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2025 was a big year for Herbal Radio! To bring the year to a close, this special episode will take us on a trip down memory lane to revisit some of the most educational, inspiring, and thought-provoking conversations we've had the honor of sharing with you all this year. Thank you so much for tagging along with us each week to explore the vast and vibrant world of herbalism. From the entire Herbal...

" If you want to have a relationship with the more than human world, you have to spend time in the more than human world ." – Mo Judith This week on Everything You Didn't Know About Herbalism, we are once again joined by the Earth-centered herbalist who bottles the alchemical intelligence of plants through the spagyric process,  Mo Judith . Join Tommy and Mo for this special PART TWO episode as th...

"Alchemy is the biodynamic system that recognizes the soul and intelligence within the chemical reaction." – Mo Judith This week on Everything You Didn't Know About Herbalism, we are joined by the Earth-centered herbalist who bottles the alchemical intelligence of plants through the spagyric process, Mo Judith . Join Tommy and Mo as they explore: Consciousness expanding beyond human consciousness...

Please enjoy today's Tea Talk with Renée Camila and Sam Roberts , co-founders of Now and Then Herb School and co-producers of the Planting Medicine podcast and radio show on 94.1 KPFA! The Now and Then Herb School focuses on guiding modern herbalism to old magic within a social justice framework. 🌻  Renée  Camila is the daughter of Nicaraguan immigrants, and she is dedicated to the empowerment an...

This week on Tea Talks with Jiling, we are joined by Asia Suler . Asia is an herbalist and earth intuitive, the author of Mirrors in the Earth , and host of  Remember Why You Are Here . She began her journey after years of chronic pain and illness and has guided over 100,000 students through her online programs, where she helps people embrace their own unique medicine through joyful engagement wit...

This week on Everything You Didn't Know About Herbalism, we are joined by Christopher Parker, the self-taught mycologist with 30 years of experience in mushroom cultivation, wildharvesting, and herbal medicine making. Join us to explore: Christopher & Katherine Parker's new book,  The Mycelial Healer: A Comprehensive Guide to the Cultivation and Traditional Uses of Medicinal Mushrooms Growing up t...

This week on Everything You Didn't Know About Herbalism, we are joined by Juliet Howard, the herbalist and author who focuses her practice on connecting budding mini herbalists-to-be through creating accessible, reciprocal backyard herbal education for children. Join us to explore: Juliet's newly launch book,  The Girl Whose Garden Comes Alive How the Pacific Northwest sparked her journey as a wri...

This week on Everything You Didn't Know About Herbalism, we are joined by the owners of Zack Woods Herbs Farm and authors of The Organic Medicinal Herb Farmer , Jeff and Melanie Carpenter. Drawing on over 25 years of hands-on organic farming experience, Join this passionate dynamic duo to explore: Balancing multiple jobs while running a medicinal herb farm Importance of the marketing and business...

This week on Everything You Didn't Know About Herbalism, we are joined by the founder of Puff Herbals , Lian Bruno. From rolling herbal cigarettes in her living room to running a national brand, Lian Bruno is reimagining what it means to smoke. In this episode, join Tommy and Lian as they explore: The spark (pun intended) that turned into Puff Herbals Different reasons that people smoke beyond hab...

This week on Everything You Didn't Know About Herbalism, we are joined by the author, herbalist, and accomplished girl boss of the botanical world, Rachelle Robinett. Join Tommy and Rachelle as they explore: Rachelle's recent book launch,  Naturally: The Herbalist's Guide to Health and Transformation Reflecting personal experience, science, and herbal knowledge into writing Rachelle's lifelong fas...

This week on Tea Talks with Jiling, we are joined by Kirsten K. Shockey . Kirsten is the author of 🌿 Homebrewed Vinegar , and coauthor of several award-winning and bestselling fermentation books alongside Christopher Shockey: 🌿 Fermented Vegetables; 🌿Fiery Ferments ; 🌿 The Big Book of Cidermaking ; and 🌿 Miso, Tempeh, Natto & Other Tasty Ferments . She is a co-founder of The Fermentation Scho...

This week on Everything You Didn't Know About Herbalism, we are joined by Kody Hilton, a passionate plant person and friend to all furry, fuzzy, and feathered critters who weaves over 30 years of collective experience from both the human and animal side of herbalism into her practice. Join Tommy and Kody as they explore: Working with animals using a holistic approach Matching herbal energetics to...

This week on Everything You Didn't Know About Herbalism, we are joined by three passion-driven land stewards who are dedicated to protecting and preserving the Mount Pisgah Arboretum in our hometown, Eugene, Oregon. As a 209-acre nature education facility nestled on the traditional homelands of the Kalapuya people, Mount Pisgah Arboretum has been offering invaluable environmental education to the...

This week on Everything You Didn't Know About Herbalism, we are joined by the environmental steward and change-maker on a mission to make  FairWild a household name in the herbal industry, Sarah Vito. Join Sarah and Tommy as they explore: What it means to uphold the FairWild certification The seven key principles of wildharvesting Upholding biodiversity and uplifting humans with the FairWild Stand...

This week on Tea Talks with Jiling, we are joined by Pam Montgomery . Pam is an herbalist, author, international teacher, Earth elder and new-paradigm thinker who has passionately embraced her role as a spokesperson for the green beings and has been investigating plants and their intelligent spiritual nature for more than three decades. She is the author of Co-Creating with Nature: Healing the Wou...

This week on Everything You Didn't Know About Herbalism, we are joined by certified herbalist, educator, and nerd for all things herbs, Colleen Bingham. Tag along with us as we explore Colleen's herbalism journey, which began with the one and only Rosemary Gladstar, the river of experiences Colleen has floated through since then, and her views on our uncharted future with AI. As the founder of Her...

This week on Everything You Didn't Know About Herbalism, we are joined by a leader in the herbal industry whose dedication to providing accessible and reliable education thrives in just about every corner of the herb world, Mark Blumenthal. Join Tommy and Mark as they dissect the importance of having trust in an herbal product—not only for the herb itself, but more importantly, trust in the compan...

This week on Tea Talks with Jiling, we are joined by  Liane  Moccia . Liane is a registered herbalist and author specializing in fertility and preconception planning.  Liane is the author of The Herbal Fertility Handbook: Natural Strategies to Increase Your Chances of Getting Pregnant . She combines herbs, nutrition, and lifestyle changes with a clear plan to help optimize fertility. Liane 's own...

" Mirai in Japanese means 'future'. It refers not to the immediate future, but to a distant dream, a romantic thought, the future yet to come, ever out of reach, unobtainable, and always evolving. It is the foreshadowing of the perpetual stewardship and unknown future that guides this very special relationship with the tree." This week on Everything You Didn't Know About Herbalism, we are joined b...

This week on Everything You Didn't Know About Herbalism, we are thrilled to welcome Sabrina Peraza, a spiritually-connected mestiza folk herbalist whose practice weaves the rich traditions of herbalism with ancestral energetics. Join Tommy and Sabrina as they delve into her medicinal herb farm and apothecary, Flora Farm, where she embraces an all-encompassing approach to herbal medicine making. To...

This episode is a proud partnership with  American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) & United Plant Savers (UpS) This week on Everything You Didn't Know About Herbalism, we are joined by two dedicated and passionate advocates, educators, and leaders within the herbal industry, Alexis Durham and Susan Leopold. Tag along with Tommy and these two inspiring women for an episode exploring the six days...

This week on Tea Talks with Jiling, we are joined by Tony(a) Lemos. Tonya is a multi-disciplinary artist whose work is deeply influenced by the world around her. A lifelong ecologist and plant person, her work as an artist and healer sits at the intersection of Art, Ecology and Herbalism. She is a well-known lecturer on current herbal medicine topics, Botanical Art, a published writer, community h...

This week on Everything You Didn't Know About Herbalism, we are joined by our long-time friend who weaves wisdom and passion into every aspect of his herbalism practice, Jesse "Wolf" Hardin. Join Tommy and Wolf as they explore the value of connecting back to the roots of our presence on Earth to disconnect from the chaos of our modern world. As always, we thank you for joining us on another botani...

This week on Everything You Didn't Know About Herbalism, we are joined by our beloved friend and herbal formulator who traded the language of the corporate world for the language of plants, Jody Berry. As the Founder of the nature-infused and inspired botanical skincare company, Wild Carrot Herbals , Jody sits down with Tommy to uncover how her budding love for plants and passion for skincare bloo...

Neurodivergence — The idea that people experience and interact with the world around them in many ways, with no one 'right' way of thinking, learning, and behaving. Neurodiversity refers to the diversity of all people, but it is often used in the context of autism spectrum disorder and other neurological or developmental disorders such as ADHD or dyslexia. For the third video interview release on...