is in recovery herself. Kelsey and Breanna have been working together to implement the garden project as part of their clinical curriculum and therapeutic farming. Kelsey has her Bachelor’s in Human Development and Family Studies, is a certified yoga instructor, and certified in permaculture design. She first became connected with GAAMHA and the farm when she started teaching yoga at the farms pilot program a couple of towns over, and volunteered with the clients doing gardening and various nature related activities.

    “It’s been an absolute blessing to work here where I can share all my passions and interests, while helping others, and with the most amazing team of people.” – Kelsey

    Learn more about Carl E. Dahl House at Evergreen Grove by visiting the links below:

    Carl E. Dahl House website

    GAAMHA website

    R.O.O.T.S at Evergreen Grove website

    Donate to Carl E. Dahl House HERE!

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    Safer Birth Foundation (SBF), by Cincinnati Birth Center, is architecting the future of maternity care by creating the world's best midwifery centers. The objectives of the Safer Birth Foundation are to increase and democratize birth options, grow midwifery, and decrease birthing mortality. SBF does this by expanding access to midwifery care through financial aid, expanding the midwifery workforce, and supporting midwifery-led care.

    Meghan Nowland, Founder of the Safer Birth Foundation and the Cincinnati Birth Center, experienced midwife, doula, and lactation consultant, brings expertise and confidently calm energy to her clinical approach for clients across the local Cincinnati area since 2014, in Kentucky since 2020, and Indiana since 2024. She moved to Walnut Hills with a passion for improving Ohio’s maternity care and regularly volunteers to teach community childbirth education classes. In addition to her work as a midwife, she’s a founder of Ohio’s chapter of the National Association of Certified Professional Midwives. Most recently she’s been involved with legislative efforts to increase access to midwives and serving on the Kentucky Midwives Advisory Council, creating regulations for licensure of CPMs.

    Learn more about Cincinnati Birth Center | Safer Birth Foundation by visiting the links below:

    Cincinnati Birth Center website

    Cincinnati Birth Center blog

    Donate to Safer Birth Foundation HERE!

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  • Hello plant people and welcome back to Herbal Radio! Over the next couple of weeks, we are thrilled to share two episodes featuring the four esteemed organizations that were the recipients of the 2023 Grants 4 Plants Program.

    For those unfamiliar with Grants 4 Plants, Mountain Rose Herbs created the grant program back in 2018 to support nonprofits, small businesses, and home herbalists who are working towards making this planet a better place. Since its inception, we’ve proudly been able to fund many invaluable initiatives leading towards organic and sustainable agriculture, herbal education, protection of native and medicinal plants, and environmental stewardship.

    This week, we are featuring two of the Regenerative Agriculture Fellows of Saticoy Food Hub, Kim Aguilar and Soli Guitierrez, and the Garden Coordinator of Rosalinda Sauro Sirianni Memorial Garden, Kate Robson.

    We hope each of you listening in today will be inspired by the commendable work these organizations are providing for their communities and beyond. Please be sure to check out the links included below to find out how you can support these invaluable initiatives. We’ll see you next week when we hear from the other two organizations that won the 2023 Grants 4 Plants program. For now, we thank you for joining us on another botanical adventure!

    Learn more about these organizations and the hard-working faces behind them:

    Saticoy Food Hub is a non-profit organization located in Saticoy, California, which is an unincorporated area of Ventura County. There, they work to build food sovereignty with Saticoy residents and help sustain the organization's three major programs: Saticoy Community Fridge, Saticoy Certified Farmers Market, and Saticoy Sowers. Saticoy Sowers is food and medicine cultivation education that is meant to bring community members together to learn from each other about traditional and regenerative agricultural practices in culturally-relevant ways. The Saticoy Sowers program also provides access to the Food Hub’s newly established seed library, nursery, and gleaning tools, thanks in part to the generous support of Mountain Rose Herbs.

    Kim Aguilar (they/them) is a community advocate with a background in Environmental Studies and Sociology, holding a B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara. They are dedicated to advancing the vision of food sovereignty in Saticoy through food access and self-sufficient food cultivation. In their time at Saticoy Food Hub, they helped develop Saticoy Sowers, a backyard growers program that integrates herbalism and holistic medicine aimed at fostering sustainable practices and community health.

    Soli Gutierrez (she/her) is a community educator and organizer focused on food sovereignty, traditional regenerative agriculture, and Spanish language access. Born and raised in Ventura County. In 2019, she co-founded the Pesticide-Free Soil Project, which collaborated with schools on compost tea parties and hosted local environmental experts. Since 2021, she has been working in bilingual education, relearning traditional food cultivation methods, and restoring native plant habitats.

    If you are a champion for social justice and healthy food systems, you can support their mission by donating HERE.

    Sign up for the Saticoy Food Hub Newsletter!

    Follow Saticoy Food Hub's programs on the Instagram accounts below:

    Saticoy Food Hub Saticoy Community Fridge Saticoy Farmer's Market

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    Rosalinda Sauro Sirianni Memorial Garden, founded by North Hills Community Outreach’s (NHCO), is a volunteer, community-supported organic garden that provides over 1,000 families with an average of 4,500 lbs. of produce every year that is distributed throughout their three designated food pantries throughout northern Allegheny County. NHCO strives to provide low-income families access to quality, healthy, and nourishing food, and this mission is the driving force behind the hard work that is poured into the Rosalinda Sauro Sirianni Memorial Garden.

    If you are interested in helping further the mission of NHCO to provide locally-grown, organic produce to families in need, please consider donating by following the link HERE.

    Learn more about garden volunteer opportunities HERE.

    Kate Robson (she/her) grew up on a rural farm in Indiana County, PA, where her parents and grandparents took pride in the food they grew. Some of Kate's earliest memories with her family included shucking corn, snapping beans, and squeegeeing tomatoes. After a decade in science and agriculture education, Kate received her Master’s Degree in Environmental Science from Point Park University. Her thesis focused on the health, environmental, and community impacts of community gardens in urban areas, and her goal was to get involved with urban agriculture in Pittsburgh, PA. Kate took a position at North Hills Community Outreach, where she focuses on helping community members facing crisis, hardship, and poverty in northern Allegheny County. Kate currently serves as the Garden Coordinator of the Rosalinda Sauro Sirianni Memorial Garden.

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  • In this Tea Talks Roundtable, Jiling has a conversation with Seraphina Capranos and Dr. Karley Denoon, ND of The Center for Sacred Arts.

    🌿 SERAPHINA CAPRANOS is a classical homeopath and third generation herbalist who has been in clinical practice for 20 years. Her unique blend of gifts straddle the vast worlds of plant medicine, homeopathy, and ritual and ceremonial magic. She is a sought after international teacher who has taught thousands of students since 2008. Visit Seraphina at www.seraphinacapranos.com and on Instagram @seraphina.capranos

    🌿 DR. KARLEY DENOON, ND is a Naturopathic Doctor who practices both primary care as well as traditional modalities such as herbal medicine. She deeply believes in the “AND” in healthcare: building the foundations of health, restoring form and function of physiology, AND using medical interventions and medications when necessary, AND tending to the yearnings of our beings. Dr Denoon is guided by the Wise Woman approach to healthcare and a strong relationship with the natural world. Visit Dr. Denoon at www.consultdrdenoon.ca

    🌿 JILING LIN is a Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac) and herbalist in Ventura, CA. A clinician and teacher, Jiling is also a passionate traveler, artist, and adventurer. Visit Jiling at JilingLin.com, Instagram @LinJiling, and Facebook @JilingLAc. Get her free Nourishing Life (養生) template, Five Phases (五行) outline, or sign up for her newsletter here.

    We explore:

    Their program, From the Wild Edge The wise woman tradition, aka. “granny medicine” How the “simpler’s method” is more than it seems The heroine’s journey, an internal alchemical process of individuation The “green breath” Seraphina and Karley’s favorite local teas and practices for summer wellness

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  • This week on Everything You Didn’t Know About Herbalism, we are sharing a fundamental conversation surrounding the passionate mission of the watchdogs within the organic industry – The Cornucopia Institute. Thomas had the pleasure of sitting down with our dear friend and Director of The Cornucopia Institute, Melody Morrell. Listen in as Melody and Thomas take a deep dive into the impact the pesticide industry has on our food, and how integrity and honesty is the driving force behind the organic industry.

    As always, we thank you for joining us on a new type of botanical adventure and are so honored to have you tag along with us on this ride. Remember, we want to hear from you! Your questions, ideas, and who you want to hear from will be an invaluable piece to this new series. So please, email us at [email protected] or give us a call at 800-879-3337 to let us know what solutions you’d like us to uncover next within the vast world of herbalism.

    Melody Morrell has been with The Cornucopia Institute since 2012. With 25 years of nonprofit experience spanning issues of food, agriculture, media, gender, developmental disability, and simple living, she brings enormous passion, persistence, and practicality to her endeavors.

    Growing up, Melody saw the fallout from the 1980s farm crisis in her Minnesota hometown. Industrialization changed the landscape, leaving naked soil and overcrowded animals in its wake.

    She is a fierce champion for the environmental, economic, and human health benefits of organic food and farming. Melody earned her BA in anthropology from the University of Minnesota-Duluth. She and her husband Andy live in a very small house in rural Minnesota with their English Lab, Beau. The land flourishes with hundreds of species of medicinal herbs and diverse wildlife.

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  • This week on Everything You Didn’t Know About Herbalism, Thomas sits down with someone many of our listeners are likely familiar with, Steven Yeager. Proudly serving as the Vice President of Quality and Regulatory Affairs for Mountain Rose Herbs, Steven joins us for a different style of interview from his usual entertaining and educational Plant Walks with Howie Brownstein. Listen in as Thomas and Steven take a deep dive analysis into the numerous facets involved within Quality Control, and how these tedious steps are crucial to upholding Mountain Rose Herb’s standards for quality in every herbal product we offer. From the time of procurement to when a box of herbal goodness arrives at your doorstep, rest assured that quality is always at the forefront of our minds throughout each step of the botanical journey to you.

    As always, we thank you for joining us for a new type of botanical adventure and are honored to have you join us on this ride. Remember, we want to hear from you! Your questions, ideas, and who you want to hear from will be invaluable to this new series. So please email us at [email protected] to let us know what problem you want us to tackle next within the vast world of herbalism.

    🌿Steven Yeager, originally from Philadelphia, moved to the Pacific Northwest in 1994 and he has been rooted in Eugene ever since. Steven has been an employee of Mountain Rose Herbs since 2007. Steven Yeager has been exploring Oregon's wild places and studying the Pacific Northwest's native flora since 1995, botanizing, wildcrafting, and preparing herbal preparations for himself and his family. Steven is also an herbal educator and former co-owner of the Columbines School of Botanical Studies. His years of working in the plant world have contributed enormously to Steven's ability to direct quality control, laboratory operations, and regulatory compliance at Mountain Rose Herbs, where a thorough knowledge of plant identification, GMP and FSMA regulations, and herbalism is essential. He believes cultivating a relationship with plants and the natural world is vital for a healthy existence on this planet In 2011, Steven became an elected trustee of the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) and is currently participating with many of AHPA'scommittees. He also serves on the Board of the AHPA Foundation for Education and Research on Botanicals, United Plant Savers, and the Native Plant Society of Oregon. When not at work or volunteering with various non-profits Stevenenjoys spending time with his family, cooking, hiking, camping, wildcrafting, and botanizing in the Cascade Mountains.

    Check out more Herbal Radio epsiodes featuring Steven:

    🌱Plant Stories | Featuring Steven Yeager and Howie Brownstein

    🍃I Hope That's Valerian I Smell | Featuring Steven Yeager and Howie Brownstein

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  • In this Tea Talks Roundtable, Jiling discusses Herbalism for Kids with herbalists Jesus Garcia, Kimberly Gallagher, Kristine Brown, Molly Meehan Brown, and Robin Rose Bennett.

    We explore:

    Some favorite botanical games, activities, and projects for kids How herbal activities vary for different age groups Kitchen herbs with kids … and more!

    Learn more about these herbalists below:

    🌿 JESUS GARCIA is a National Preschool Educator, Holistic & Wellness Practitioner, Traditional Mexican Folk Herbalist and Shaman-Curandero, and the founder and director of the Herbal Action Project, a Children's herbalism project based initiative, active Playschool and Food Forest. Visit Jesus at HerbalActionProject.com, on Instagram @ShamanJesus and @HerbalActionProject, and Facebook @HerbalActionProject

    🌿 KIMBERLY GALLAGHER is an herbalist who has been working with healing plants for over 20 years. She is co-founder of LearningHerbs.com, the creator of the Wildcraft! board game and author of the Herb Fairies children’s books and learning system. She loves to teach through experience and play.

    🌿 KRISTINE BROWN, RH (AHG) is the writer and illustrator of the online children’s publication Herbal Roots Zine, including ebooks, online courses that teach children about botany, drawing, and herbs, and a membership offering, Herb Club, with video lessons, expanded curriculum for preschool through high school, and a forum. Visit Kristine on YouTube, and Facebook. Join an online course, or join Herb Club.

    🌿 MOLLY MEEHAN BROWN is the founder of Wild Ginger Community Herbal Center and KidsHerbalism.com, which hosts 200 on-demand classes and provides new classes weekly on herbalism, gardening, and nature connection centering care, healing, and justice. Visit Molly on Instagram @kidsherbalism and @wildgingerherbalcenter

    🌿 ROBIN ROSE BENNETT is the author of The Young Green Witch’s Guide to Plant Magic and three other herbal healing books. Robin has taught tweens and teens at the “Circle within the Circle” at national herb conferences and enjoys empowering a new generation of green witches. She now lives in New Jersey on the edge of 3,000 acres of protected state forest with her extensive herbal gardens that neighborhood kids love to come and visit.

    🌿 JILING LIN is a Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac) and herbalist in Ventura, CA. A clinician and teacher, Jiling is also a passionate traveler, artist, and adventurer. Visit Jiling at JilingLin.com, Instagram @LinJiling, and Facebook @JilingLAc. Get her free Nourishing Life (養生) template, Five Phases (五行) outline, or sign up forher newsletter here.

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  • Hello plant people! We were so thrilled to share this week’s episode with our beloved listeners that we decided to pop in a day earlier than our usual Friday releases for the second episode of our new series, Everything You Didn’t Know About Herbalism!🌿

    Today’s episode features the profoundly knowledgeable and true seasoned pro within the world of herbalism, wildcrafting, and medicine making, Lisa Ganora. Lisa joins us for an invaluable educational episode on herbal constituents. What they are, why they matter, and how understanding them can deepen our relationship with the botanicals surrounding us. We’ll deep dive into Lisa’s process-based approach to medicine making and how she combines science, tradition, and spirit in her modern herbalism practice.

    As always, we thank you for joining us for a new type of botanical adventure and are honored to have you join us on this ride. Remember, we want to hear from you! Your questions, ideas, and who you want to hear from will be invaluable to this new series. So please email us at [email protected] to let us know what problem you want us to tackle next within the vast world of herbalism.

    Lisa Ganora began studying herbal medicine in 1985. After practicing as a Wise Woman tradition community herbalist, wildcrafter, and medicine-maker for a decade, she returned to school at UNCA and graduated summa cum laude with multiple awards in biology and chemistry. After graduation, she focused on exploring herbal constituents (pharmacognosy and phytochemistry) in the context of Western clinical herbalism and Vitalist therapeutics. In addition to founding and directing the Colorado School of Clinical Herbalism from 2012-2020 and managing Elderberry’s Farm (a Rocky Mountain Herbal Education Center in Paonia, CO), Lisa formerly served as Adjunct Professor of Pharmacognosy at the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, and has lectured and taught classes internationally at numerous schools and conferences. She is the author of Herbal Constituents, 2nd Ed., a popular textbook on herbal phytochemistry for natural health practitioners, which is used by schools and universities worldwide. Lisa also teaches online, focusing on advanced herbal pharmacy (Make Better Medicine series) and a comprehensive two-semester course on Herbal Constituents. In addition, she consults for product development and formulation.

    Herbal Constituents (online classes & textbook | https://www.herbalconstituents.com/

    Elderberry's Farm (workshops) | https://www.elderberrysfarm.com/

    CSCH (Vitalist Herbalism School) | https://clinicalherbalism.com/

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  • This week for the first episode of Everything You Didn’t Know About Herbalism, we proudly bring you an impactful and galvanizing conversation with two individuals leading the way toward a future of harmony and equity within our food systems. Leah Penniman, the Co-Founder of Soul Fire Farm, and Lulu Moyo, the Co-Director of the Braiding Seeds Fellowship, join us for a thought-provoking conversation surrounding the injustices and deep-rooted racism we continue to face within our food systems today, and their combined missions to facilitate powerful food sovereignty programs and hands-on farming opportunities to train the next generation of activist-farmers and strengthen the movement for food sovereignty and community self-determination.

    As always, we thank you for joining us on this new type of botanical adventure and are honored to have you tag along with us on this ride. Remember, we want to hear from you! Your questions, ideas, and who you want to hear from will be invaluable to this new series. So please, email us at [email protected] or give us a call at 800-879-3337 to let us know what solutions you’d like us to uncover next within the vast world of herbalism.

    About Leah & Lulu:

    🌿Leah Penniman (all pronouns) is a Black Kreyol farmer, author, mother, and food justice activist who has been tending the soil and organizing for an anti-racist food system for 25 years. She currently serves as founding Co-ED and Farm Director of Soul Fire Farm in Grafton, New York, a Black & Brown led project that works toward food and land justice. Her books are Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm's Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land (2018) and Black Earth Wisdom: Soulful Conversations with Black Environmentalists (2023). Find out more about Leah’s work at www.soulfirefarm.org and follow her @soulfirefarm on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

    🌿Lulama (Lulu) Moyo (she/they) is a Co-Director for the Braiding Seeds Fellowship program. She works to cultivate opportunities and audiences for sustained community centered learning as a BIPOC food justice advocate, university instructor rooted in decolonization and social change pedagogy, spoken word poet and storyteller, anti-racism organizer, and budding herbalist and traditional healer.

    Lulama received her B.A. in International Development and Social Change and her Master’s Degree in Community Development and Planning from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. Her passion is in global education and policy, as well as the concerns facing Africans in the diaspora. Lulama has vast experience in youth work and creative arts community activism in the United States and Southern Africa. As a queer, Zimbabwean, femme she works to honor the intersectional histories of Black and Brown lineages in order to uphold our dignity, humanity, and love.

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  • Hello plant people and welcome back to Herbal Radio! 🎙️🌿

    We're popping into your podcast feed on this fine Tuesday to make a very exciting announcement! Since the founding of Herbal Radio all the way back in 2015, we’ve shared countless thought-provoking conversations with esteemed herbalists, environmental stewards, activists, and artists from all walks of life. We’ve decided to take these impactful interviews one step further and focus on using our platform to spread awareness and education on topics that may otherwise remain untouched within the vast world of herbalism. This series will be called Everything You Didn't Know About Herbalism.

    Throughout this series, we will delve into the intersection of herbal practices and environmental issues, uncovering innovative solutions and sharing inspiring stories from a diverse group of experts in the field. Whether it's tackling climate change, preserving natural habitats, shedding light on injustices within the agriculture industry, or promoting regenerative organic farming practices, we'll be covering a wide range of topics aimed at solving problems. This new series will encompass what Mountain Rose Herbs has always been about: strengthening the bonds between people and plants for a healthier world.

    But we can't do it alone, and we want to hear from all our beloved plant people listeners! Your questions, ideas, and who you want to hear from will be an invaluable piece to this new series. Please email us at [email protected] or give us a call at 800-879-3337 to share your thoughts, ideas, and opinions to help us continue the mission of Herbal Radio.

    Stay tuned this Friday as we embark on our first episode in the series: Uprooting Racism & Seeding Sovereignty with two individuals who are leading the way towards a future of harmony and equity within our food system.

  • Asia Dorsey is a traditionally apprenticed African American Rootworker seeding embodied liberation at the intersection of ancestral nutrition and gut-brain herbalism. Visit Asia at www.bonesbugsandbotany.com

    We discuss:

    Reindigenizing to place through bioregional food and herbalism Food processing as plant communication: how we can work with plants so that the plants can fully express themselves How plants are rooted in cultures: to to know the plant, you must know the people who know the plants best Goji vinegar, nutrient-dense meals, tincturing unscented mints, and more!

    Resources:

    Listen to Asia’s favorite episode of her Petty Herbalist Podcast here Follow Asia’s fun Instagram @BonesBugsandBotany!

    Jiling Lin is a Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac) and herbalist in Ventura, CA. Visit Jiling at JilingLin.com, Instagram @LinJiling, and Facebook @JilingLAc. Get her free Nourishing Life (養生) template, Five Phases (五行) outline, or sign up for her newsletter here.

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  • This week on Herbal Radio, we sit down for an educational and thought-provoking conversation with our long-time friend and local Oregonian partner, Erik Burke. Erik is the Eugene Director of Friends of Trees, and has been a passionate advocate for trees his whole life. 🌲

    Since 1989, Friends of Trees has planted over 950,000 trees and native shrubs in neighborhoods and natural areas in six counties across two states. Today, we’ll learn from Erik about the importance of introducing native tree and plant species throughout our communities, and how you can sink your hands into the soil and plant successful and thriving trees in your own backyard. As always, thank you for joining us, and we’ll see you next week for another botanical adventure!

    🌿 Erik Burke has lived in Eugene and Springfield for most of his life and has been volunteering planting and caring for trees and natural areas there since 1986. He now directs the Friends of Trees office in Eugene. Erik spends his spare time with his family, gardening, and getting outside around Oregon.

    Erik attended K-12 in Eugene, went to Lane Community College, and received a BA from the UO, and a MA in applied anthropology from OSU. Erik is an ISA-certified arborist, and municipal specialist, has the tree risk assessment qualification, and is a licensed landscape construction professional. Erik began regular paid work at age 7 and has worked in construction, forestry, agriculture, the nursery trade, social science research, and social work. Erik currently has a 2nd job working as an arborist for Sperry Tree Care.

    Erik began volunteering with trees in 1986 with Friends of Eugene's Urban Forest and was a part-time volunteer until 2002, when he joined the board of directors of Eugene Tree Foundation (ETF), serving over 7 years as secretary, treasurer, vice president, and president. In 2009, Erik led the move for ETF to be consolidated within Friends of Trees and became paid staff at FOT as Eugene Director in 2011.

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  • Hello plant people! It's been a year and some change since we launched our Plant Stories series on Herbal Radio, and we thought what better time to reshare our first-ever episode in this series than during the sunny and blooming spring season! 🌷

    Plant Stories is all about the heartfelt, fun, entertaining, educational, inspiring, and personal plant stories that stand out to our guests. Tune in to hear from esteemed herbalists, nature-based artists, and plant-lovers to learn about a specific plant, hear a touching tale, bask in a poem, or possibly dive into some folklore.

    Our good friends, Howie Brounstein and Steven Yeager stopped by our podcast studio back in January 2023 to record the inaugural episode. Having taught together for decades at the Columbines School of Botanical Studies, Howie & Steven showcase their unique teaching style, philosophy, and humor as they banter about their personal and professional plant connections. Always entertaining, we hope you enjoy the many plant stories and botanical song beats brought to you by Howie & Steven.

    Howie Brounstein has taught botany, herbalism, and wildcrafting extensively for nearly four decades, including at such herbal establishments as the Michael Moore’s Southwest School of Botanical Medicine. He is the co-owner and a primary instructor of the Columbines School of Botanical Studies and has a clinical practice in Eugene, Oregon. He is well known for his inspiring in-depth teaching style and his passionate love of plants.

    Steven Yeager moved to the Pacific Northwest in 1994 and has been rooted in Eugene ever since. He has been an employee of Mountain Rose Herbs since 2007 and recently became the Vice President of Quality and Regulatory Affairs (formerly the Director of Quality and Regulatory Affairs, congratulations, Steven!). Steven Yeager has been exploring Oregon's wild places and studying the Pacific Northwest's native flora since 1995, botanizing, wildcrafting, and preparing herbal preparations for himself and his family. Steven is also an herbal educator and former co-owner of the Columbines School of Botanical Studies. His years of working in the plant world have contributed enormously to Steven's ability to direct quality control, laboratory operations, and regulatory compliance at Mountain Rose Herbs, where a thorough knowledge of plant identification, GMP and FSMA regulations, and herbalism is essential. He believes cultivating a relationship with plants and the natural world is vital for a healthy existence on this planet In 2011, Steven became an elected trustee of the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) and is currently participating with many of AHPA's committees. He also serves on the Board of the AHPA Foundation for Education and Research on Botanicals, United Plant Savers, and the Native Plant Society of Oregon. When not at work or volunteering with various non-profits Steven enjoys spending time with his family, cooking, hiking, camping, wildcrafting, and botanizing in the Cascade Mountains.

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    Want to learn more about Steven's work? Check out our Q & A with Quality Control blog!

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  • In this “Tea Talks Roundtable,” Jiling discusses sleep with herbalists Maria Noel Groves and Tesia Love.

    We explore:

    Common sleep challenges Core habits for better sleep How herbs can support sleep Some of Maria, Tesia, and Jiling’s favorite sleep herbs, recipes, and formulas! Ayurvedic milk tonics Nervine seltzers Relaxing teas

    Learn more about these herbalists below:

    🌿 MARIA NOEL GROVES, RH (AHG), clinical herbalist, runs Wintergreen Botanicals, nestled in the pine forests of New Hampshire. Her business is devoted to education and empowerment via classes, health consultations, and writing with the foundational belief that good health grows in nature. She is the author of the award-winning, best-selling Body into Balance: An Herbal Guide to Holistic Self Care, Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies, and the new Herbal Remedies for Sleep. Learn more about Maria and herbs at WintergreenBotanicals.com

    🌿 TESIA LOVE is a Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner (NAMACB), Clinical Herbalist, 500-hour Registered Yoga Teacher and Licensed Massage & Bodywork Therapist from Charlotte, NC. She has studied Ayurveda for over 20 years, and spent the past ten years professionally helping her clients transform their health through this profound science. She is a graduate of the California College of Ayurveda, Duke Integrative Medicine’s Integrative Health Coach training, and numerous other trainings in the healing arts. Learn more about her work at TesiaLove.com and on Instagram @TesiaLoveWellness

    🌿 JILING LIN is a Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac) and herbalist in Ventura, CA. A clinician and teacher, Jiling is also a passionate traveler, artist, and adventurer. Visit Jiling at JilingLin.com, Instagram @LinJiling, and Facebook @JilingLAc. Get her free Nourishing Life (養生) template, Five Phases (五行) outline, or sign up for her newsletter here.

    Resources:

    WintergreenBotanicals.com/sleep for Maria’s running list of sleep recommendations JilingLin.com/sleep for Jiling’s go-to sleep suggestions for clients Ayurvedic Accreditation Commission to learn more about Ayurveda accreditation

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  • This week’s episode features the nomadic traveler and holistic physician, Dr. D.J. Polzin. Thomas and Dr. Polzin sit down and share a thought-provoking conversation surrounding how the pharmaceutical industry has deep roots within Western medicine practices, and the importance of asking the question “Why?” throughout all areas of uncertainty in one’s life. Dr. Polzin offers a unique and multifaceted approach to his practice, and understands that healing is rarely one-size-fits-all.

    Be sure to check out the links included below to discover more about Dr. Polzin’s practice, Wild Bear Medicine, and learn how his inclusive practice empowers his patients to harness their abilities to heal from the inside out.

    As always, thank you so much for joining us for another episode of Herbal Radio. We’ll see you next week for another plant-powered adventure!

    Learn more about Wild Bear Medicine here!

    Peruse Dr. Polzin’s blog here!

    Get in touch with Dr. Polzin here!

    Dr. D.J. Polzin is a physician based in Eugene, Oregon, specializing in Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment. His practice is uniquely holistic, combining osteopathy, lifestyle medicine, dietary practices, plant medicine, and western medicine. This integrative approach is designed to empower patients to harness their own innate healing abilities, fostering recovery and well-being through a balanced treatment model.

    Dr. Polzin’s connection with plant medicine began during his tenure as a wilderness EMT and was further developed through his extensive clinical experiences across Washington, Alaska, California, Idaho, Arizona, and Oregon. His medical school journey was uniquely marked by living as a nomad, traveling and residing in a self-built camper van, which allowed him to immerse himself in various medical cultures and practices and explore a diverse range of ecosystems.

    An advocate for inclusive care, Dr. Polzin has extensive experience with the LGBTQQIP2SAA community and employs trauma-informed practices. In addition to mental health counseling, telemedicine services, and clinical visits, he also offers personalized hands-on healing sessions, ensuring a comprehensive approach to health care.

    Dr. Polzin is the author of "The Healthy Nomad Handbook," a guide to wellness for travelers, and "Breaking Through the Crowd: Conquering Crowd Anxiety." His publications reflect his dedication to addressing both physical and psychological aspects of health.

    In August 2024, Dr. Polzin will begin a new role as a primary care physician in Eugene, Oregon. In this position, he plans to utilize his multifaceted approach to further empower patients to improve their health.

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  • This week’s episode features the Earth poet, author, artist, and herbalist, Jesse “Wolf” Hardin. Thomas and Wolf sit down and share a fun-loving, spiritually charged conversation, filled with wise words and many laughs. Truly a master of all trades, Wolf is the Co-Founder of Plant Healer Magazine and the annual international Good Medicine Confluence and carries his wild-natured spirit through every realm of his work and writings.

    The international Good Medicine Confluence was founded by Wolf and his wife Kiva Rose in 2008, and has since been an annual celebration bringing together an impassioned group of plant healers, culture-shifters, visionaries, and all who fall between for an empowering and transformative journey like none other.

    Be sure to check out the links included below to learn more about The Good Medicine Confluence and see how you can experience this unique gathering with your own eyes, mind, body, and spirit.

    As always, we thank you for joining us on another botanical adventure, and we’ll see you next week to embark on our next journey through the ever-expanding world of herbalism. 🌿

    Jesse Wolf Hardin is an impactful author, ecosopher, ecological and societal activist, personal counsel, graphic artist, musician, and historian – a champion of both human and biodiversity, as well as of nature’s medicines. Wolf was a leading organizer of and presenter for Earth First!, becoming a featured presenter at hundreds of conferences and universities, and was the creator of cross cultural ecospiritual collaborations appropriately called “Medicine Shows” that melded his powerful spoken word with live music, indigenous presenters, and focused activism.

    With his wife Kiva Rose, he founded the international Good Medicine Confluence gathering in 2008, along with the in-depth digital magazine for herbalists, healers and folklorists Plant Healer Quarterly. He is the author of over 800 published articles in over 200 different publications, as well as of over 25 books, his work earning the praises of luminaries such as Gary Snyder, Joanna Macy, Ralph Metzner, Starhawk, and Rosemary Gladstar. Wolf’s eBooks and softbound books are available through PlantHealerBookstore.com. Wolf’s work is also featured in the lauded Plant Healer Quarterly as well as the Free Herbaria Monthly which you can subscribe to on the Plant Healer website.

    As Terry Tempest Williams opined, “Wolf’s voice inspires our passion to take us further —seeing the world whole — even holy.”

    Visit Wolf at Plant Healer Magazine & Bookstore here!

    Learn more about the international 2024 Good Medicine Confluence here!

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  • Dr. Jillian Stansbury has operated a general family practice in Battle Ground, WA for 35 years, and served as the Chair of the Botanical Medicine department at the National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) in Portland, OR for many decades and remains on the faculty. She is the author of 7 books including the award winning Herbal Formularies for Health Professionals, a 5-volume series which won an Excellence in Botanical Literature award from the American Botanical Council. Dr. Stansbury has supported traditional ethnobotanical wisdom in her work, studied with Indigenous tribes of the Andes and Amazon, and leads Ethnobotanical tours to the Manu region of Peru each January.

    Jiling and Dr. Jillian discuss:

    Plants as teachers What childhood experiences drew Dr. Jillian into herbalism Dr. Jillian’s clinic garden What Dr. Jillian is excited about, after retirement The art of herbal formulation, and her books Her field courses in the Amazon

    Visit Dr. Jillian Stansbury at HealingArtsApothecary.org, BattleGroundHealingArts.com, and get her books at ChelseaGreen.com

    Jiling Lin is a Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac) and herbalist in Ventura, CA. Visit Jiling at JilingLin.com, Instagram @LinJiling, Substack @Jiling and Facebook @JilingLAc. Get her free Nourishing Life (養生) template, Five Phases (五行) outline, or sign up for her newsletter here.

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