Herbal Radio

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 eco...

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 consume...

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!   Click Here to watch the video of Kami and see the full recipe.   Learn more about Kami McBride at: Living Awareness: Herbal Re...

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 ide...

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,...

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 disc...

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...

Doctor Ingrid Bauer, MD bridges conventional and alternative medical paradigms to expand access to holistic healthcare. Learn about her journey from farmgirl to street medic, and onwards to co-founding Five Flavors Herbs , then becoming an internal medicine physician at a community healthcare clinic in rural northern California. Enjoy Ingrid's insights on when she prefers herbs to drugs, common re...

Join botanically inclined herbalists Howie Brounstein and Steven Yeager as they venture out to the meadows in the middle elevation zones of the Western Cascades. Here, you will learn about Rudbeckia occidentalis, commonly called Western Cone Flower. You may be familiar with Rudbeckia's close garden relative, Black-Eyed Susan. Rudbeckia is both a helpful supportive herb and a great lesson in etymol...

Join botanically inclined herbalists Howie Brounstein and Steven Yeager as they again venture out to the lava beds in the middle elevation zones of the Western Cascades. This time you will learn about Ceanothus velutinus, commonly called Red Root or Sticky Laurel. Ceanothus is not only a delicious pleasure tea and fragrant leaf used in hydrosols, but it is also a crucial plant in our ecosystem. It...

Enjoy a rich conversation on approaching western herbs from East Asian medicine perspectives, using botanical analogues in commerce as substitutes for popular at- risk wild plants, sustainable and accessible herbalism, and the adventurous twists and turns of a botanically- inspired life. Enjoy a special song at the end from the multi- talented Benjamin! Benjamin Zappin, LAc is a herbalist and Lice...

Today's episode is a recording of Althea Northage-Orr's keynote speech at the 2019 Great Lakes Herb Faire. This year, they are hosting a virtual conference with an amazing lineup of presenters! Be sure to check them out at GreatLakesHerbFaire.org .  Great Lakes Herb Faire September 10 - 12, 2021 LEARN MORE KEYNOTE DESCRIPTION Althea will talk about the vital role that we all can play in bringing k...

In today's episode of Meet the Herbalist with Bevin Clare, we're joined by the one and only jim mcdonald. Let's listen in to find out what he's been up to lately, a little bit of his backstory, stories of being a teacher, his advice to aspiring herbalists and much more! This is such a fun episode, we hope you enjoy!  In 1996, jim mcdonald's life changed when he drank tea from a wild plant he harve...

Join botanically inclined herbalists Howie Brounstein and Steven Yeager as they venture out to the meadows in the middle elevation zones of the Western Cascades. Here, you will learn about Castilleja, commonly called Paintbrush. In Oregon, we happen to be in the center of biodiversity for Paintbrush, meaning that we are lucky to have many varieties of the species in one place! Paintbrush is a brig...

Jiling discusses spices and health, accessibility in herbalism, and supporting the viability of herbalism as a career path with herbalist and world traveler Bevin Clare.  Bevin is a professor at the Maryland University of Integrative Health and the program director of the MS in Clinical Herbal Medicine program. She holds a MSc in Infectious Disease and has studied herbal medicine around the world....

Blending essential oils can seem like a challenging task until you learn the basics of top, middle, and bottom notes and how to harmoniously combine them. Heather Irvine, from Herbal Academy, walks us through easy ways to arrange scents and different ways to describe what you're smelling. Ready to create your own perfume? Blend along as Heather teaches us how to make her special Orange Blossom rol...

In today's episode of Meet the Herbalist with Bevin Clare, we get to hear from Lucretia VanDyke. With a journey that began as a little girl mixing herbs, clays, and muds on her grandparents' farm, Lucretia VanDyke has been in the herbal industry for over 20 years. A holistic educator, speaker, herbalist, ceremonialist, spiritual light coach, intuitive energetic and reiki practitioner, diviner, sto...

Today's episode is an excerpt from our spring online  Free Herbalism Project hosted on April 8, 2021.  ~CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE FULL EVENT ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL~ Blend along with Christine as she makes a unique scent using the oils in our Classic Essential Oil Kit. Explore basic blending concepts, helpful tips, thoughts on aroma strength, and what to do with your newly made creation.   To get you...

Join botanically inclined herbalists Howie Brounstein and Steven Yeager as they venture out to the lava beds in the middle elevation zones of the Western Cascades. Here, you will learn about Phacelia, also known as Scorpionweed. Phacelia is an interesting, diverse, and edible plant that can be categorized in either the Hydrophyllaceae or Boraginaceae family depending on which botanist you speak wi...

Today's episode is with Jiling Lin. She reads her article "Fruiting Beauty" from the inaugural Mountain Rose Herbs journal! It's a wonderful read, and makes for a great listen as well. To get your FREE Mountain Rose Herbs Journal, visit MRH.Life/Journal FOR MORE FROM JILING>> JilingLin.com Thanks for listening!    Join our community! Subscribe to the Mountain Rose Herbs newsletter Subscribe to Mou...

Today's episode is an excerpt from our spring online  Free Herbalism Project  hosted on April 8, 2021.  Throughout history people of color have played important roles in the world of healthcare. From the granny midwife, herbalist, abolitionist, from our food for the soul to the medicine women who united communities. Join me in speaking their names to understand their journey and the importance of...

Today's episode is an excerpt from our spring online  Free Herbalism Project  hosted on April 8, 2021.  Happy Spring! In this presentation we'll be looking at the many gifts of some favorite spring flowers and learn some wisdom from these ephemeral beings. Rosalee will also be sharing invitations and recipes to bring more spring growth and beauty into your life.  Rosalee is passionate about inspir...

Today's episode is an excerpt from our spring online Free Herbalism Project hosted on April 8, 2021. This presentation was the inspiring and informative intro with our guest emcee Bevin Clare . She covers a few of her favorite spring flowers, and notes their traits and some lesser known facts. It's a fun, short presentation, but we think you'll have a lot of takeaways from it. Stay tuned for more...

Smreka is a simple and delicious fermented beverage from Bosnia. All you need to make it is juniper berries, water, and a bit of time. If you're looking to add some additional fermented goodness to promote gut health, look no further than smreka. In this video, Mason from Mountain Rose Herbs will teach you how to make it, and how to add some fun ingredients to make it even tastier. ~CLICK HERE TO...

Join botanically inclined herbalists Howie Brounstein and Steven Yeager as they venture out to the lava beds in the middle elevation zones of the Western Cascades. Here, you will learn about the Blackcap Raspberry (Rubus leucodermis), one of Steven's favorite Pacific Northwest berries and a good astringent ally. < < CLICK HERE to watch the original YouTube video>> RSVP for the online Free Herbalis...