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| Cook, Cure & Conjure with Sobande Greer | Tea Talks with Jiling | 06 Sep 2024 | 01:03:11 | |
🌸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:
🏵️Resources: 🌿 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! | |||
| Healthy Soil, Healthy Food, Healthy People | Featuring Annie Brown | 30 Aug 2024 | 00:41:36 | |
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 podcast@mountainroseherbs.com 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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| Uprooting Racism & Seeding Sovereignty | Featuring Leah Penniman & Lulu Moyo | 21 Jun 2024 | 00:49:31 | |
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 podcast@mountainroseherbs.com 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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| Sustainable Indigenous Futures, with Tahila Mintz | Tea Talks with Jiling | 08 Jul 2022 | 00:43:22 | |
Tahila Mintz is an indigenous Yaqui/ Jewish media maker, ancestral scribe, educator and community organizer. She is a Photographer, Medicine Carrier and Founder/ Executive Director of OJI:SDA' Sustainable Indigenous Futures. She works across multiple platforms and organizations to amplify the voices of Indigenous people and the natural world. Tahila's work focuses on ancestral matriarchies and gender equilibrium, contemporary Indigenous issues, and recuperating knowledge that has been unraveled by colonialism. She is a Water Protector and a Land Guardian whose home is in her Yaqui community of Sonora and in the Haudenosaunee territories of upstate New York. Visit Tahila Mintz at OjiSda.org, Tahila.net, and Instagram @TahilaSnap. Jiling Lin is a Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac), herbalist, and yoga teacher in Ventura, CA. Visit Jiling at JilingLin.com, Instagram @LinJiling, and Facebook @JilingLAc. Get her free Nourishing Life (養生) template, Five Elements (五行) outline, or sign up for her newsletter here. Join our community! | |||
| Homemade Body Care Using Herbal Tea | Featuring Janice Cox | 30 Jun 2022 | 00:15:55 | |
This week's episode is the audio recording from a filming session with author and natural beauty expert, Janice Cox, on homemade body care using herbal teas. Janice, author of "Natural Beauty from the Garden", shares her favorite body care recipes (such as a homemade lotion and an easy clay body mask) using common household ingredients in this fun and informative talk. These recipes are quick and simple, making them easily accessible to anyone looking to upgrade their homemade body care routine. Check out the Mountain Rose Herbs YouTube channel to view the video recording of Janice's talk and find other herbal inspired recipes. Janice Cox is an expert on the topic of Natural Beauty and making your own cosmetic products with simple kitchen and garden ingredients. She is the author of five best selling books on the topic: Natural Beauty at Home, Natural Beauty for All Seasons, Natural Beauty from the Garden, Beautiful Luffa, and Beautiful Lavender. She is currently the beauty editor for Herb QuarterlyMagazine and a member of the editorial advisory board for Mother Earth Living Magazine She lives in Medford, Oregon with her husband. She is a member of The Herb Society of America, International Herb Association, United States Lavender Growers Association, Northwest Lavender Association, Garden Communicators International, and the National Garden Bureau. Visit Janice Cox at: Find Janice's book "Natural Beauty at Home" here:
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| What Is the Microbiome and How to Nourish It | Featuring Dr. Crystal Dawn Silas | 23 Jun 2022 | 01:08:14 | |
Today's episode is the second presentation from our virtual Spring 2022 Free Herbalism Project which took place online March 11. Functional Medicine, Family Medicine, and Emergency Department Physician, Dr. Crystal Dawn Silas, presents "What Is the Microbiome and How to Nourish It." Every creature on this planet has evolved within our Earth's microbial soup, and humankind is no exception. Microbes have always lived in us and on us. We are superorganisms of microbial and mammalian cells that have co-evolved over time. Our biology has evolved to rely on microbes to influence those metabolic functions that have not been encoded within the human genome. During this hour Dr. Crystal Dawn will discuss those lifestyle choices, foods and herbs that nourish a wholesome microbiome that positively signals our genetic program towards repair and restore.
Watch the entire virtual Spring 2022 Free Herbalism Project on our YouTube channel and follow along with Dr. Crystal Dawn's slides. Dr. Crystal Dawn Silas is a guest writer for our recently released Spring 2022 Journal. Sign up here to receive your free, sustainably printed copy and read up on the mircobiome. Visit Dr. Crystal Dawn Silas at: Join our community!
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| A Fragrant Trio: Lemongrass, Lemon Verbena, and Lemon Balm | Featuring Mimi Hernandez | 17 Jun 2022 | 00:59:56 | |
Today's episode is from our virtual Spring Free Herbalism Project which took place online March 11, 2022. Esteemed herbalist and Executive Director of the American Herbalists Guild, Mimi Hernandez, leads us through the fragrant trio of lemongrass, lemon verbena, and lemon balm. Grab a cup of tea and become enchanted as you listen to this special presentation. Mimi believes strongly that keeping plant wisdom alive is essential and has dedicated her life's work to serving as an advocate for both traditional and professional herbal pathways while building cultural bridges of understanding. As a Registered Herbalist, Mimi has mentored many students of clinical and community herbalism over the years. She has also worked in nonprofit leadership as the Executive Director of the American Herbalists Guild and in academia where she taught undergraduate Ethnobotany at Frostburg State University. Mimi is realizing her dream as a homesteader in Polk County NC where she stewards the PonderLand native plant sanctuary. Mimi has served as a past President of the North Carolina Herb Association. She is a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild and holds a Master of Science degree in Herbal Medicine. She has taught various aspects of herbalism for many educational platforms including conferences, universities, herb schools, clinics, and mentorship programs for beginners as well as clinical herbalists. Mimi's book the National Geographic Herbal is due to be published in 2023. Watch the entire virtual Spring 2022 Free Herbalism Project on our YouTube channel. Visit Mimi Hernandez at:
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| The Energetics of Spring Flowers with Rosalee | Featuring Rosalee de la Forêt (Rerelease) | 10 Jun 2022 | 00:52:40 | |
It's late Spring and many of our beloved flowers are in full bloom! To celebrate the season and our upcoming in-person Free Herbalism Project, we're rereleasing a lecture from our Spring virtual FHP hosted on April 8, 2021. In this presentation, esteemed herbalist Rosalee de la Forêt will help us to look at the many gifts of some favorite spring flowers and learn precious wisdom from these ephemeral beings. Rosalee will also be sharing invitations and recipes to bring more spring growth and beauty into your life. Watch Rosalee's presentation on our YouTube channel here. Rosalee is passionate about inspiring people to turn to the healing gifts of medicinal plants and nature connection. She is the author of the bestselling book Alchemy of Herbs: Transforming Everyday Ingredients into Foods and Remedies that Heal and co-author of Wild Remedies: How to Forage Healing Foods and Craft Your Own Herbal Medicine. Rosalee is a registered herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild and was an herbal clinician for 6 years before dedicating her offerings to herbal education. In addition to writing books, she teaches many online herbal courses about herbalism and medicine making. Rosalee and her husband live in a log cabin in the northeastern cascades of Washington state. She's an avid gardener and excels at cuddling up with her cat and a good book. Link to Rosalee's Free Spring Flowers Recipe Ebook! Join our community! | |||
| Plants & Pipelines: Ethnobotany & Food Sovereignty Activism, with Linda Black Elk | Tea Talks with Jiling | 03 Jun 2022 | 00:51:39 | |
Linda Black Elk is an ethnobotanist and food sovereignty activist who specializes in teaching about culturally important plants and their uses as food, medicine, and materials. Linda currently serves as the Food Sovereignty Coordinator at United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck, North Dakota. She spends her free time with her husband and three sons, who are all citizens of the Oceti Sakowin. Linda and Jiling discuss the magic of native prairies, the little that remains, and what we can do about it. Learn about Linda's inspiring food sovereignty work with indigenous youth, and how to cultivate rich long-term reciprocal relationships with our plant and human relatives. Understand how pipelines and other extractive industries negatively impact plant nations. Walk the land with a greater appreciation for the food and medicine underfoot and all around. Visit Linda Black Elk at: Jiling Lin is a Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac), herbalist, and yoga teacher in Ventura, CA. She helps athletes, artists and visionaries thrive with transformative acupuncture & herb treatments and innovative classes & retreats. Visit Jiling at: Resources mentioned: Join our community! | |||
| Exploring Aromatherapy and Essential Oils | Featuring Christine Rice (Rerelease) | 26 May 2022 | 00:52:21 | |
This week's episode is a rerelease of a recording from our first ever virtual Free Herbalism Project held online in June 2020. This audio episode originally aired on Herbal Radio on December 18, 2020. Join us as Mountain Rose Herbs' own, Christine Rice, discusses aromatherapy and essential oil basics. Topics range from: what are essential oils and how are they crafted to basic blending suggestions and easy ways to incorporate aromatherapy into your daily life. Watch the virtual Free Herbalism Project on our YouTube channel by clicking here. Christine Rice is a Certified Aromatherapist and Director of Product Development & Management at Mountain Rose Herbs. A longtime employee with over a decade under her belt, Christine collaborates with almost every department at Mountain Rose Herbs on a daily basis and knows the intimate details of every product we offer. Christine researches and selects new and exciting herbal products to offer in addition to managing all of our current products. With more than 3,000 product offerings, this is no small task! She also oversees the quality and approval of the essential oils and hydrosols that we carry. Join our community!
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| Traveling with Tea | Featuring Jiling Lin | 19 May 2022 | 00:13:51 | |
We are excited to announce the release of our Spring 2022 issue of the Mountain Rose Herbs Journal. In this week's podcast episode, contributing journal author, Jiling Lin, reads us her newly published article titled Traveling Teas. Become enchanted as Jiling recounts her various travels with tea. Click here to view a digital copy of the Spring 2022 journal/catalog or sign up to receive a free print copy and read Jiling's story in full. Jiling Lin is a Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac), herbalist, and yoga teacher in Ventura, CA. Visit Jiling at JilingLin.com, Instagram @LinJiling, and Facebook @JilingLAc. Get her free Nourishing Life (養生) template, Five Elements (五行) outline, or sign up for her newsletter here. Join our community! | |||
| Decolonizing our Herbal Roots, with Mimi Hernandez | Tea Talks with Jiling | 05 May 2022 | 00:52:10 | |
Savor this mouthwatering and plant-connected conversation with one of the leaders of our herbal community, Mimi Hernandez, Executive Director of the American Herbalists Guild, and homesteader near Asheville, NC. Mimi shares colorful tales of rolling up invasive honeysuckle and planting native seeds across three acres of land, power-washing five gallon bucketfuls of tunas (prickly pear fruit) to make hot-pink prickly pear cakes, writing an herbal for National Geographic, making herbal rum infusions like her Mexican grandmother, and balancing paperwork-ridden leadership with unadulterated time with her family, plants, and chickens. Mimi has dedicated her life to advocating for both traditional and professional herbal pathways while building cultural bridges of understanding. Inspired by her Mexican-Colombian background and the Abuelas in her life, her roots spring from Latinx folk herbal traditions. Mimi has mentored many students of clinical and community herbalism over the years. Enjoy learning more about her adventures from grandma's kitchen into academia, and eventually back into the kitchen again. Some resources from our chat: Visit Mimi Hernandez at: Jiling Lin is a Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac), herbalist, and yoga teacher in Ventura, CA. Visit Jiling at: Join our community! | |||
| How to Make Botanical Incense | Featuring Jiling Lin | 28 Apr 2022 | 00:39:21 | |
This week's Herbal Radio podcast corresponds with a recently released blog post and video tutorial by our good friend, Jiling Lin. A licensed acupuncturist, herbalist, and yoga teacher, Jiling poetically walks us through the process of making our own botanical incense using a Traditional Chinese Medicine incense formulation, Xiao Yao San (逍遙散) or "Free and Easy Wanderer". In Jiling's words, "making our own incense provides a tactile connection with the land, medicine, and our bioregional terroir. Mixing and shaping incense by hand, we reconnect with our indigenous roots of shaping the earth, building rituals, and serenading our ancestors with songs carried on spiraling smoke". Read Jiling's article "Free & Easy Wanderer Incense Recipe" on our blog. Jiling Lin is a Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac), herbalist, and yoga teacher in Ventura, CA. She helps athletes, artists, and visionaries thrive with transformative acupuncture & herb treatments and innovative classes & retreats. Visit Jiling at: | |||
| Everything You Didn't Know About Herbalism | Teaser | 19 Jun 2024 | 00:02:16 | |
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 podcast@mountainroseherbs.com 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. | |||
| Self-Care as Community-Care, with Emily Sanders | Tea Talks with Jiling | 21 Apr 2022 | 00:38:27 | |
Emily is the Director & Founder of the Artemisia Academy. She runs Artemisia Academy's Santa Barbara based and online Herbal Apprentice Program and Community Herbalist Program. Emily has been studying holistic health for over 15 years. She is a Certified Clinical Herbalist and Clinical Nutritionist from the North American Institute of Medical Herbalism, and Certified Massage Therapist from the Santa Barbara Body Therapy Institute. Emily hopes to pass on the knowledge of sustainable living with practical entrepreneurial skills so that herbalists can create thriving practices that fully support themselves, their land, and their community. We discuss Emily's journey of creating Artemisia Academy, her favorite plant connection practices, and the importance of prioritizing self-care for effective and powerful community care. Go behind the scenes in learning about the challenges and gifts of starting and growing an herb school, dreaming big, and taking one step at a time. Visit Emily Sanders at: ArtemisiaAcademy.com Jiling Lin is a Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac), herbalist, and yoga teacher in Ventura, CA. Visit Jiling at: Resources: Join our community! | |||
| Meet the Herbalist with Bevin Clare | Featuring Kat Maier | 15 Apr 2022 | 00:54:38 | |
Join us for Meet the Herbalist with Bevin Clare featuring clinical herbalist, celebrated author, and founder, director of Sacred Plant Traditions, Kat Maier. With over 30 years of clinical experience, there is a true wealth of wisdom to gain from Kat in this friendly, inspiring, and fun interview. Often in the herbal community, we are called to fulfill multiple roles. Tune in to hear about the many hats Kat has worn over the years as well as conversations on bio-regional herbalism, the beauty of singing, sustainability, and the realities of living in a world with a growing interest in plants. Listen as Kat introduces us to her new book titled Energetic Herbalism. Described as a "homeopathic introduction" into herbal energetics, Energetic Herbalism is a must have for anyone who is looking to engage deeply with plants. Kathleen Maier, AHG. PA has been a practicing herbalist for over thirty years. She is currently director of Sacred Plant Traditions in Charlottesville, VA where she offers a Three Year Clinical/Community Herbalist training program. SPT's free clinic was one of the first on the east coast and is still growing strong. She is a founding member of Botanica Mobile Clinic, which offers their services to underserved populations, as well as first responders in crisis situations. She is president of the Board of United Plant Savers and was the recipient of their first Medicinal Plant Conservation Award. Kathleen's studies of plants began as a Peace Corps volunteer in Chile and her training as a Physician's Assistant allows her to weave the language of medicine we know today with traditional energetic systems. She is co-author of Bush Medicine of San Salvador Island, Bahamas. Bevin Clare, M.S., R.H., CNS, is an herbalist, nutritionist, mother and Professor and Program Director of the Master's of Science in Clinical Herbal Medicine at the Maryland University of Integrative Health. She holds a MSc in Infectious Disease from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and has studied herbal medicine around the world to blend her knowledge of traditional uses of plants with modern science and contemporary healthcare strategies as a consultant and educator. She serves as an adjunct Assistant Professor at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Northeast College of Health Sciences. Learn More about Bevin Clare, Herbalist and Nutritionist. Join our community! | |||
| Stinging Nettle & Poison Oak Plant Walk | Featuring Shana Lipner Grover | 08 Apr 2022 | 00:25:52 | |
This podcast is a combination of two separate talks from a pre-recorded plant walk led by Shana Lipner Grover at Mount Pisgah in Eugene, Oregon. A talented clinical herbalist, field botanist, and nutrition educator, Shana introduces us to two plants abundant throughout the Pacific Northwest, stinging nettle and poison oak. Perhaps not outwardly considered allies as their touch can occasionally induce minor skin irritations, Shana explains how these plants can become our friends when properly identified and treated with respect. Engaging and informative, Shana reviews the botany, habitat, safety, and uses of nettle and poison oak and teaches us that by paying close attention to these plants we can be in relationship with them and learn from them. Shana was a student of award-winning author Michael Moore and also one of Mountain Rose Herbs' favorite herbalists, Howie Brounstein. Today, she is the director and primary educator of Sage Country Herbs School of Botanical Studies in San Diego, CA. You can learn more about Shana at Sage Country Herbs School and by visiting her on Instagram @sagecountryherbs. Watch the YouTube video of Shana's plant walk on Stinging Nettles here as well as her plant walk on Poison Oak here! Join our community! | |||
| The Work of the United Plant Savers: Why Sustainable Herb Sourcing Matters | Featuring Susan Leopold (Rerelease) | 01 Apr 2022 | 00:54:30 | |
Here at Mountain Rose Herbs, sustainability is the only business we know. In addition to sustainability, organic agriculture and ethical harvesting practices have always been at the forefront of our decision-making. As many plants are increasingly under pressure from climate change, habitat loss, over harvesting, and more, we look to shed more light on the topic of Endangered Plants. Susan Leopold's lecture on The Work of the United Plant Savers: Why Sustainable Herb Sourcing Matters comes from our Free Herbalism Project archive. It was recorded live in Eugene, Oregon on October 9, 2016. Although years have passed since this lecture, the topic remains vitally relevant. Susan Leopold, PhD, is an ethnobotanist and passionate defender of biodiversity. Over the past 20 years, Susan has worked extensively with indigenous peoples in Peru and Costa Rica. She is the Executive Director of United Plant Savers and Director of the Sacred Seeds Project. Prior to working at United Plant Savers, she was a librarian at the Oak Spring Garden Library, specializing in digitizing rare herbals and botanical travel manuscripts. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Botanical Dimensions and the Center for Sustainable Economy. She is an advisory board member of American Botanical Council. She is a proud member of the Patawomeck Indian Tribe of Virginia and the author of the children's book Isabella's Peppermint Flower, teaching about Virginia's botanical history. She lives on and manages a productive farm, the Indian Pipe Botanical Sanctuary, with her three children in Virginia. There she raises goats, peacocks, and herbs. She is an avid recreational tree climber, in love with the canopy just as much as the herbs of the forest floor. Click here to learn more about United Plant Savers! Join our community! | |||
| I Hope That's Valerian I Smell | Featuring Howie Brounstein & Steven Yeager | 24 Mar 2022 | 00:47:22 | |
This presentation was recorded for the Free Herbalism Project held virtually on November 12, 2021. In "I Hope That's Valerian I Smell", herbalists Howie Brounstein and Steven Yeager give us an in depth look at a fragrant and beloved botanical, valerian. Join Howie and Steven and they discuss the botany, identification, beneficial properties, and suggested preparations of this odiferous plant. We'll also learn about the important role native Pacific Northwest valerian species have on the Oregon Cascade ecosystems. We hope you enjoy this entertaining and informative deep dive into this (generally) calming and (highly) aromatic nervine, valerian. Howie Brounstein has taught botany, herbalism, and wildcrafting extensively for decades, including at such herbal establishments as the 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 brilliant in depth teaching style and his passionate love of plants. Steven Yeager has been studying Oregon's flora and ecology since 1995. He enjoys botanizing, wildcrafting, and exploring the Pacific Northwest. Steven is the former co-owner of the Columbines School of Botanical Studies. He believes cultivating a relationship with plants and the natural world is vital for a healthy existence on this planet. Steven also works at Mountain Rose Herbs as the Director of Quality and Regulatory Affairs. He serves on the board of directors for the American Herbal Products Association, AHPA's Foundation for Education and Research on Botanicals, United Plant Savers, and the Native Plant Society of Oregon. You can learn more about the Columbines School of Botanical Studies here and by visiting them on Instagram @columbinesschoolofbs. Watch the YouTube video of the full Fall 2021 Free Herbalism Project here! Join our community! | |||
| Making Herb Infused Honey Using Heat | Featuring Maria Noël Groves | 17 Mar 2022 | 00:13:34 | |
This week's presentation was originally a short video that was recorded for our YouTube channel in September 2019. Rounding out our podcast from last week where we learned about making shelf-stable herb infused oils and herbal salves, herbalist and Body into Balance author, Maria Noël Groves from Wintergreen Botanicals walks us through the process of making herb infused honey using heat. In this instructional talk, Maria will lead us through the steps of making an herbal honey infusion on the stove. Wasting not a single drop of golden goodness, Maria also shares a wonderful method for enjoying any sticky leftovers. Just in time for spring, come celebrate the magic of bees in this herbal preparation podcast. Maria is the owner of Wintergreen Botanicals Herbal Clinic & Education Center and best-selling author of Body into Balance and Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies. She teaches herbal medicine through Wintergreen Botanicals as well as nationally, including speaking at various herbal conferences. In addition to being a health writer, Maria is an adjunct instructor for the Herbal Academy and a guest presenter at the Maryland University of Integrative Health, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, and the American Holistic Nursing Association. You can learn more about Maria at Wintergreen Botanicals and by visiting her on Instagram @marianoelgroves. Watch the YouTube video of Maria making herb infused honey using heat here! Join our community! | |||
| Making Homemade Herb Infused Oil & Skin Salve | Featuring Maria Noël Groves | 10 Mar 2022 | 00:25:03 | |
This week's presentation is a series of two videos that were recorded for our YouTube channel in August 2019. Herbalist and "Body Into Balance" author, Maria Noël Groves from Wintergreen Botanicals walks us through the process of making shelf-stable herb infused oils using the alcohol intermediary method. From there, Maria teaches us how to create herbal salves using these herb infused oils. Originally two separate instructional videos, we've combined them for this podcast for a holistic herbal preparation experience. Maria is the owner of Wintergreen Botanicals Herbal Clinic & Education Center and best-selling author of Body into Balance and Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies. She teaches herbal medicine through Wintergreen Botanicals as well as nationally, including speaking at various herbal conferences. In addition to being a health writer, Maria is an adjunct instructor for the Herbal Academy and a guest presenter at the Maryland University of Integrative Health, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, and the American Holistic Nursing Association. You can learn more about Maria at Wintergreen Botanicals and by visiting her on Instagram @marianoelgroves. Watch the YouTube video of Maria making shelf-stable herb infused oils here or her video on making homemade skin salves here! The next FHP is a virtual event and will be held this Friday, March 11, 2022 on Zoom. More information and registration link below: Spring 2022 Free Herbalism Project <<REGISTER HERE>> We will hear from Mimi Hernandez, Dr. Crystal Dawn Silas, with special guest emcee Jiling Lin and music from The Muddy Souls. And if you can't join us day-of, sign up anyway to get a video recording and promo code a few weeks after the event. Hope to see you there! Join our community! | |||
| Building Botanical Relationships, with Suzanne Tabert | Tea Talks with Jiling | 03 Mar 2022 | 00:40:55 | |
Suzanne Tabert is a bioregional herbalist, adjunct faculty member at Bastyr University, and Director of Herbal Education at Cedar Mountain Herb School. She's passionate about taking students to wild places and giving them tools to engage and connect with the beauty of nature, and has been doing so for over 35 years. Suzanne wrote "Wild and Beautiful, Naturally!," a botanical skin care book for those who wish to glow from the inside out. Stay tuned, she's currently writing her next book. In this episode, learn about Suzanne's giving garden, the journey of her Aunt May's spearmint, seeing beauty in all things, Suzanne's top two (current) plants to wildcraft, and what to learn about plants before wildcrafting. Enjoy! Visit Suzanne Tabert at: Jiling Lin is a Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac), herbalist, and yoga teacher in Ventura, CA. She helps athletes, artists, and visionaries thrive with transformative acupuncture & herb treatments and innovative classes & retreats. Visit Jiling at: Join our community! | |||
| Unsung Herbal Heroes of Immunity | Featuring Shana Lipner Grover | 24 Feb 2022 | 00:48:59 | |
This presentation was recorded for the Free Herbalism Project held virtually on November 12, 2021. Clinical herbalist, field botanist, and nutrition educator, Shana Lipner Grover takes us through an engaging and entertaining look at some of the unsung herbal heroes of immunity. Shana explains how the immune system works in relationship with the other systems in the human body and how both moisture and movement play a vital role in maintaining a healthy balance. This educational talk guides us through our body's immune responses, the role of our mucosal membranes, and how we can harness resiliency through our herbal allies. Enter unsung heroes, demulcents and lymphatics. Shana gives due recognition to some of her favorite demulcents including marshmallow, cheeseweed, and chia seeds and lymphatics including calendula, cleavers, and ceanothus. Shana was a student of award-winning author Michael Moore and also one of Mountain Rose Herbs' favorite herbalists, Howie Brounstein. Today, she is the director and primary educator of Sage Country Herbs School of Botanical Studies in San Diego, CA. You can learn more about Shana at Sage Country Herbs School and by visiting her on Instagram @sagecountryherbs. Click Here to watch the YouTube video of Shana's talk and listen to the other presenters from our Online Free Herbalism Project! The next FHP is also a virtual event and will be held on Friday, March 11, 2022 on Zoom. More information and registration link below: Spring 2022 Free Herbalism Project <<REGISTER HERE>> We will hear from Mimi Hernandez, Dr. Crystal Dawn Silas, with special guest emcee Jiling Lin and music from The Muddy Souls. And if you can't join us day-of, sign up anyway to get a video recording and promo code a few weeks after the event. Hope to see you there! Join our community! | |||
| Energetics of Aphrodisiacs Part 2 | Featuring jim mcdonald (Rerelease) | 17 Feb 2022 | 01:21:16 | |
This lecture comes from our Free Herbalism Project archive. We shared Pt. 1 of this 2-part lecture last week before Valentine's Day! Talking about aphrodisiacs seemed like a great topic this time of year. And let's be real, we could all use more love in our lives anytime of year, whether it's coming from people or plant allies. Listen along as jim mcdonald dives into aphrodisiacs, a popular and often problematic term. Looking at lists of plants deemed "aphrodisiacs," we see everything from strong herbs (yohimbe) to culinary spices (ginger), from adaptogens (ashwangandha) to antispasmodics (kava). There are a lot of herbs that could be considered aphrodisiacs and as we'll learn, what works for one person may not work for someone else. jim talks about what indications make certain herbs appropriate for certain people and offers engaging ideas to ponder with your loved ones. jim mcdonald is a community herbalist, a manic wildcrafter, a medicine maker, and has been an ardent student of the most learned teachers of herbcraft… the plants themselves. Learn more about jim and his educational opportunities by visiting herbcraft.podia.com. This presentation was recorded live at the Free Herbalism Project in Eugene, OR on August 29, 2014. jim references 14-pages of notes from his lecture that are available on our website. Unfortunately, we don't have that document available anymore. Please reach out to jim and he'd be happy to connect! Spring 2022 Free Herbalism Project <<REGISTER HERE>> We will hear from Mimi Hernandez, Dr. Crystal Dawn Silas, with special guest emcee Jiling Lin and music from The Muddy Souls. And if you can't join us day-of, sign up anyway to get a video recording and promo code a few weeks after the event. Hope to see you there! Join our community! | |||
| Bones, Bugs & Botany with Asia Dorsey | Tea Talks with Jiling | 07 Jun 2024 | 00:53:30 | |
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:
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| Energetics of Aphrodisiacs Part 1 | Featuring jim mcdonald (Rerelease) | 10 Feb 2022 | 01:01:17 | |
We pulled this lecture from our Free Herbalism Project archive, just in time for Valentine's Day! Listen along as jim mcdonald dives into aphrodisiacs, a popular and often problematic term. jim leans into his broad and inclusive definition of an aphrodisiac as "something that encourages greater sensation and presence and enjoyment of sexuality." Looking at lists of plants deemed "aphrodisiacs," we see everything from strong herbs (yohimbe) to culinary spices (ginger), from adaptogens (ashwangandha) to antispasmodics (kava). There are a lot of herbs that could be considered aphrodisiacs and as we'll learn, what works for one person may not work for someone else. jim talks about what indications make certain herbs appropriate for certain people and offers engaging ideas to ponder with your loved ones. The one and only, jim mcdonald is a community herbalist, a manic wildcrafter, a medicine maker, and has been an ardent student of the most learned teachers of herbcraft… the plants themselves. We hope you enjoy this episode on Herbal Radio. Learn more about jim and his educational opportunities by visiting HerbCraft.org. This presentation was recorded live at the Free Herbalism Project in Eugene, OR on August 29, 2014. Interested in the tea that folks are enjoying during jim's lecture? It's Mountain Rose Herbs' Organic Love Tea! Join our community! | |||
| Earth Medicines, with Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz | Tea Talks with Jiling | 03 Feb 2022 | 00:37:08 | |
Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz is an indigenous foods activist, medicine maker, natural foods chef, and curandera who reconnects people with their ancestral foods, earth medicines, and health practices. In her first book, "Earth Medicines: Ancestral Wisdom, Healing Recipes, and Wellness Rituals from a Curandera," she shares her expertise, time-honored natural remedies, and life-balancing regimens in a movement to reclaim the kitchen healer approach to health and wellness with Indigenous wisdom and whole food cooking. Jiling chats with Felicia about her book, and the gentle forces that powerfully shaped Felicia's life to create her kitchen curandera approach. Learn about her morning ritual, ancestor altars, Grandma Chiquita, her book-writing process, the Four Elements, being a "Forrest Gump curandera," opening to surprises along the journey, and the importance of embracing your whole self. Visit Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz at: Visit Jiling Lin, LAc at: Join our community! | |||
| The Benefits and Uses of Blackberry | Featuring Shana Lipner Grover | 27 Jan 2022 | 00:14:25 | |
When we think of blackberry here in the Pacific Northwest, we often think of an invasive species, but Shana Lipner Grover sees all the uses of this prolific and abundant plant. Join clinical herbalist, field botanist, and nutrition educator, Shana Lipner Grover, as she brings us to Mount Pisgah Arboretum to discuss blackberry (Rubus armeniacus), its medicinal uses, and the importance of using invasive species to protect our native flora and fauna. Blackberry roots are tannic and astringent, its leaves help support wellness through its toning properties, and its berries are delicious and nutritious. Shana was a student of award-winning author Michael Moore and also one of Mountain Rose Herbs' favorite herbalists, Howie Brounstein. Today, she is the director and primary educator of Sage Country Herbs School of Botanical Studies in San Diego, CA. You can learn more about Shana at Sage Country Herbs School and by visiting her on Instagram @sagecountryherbs. Click Here to watch the YouTube video of Shana exploring the many benefits and uses of oak! Join our community! | |||
| Occupy Medical and Street Herbalism | Sue Sierralupe (Rerelease) | 20 Jan 2022 | 01:04:31 | |
Sue Sierralupe is the clinic manager and lead herbalist for Occupy Medical, a free integrated healthcare clinic in Eugene, Oregon where she treats community members and advocates for access to healthcare. Sue also co-authors an educational website on medicinal herbs and homesteading, The Practical Herbalist. In this episode re-released from a recording at the Free Herbalism Project in May 2014, Sue gives a brief history of the Occupy movement, the clinic itself, and the evolution of the herbal medicine movement in America. Learn how to set up your own clinic and which herbs to start with for successful patient care in this episode. <<CLICK HERE>> to learn more about Occupy Medical. Our next Free Herbalism Project will be held virtually on Friday, March 11, 2022. Sign up for the Mountain Rose Herbs newsletter to be alerted when event registration opens. | |||
| Making Elderberry Syrup & Pro Tips | Dr. Tieraona Low Dog | 13 Jan 2022 | 00:13:43 | |
In this week's episode, we hear from our dear friend Dr. Tieraona Low Dog, internationally recognized expert in the fields of dietary supplements, women's health, and natural medicine. As an author and herbal educator, she shares one of her favorite recipes—elderberry syrup, a great staple to use during the winter season to stay strong and health. There are many ways to support your immune system during sniffle season, but there's a reason that elderberry syrup is so commonly used. If you're looking to mix up a batch for your home apothecary, you'll love Dr. Tieraona Low Dog's pro tips for how to safely make and store this classic herbal remedy! CLICK HERE to watch Dr. Tieraona Low Dog preparing this Elderberry Syrup recipe. Read the blog and get the recipe to try making your own. Visit Dr. Tieraona Low Dog at: Join our community! | |||
| Wildcrafting, Teaching & Practicing Integrative Healthcare, with 7song | Tea Talks with Jiling | 06 Jan 2022 | 00:44:54 | |
7Song is an herbalist, teacher and naturalist residing in Ithaca, NY. He is the director and main instructor at the Northeast School of Botanical Medicine and is a founding member and clinical herbalist at the Ithaca Free Clinic. His passion for herbalism translates into free clinic work, first aid, wildcrafting, and botany. He also spends a lot of time photographing things that run, crawl, fly or photosynthesize, as seen on his gorgeous social media pages. In this episode of Tea Talks with Jiling on Herbal Radio, we discuss why herbal medicine is important in our contemporary world. 7song explores the role and function of a clinical herbalist in an integrated free clinic and some of the challenges therein. Between running the school and clinic, 7song continues to prioritize wildcrafting and botanical identification, and shares the importance of both. After 25 years of running the Northeast School of Botanical Medicine, we learn what's next for 7Song. Visit 7song at: Contact Jiling Lin, LAc at: Join our community! | |||
| Aroma, Psyche, and Body: Creating New Narratives | Erika Galentin | 30 Dec 2021 | 00:56:05 | |
This episode of Herbal Radio comes from Mountain Rose Herbs' Free Herbalism Project recorded November 12, 2021 and presented as a webinar for thousands of herbalism enthusiasts. Join Erika Galentin, MNIMH, RH (AHG), for an exploration of aromatic plants as useful tools for supporting our minds and bodies on our journeys to wellness. We will take a brief tour of the inner workings of our sense of smell, how aromas are perceived, and their influence on our memories and emotions. This will be followed by a discussion on how emotions such as grief and shame can have significant impacts on how our bodies function. We will also explore how we can use aroma from plants to create new emotions and memories through the power of the myths, metaphors, and stories they can carry to the psyche. Erika Galentin is a Clinical Herbalist and Aromatherapist, consulting from Sovereignty Herbs in Athens and Columbus, OH. She holds a degree in Herbal Medicine from the University of Wales and the Scottish School of Herbal Medicine and is a professional member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists (UK) and the American Herbalists Guild (USA). With over 15 years of clinical practice, Erika seeks to encourage positive, learned relationships between plants and people as well as people and their bodies. CLICK HERE to watch the entire Online Free Herbalism Project 11.12.21 featuring Erika's presentation. You will also hear from four other herbalists and a musical performance that will get you on your feet! Visit Erika Galentin at: SAVE THE DATE Join our community! | |||
| Herbal Folklore: Tales of the Forest Spirits of Italy | Guido Masé | 23 Dec 2021 | 00:24:32 | |
Time to cozy up with a cup of tea and enjoy storytime with herbalist, Guido Masé. In this episode, "Herbal Folklore: Tales of the Forest Spirits of Italy," Guido shares five legends from the land of the Ladins, the native inhabitants of the Dolomite region of northern Italy. He's chosen stories of the Silvani: mythical, mischievous forest dwellers who are kind to us humans who always end up needing their assistance. We'll hear five short stories each about different herbs—linden, rue, juniper, nettle, and mugwort—and learn how the Silvani use herbs to help save humans' crops and rescue us from other troubles. Guido Masé RH (AHG) is a clinical herbalist, herbal educator, and garden steward specializing in holistic Western herbalism, although his approach is eclectic and draws upon many influences. Guido is an herbalist and principal scientist at Traditional Medicinals and Urban Moonshine. He teaches at the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, is a professional member of the American Herbalists Guild, and is the author of The Wild Medicine Solution: Healing with Aromatic, Bitter, and Tonic Plants and co-author of DIY Bitters: Reviving the Forgotten Flavor. CLICK HERE to watch Guido Masé sharing these stories by the hearth! Join our community! | |||
| Meet the Herbalist with Bevin Clare | Featuring Leah Penniman | 16 Dec 2021 | 00:38:56 | |
Diversity is resiliency. Plain and simple. In this episode of Herbal Radio, Bevin Clare and Leah Penniman explore food sovereignty and actionable steps anyone can take to create positive change in the world. Leah serves as Co-Director and Farm Manager of Soul Fire Farm, founded in 2010. She has over 20 years of experience as a soil steward and food sovereignty activist, having worked at the Food Project, Farm School, Many Hands Organic Farm, Youth Grow and with farmers internationally in Ghana, Haiti, and Mexico. She sees momentum around young people of color returning to the land, engaging in agriculture. That's one reason she's mentoring the next generation of activist farmers. Leah's book, Farming While Black, is a manual for African-heritage people to reclaim their rightful place in the food system. We encourage listeners to check out the resources linked below. Episode Resources:
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| Free Tea Party & Gift Economy, with Guisepi Spadafora | Tea Talks with Jiling | 09 Dec 2021 | 00:46:06 | |
Guisepi Spadafora traveled the United States for more than a decade offering free tea to friends and strangers alike from Edna Lu the Free Tea Bus. Because sharing is the primary way that humans create, maintain, and deepen bonds, this project inspired people to cultivate community through The Gift. Guisepi and Jiling chat about the relationship-based economy, transitional ethics, traveling well, and how to create magic in an otherwise ordinary life. Guisepi offers easy and actionable ideas for bringing more traditional human economy into your life, and shares some of his heart-warming adventures with Edna Lu. Learn where Edna Lu lives now, and what's next for Guisepi! Visit Guisepi Spadafora at: To learn more about The Tea Bus Factory Service Manual, email freeteaparty@gmail.com. Visit Herbrally for information about the upcoming Free Frugal Nutrition courses. Visit Jiling Lin, LAc at: | |||
| Plant Stories | Featuring Erik Burke with Friends of Trees | 31 May 2024 | 01:11:48 | |
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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| Community Herbalism: Cultivating Connections Pt. 2 | Rosemary Gladstar (Rerelease) | 02 Dec 2021 | 00:41:51 | |
This week on Herbal Radio, we are rereleasing a 2-part episode from the first Free Herbalism Project back in 2013. We were blessed to have Rosemary Gladstar speak at our flagship event and lecture series in Eugene, Oregon. Rosemary shares inspirations for growing the health freedom movement, building community health resiliency, leading plant stewardship where we live, setting up free herbal clinics and bartering herbal services to expand access where it's needed. Enjoy Part 2 of Community Herbalism: Cultivating Connections with Rosemary Gladstar. Our next Free Herbalism Project will be held virtually in the Spring 2022. Learn more here: Free Herbalism Project. Episode Resources: Join our community! | |||
| Community Herbalism: Cultivating Connections Pt.1 | Rosemary Gladstar (Rerelease) | 30 Nov 2021 | 00:52:48 | |
This week on Herbal Radio, we are rereleasing a 2-part episode from the first Free Herbalism Project back in 2013. We were blessed to have Rosemary Gladstar speak at our flagship event and lecture series in Eugene, Oregon. Rosemary shares inspirations for growing the health freedom movement, building community health resiliency, leading plant stewardship where we live, setting up free herbal clinics and bartering herbal services to expand access where it's needed. Enjoy Part 1 and stay tuned for Part 2, released later this week. Our next Free Herbalism Project will be held virtually in the Spring 2022. Learn more here: Free Herbalism Project. Episode Resources: Join our community! | |||
| Grow Your Own Alfalfa Sprouts | 18 Nov 2021 | 00:03:38 | |
Humans have been sprouting seeds for thousands of years. Why? Because it's ridiculously easy! Sprouts have a higher number of nutrients within the first seven days of growth: almost 20 times more than the same plant when fully grown. Sprouts are nutritious, organic, and you can grow them right on your countertop. Just add a quick rinse of your sprouts to your morning routine and you will be rewarded with healthy, inexpensive, and delicious alfalfa sprouts in 5-7 days! Learn More! Join our community! | |||
| Meet the Herbalist with Bevin Clare | Featuring Denise Cusack | 12 Nov 2021 | 00:40:51 | |
Bevin sits down with Denise Cusack who wears many interesting hats–clinical herbalist and aromatherapist, nonprofit leader, homesteader, educator, wife, and mother of two unschooled teenagers. She sees her roles as interconnected, just like the natural systems in her garden. Denise discusses how she finds a balance between her volunteer position as Executive Director of Herbalists Without Borders and the many things she does at Lunar Hollow Farm in Wisconsin. Bevin and Denise's conversation touches on health justice, access to affordable herbal medicine, ancestral knowledge, and juggling a diverse set of responsibilities at work and at home. Midway through the episode, Denise shares a hilariously lucky story of a fermented glass explosion in her kitchen. Learn what's next for Denise in her pursuit to foster community-based cultural exchanges for herbalists and growers. Learn More: Learn More about Bevin Clare, Herbalist and Nutritionist. Join our community! | |||
| Root & Nourish, with Jennifer Kurdyla & Abbey Rodriguez | Tea Talks with Jiling | 03 Nov 2021 | 00:48:42 | |
Abbey Rodriguez and Jennifer Kurdyla are the co-authors of "Root and Nourish: An Herbal Cookbook for Women's Wellness," where they teach women how to incorporate plant medicine into everyday life through food and self-care, with over 100 whole-food, plant-based, gluten-free recipes drawn from western herbalism and Ayurveda, as well as mindfulness and holistic lifestyle practices. Enjoy this conversation on settling in, anchor points for pausing into reflection, and more actionable nutritional and lifestyle considerations for welcoming the holiday season with ease. We also explore mindful eating, herbs integrated with lunar rituals, and some of their favorite seasonal recipes. Abbey Rodriguez is a Certified Holistic Nutritionist, herbalist, and food content creator. Over the last five years, she has been developing recipes for women and young families on her food and wellness blog, The Butter Half. She is deeply passionate about the power of plants and nutrition, and teaching others about holistic wellness. She lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and three children. Visit her online at TheButterHalf.com and on Instagram: @thebutterhalf_ Jennifer Kurdyla is a wellness educator and writer. For over ten years she has maintained a plant-based lifestyle, during which time she has come to revere the power of whole, natural foods to nourish the mind and body by developing, and sharing, recipes in her tiny New York kitchen. She has over 500 hours of yoga teacher training and is currently studying to become an Ayurvedic Health Counselor at the Kripalu School of Ayurveda. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit her online at JenniferKurdyla.com Visit Jennifer and Abbey at: Visit Jiling Lin, LAc at: Join our community! | |||
| Shawn Donnille's Interview on The Holistic Herbalism Podcast | 28 Oct 2021 | 00:51:41 | |
Our friends at The Holistic Herbalism Podcast recently interviewed Shawn Donnille, Mountain Rose Herbs' owner and CEO. Clinical herbalists, Katja Swift and Ryn Midura, host this informative and conversational podcast. They sat down with Shawn to talk about sustainability and adjusting pricing to reflect the true cost of herbs–especially those at-risk herbs like rhodiola, American ginseng and goldenseal. Their discussion focused on different sustainability efforts around sourcing high-quality, organic herbs, including how sometimes it's best to find herbal alternatives so that we're not overtaxing threatened plant populations. Make yourself a cup of tea, sit back, and enjoy! Read our blog on Pioneering Organic Rhodiola Cultivation in Alaska Learn more! Join our community! Mountain Rose Herbs | |||
| The Benefits and Uses of Oak with Shana Lipner Grover | 21 Oct 2021 | 00:18:53 | |
Join Shana Lipner Grover--clinical herbalist, field botanist, and nutrition educator--as she brings us to an oak woodland at Mount Pisgah Arboretum and discusses everything from the usnea that hangs from the branches to the uses of oak bark and acorns. Historically, oak trees have been utilized for the tannins in their bark, their prolific food source of acorns, and their important role in the ecosystems they create. Shana was a student of award-winning author Michael Moore and also one of our favorite herbalists, Howie Brounstein. Today, she is the director and primary educator of Sage Country Herbs School of Botanical Studies in San Diego, CA. You can learn more about Shana at Sage Country Herbs School and by visiting her on Instagram @sagecountryherbs. Click Here to watch the YouTube video of Shana exploring the many benefits and uses of oak! Join our community! | |||
| The Link Between Soil Health and Human Health with Jeff Moyer | 14 Oct 2021 | 00:47:07 | |
Mountain Rose Herbs sat down with Jeff Moyer, Chief Executive Officer at Rodale Institute, to discuss the link between soil health and human health. The Rodale Institute is widely acknowledged as a founder of the modern organic movement and has been a leader in regenerative organic agriculture for over 70 years. Today, Jeff walks us through what it takes to regenerate our organic soil, how consumers can support these agriculture systems, and ways to bring this food to the general public. About halfway through their conversation, Jeff has a practical challenge for everyone regardless of your budget and growing space. So, pour yourself a cup of tea, grab some veggie snacks, and enjoy Jeff's vast wealth of knowledge! Learn more about Rodale Institute on their website and blog! Click Here to watch Jeff's interview. Join our community! | |||
| Making Herbal Vinegar with Kami McBride | 07 Oct 2021 | 00:08:35 | |
Herb-infused vinegar is a fragrant and versatile formula for a myriad of purposes. Learn how to make a lavender and rosemary infused vinegar to be used for cooking, cleaning, and body care. Quick and easy herbal vinegar might soon be your new favorite herbal preparation!
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| The Benefits and Uses of Oregon Grape with Shana Lipner Grover | 29 Sep 2021 | 00:26:30 | |
Join clinical herbalist, field botanist, and nutrition educator, Shana Lipner Grover, as she brings us to Mount Pisgah Arboretum to discuss one of her favorite plants in the Berberidaceae family: Oregon grape. Shana loves Oregon grape for its bitter tannins and its affinity for liver and gut health. This wonderful western North American plant ally can be harvested sustainably and can be easily identified by its spiny leaves, blue berries, and golden flowers. Shana was a student of award-winning author Michael Moore and also one of our favorite herbalists, Howie Brounstein. Today, she is the director and primary educator of Sage Country Herbs School of Botanical Studies in San Diego, CA.
You can learn more about Shana and the Sage Country Herbs School by visiting www.SageCountryHerbs.com or by visiting her on Instagram @sagecountryherbs
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| Plant Stories | Featuring Howie Brounstein & Steven Yeager (Rerelease) | 17 May 2024 | 00:58:57 | |
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. Visit the Columbines School of Botanical Studies website. Follow the Columbines School of Botanical Studies on Instagram. Want to learn more about Steven's work? Check out our Q & A with Quality Control blog! Join our community! Subscribe to the Mountain Rose Herbs newsletter | |||
| How to Make Homemade Chocolate with Maca and Bee Pollen | 24 Sep 2021 | 00:04:14 | |
We love good chocolate, but we don't always love the cost and we'd like to have a little more control about what goes into our chocolate bars. So, we're really excited about this easy, delicious, homemade chocolate bar recipe that has just a few pure ingredients! Join Mountain Rose Herbs' own chocolate-making enthusiast, Mason, as he shows us how to customize homemade chocolate with organic cacao, peanut butter, maca, and bee pollen—and all for less money than store-bought chocolate. Whether you're craving a basic chocolate bar, or you want to up the flavor profile, this is the recipe for your inner chocolate lover.
View Mason's full chocolate bar recipe here: https://mrh.life/ChocolateRecipe
Watch along with the YouTube video of Mason making this recipe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4d5MVB4qm4
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| Organoleptics & Phytochemical Connections with Lisa Ganora | Tea Talks with Jiling | 16 Sep 2021 | 00:56:16 | |
Enjoy Lisa Ganora's conversational storytelling as she explores the connection between our ancient organoleptic skills as mammalian creatures, and modern research in phytochemistry. We touch on herbalists' roles as land stewards and water protectors during our climate change crisis. We laugh as Lisa demonstrates her scratch, snort, sniff, savor, and spit method of organoleptic connections. We discuss the simple yet important role that sitting with plants has, before reading plant textbooks. Lisa Ganora began studying traditional Western herbalism in the early '80s. After practicing as a Wise Woman tradition community herbalist for a decade, Lisa returned to UNCA and graduated summa cum laude with multiple awards in biology and chemistry. After graduation she focused on studying herbal constituents (pharmacognosy and phytochemistry). You might know Lisa Ganora as the author of Herbal Constituents, 2nd Ed., a popular textbook on herbal phytochemistry for natural health practitioners. Or, she might be a familiar name from herbal conferences, or as the 2012-2020 director of the Colorado School of Clinical Herbalism. Learn about Lisa's new projects stewarding Elderberry's Farm, a Rocky Mountain Herbal Education Center in Paonia, CO. Lisa also teaches a comprehensive distance learning course on herbal constituents and formulates for the dietary supplements industry.
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| Herbal Nourishment, with Linda Conroy | Tea Talks with Jiling | 03 Sep 2021 | 00:53:13 | |
Linda Conroy dedicates her life to connecting with the green world. She is a practicing herbalist and avid forager, providing herbal education, workshops, apprenticeships, individual consultations, and small-batch herbal products. Linda asks, "What if nourishment works?" Introduced to herbalism by the vibrancy of living plants in the natural world, Linda now guides spontaneous learning experiences for apprentices, and curates collaborative leadership opportunities through Moonwise Herbs, The Midwest Women's Herbal Conference and Mycelium Mysteries Women's Mushroom Conference. We explore nourishing life, foraging, food as medicine, and some of Linda's favorite mushrooms for the kitchen and apothecary. Learn about the importance of dirt time, belly botany, critical thinking, observation, experience, welcoming plants as teachers, and the simple medicine of doing nothing and allowing yourself to be woven into the web of life. Visit Linda Conroy at:
Here's some of Linda's book recommendations: "Botany in a Day," by Thomas Elpel "Start Mushrooming," by Stan Tekiela Join our community! | |||