Herbal Radio

This week on Everything You Didn't Know About Herbalism , we are sharing an awakening conversation surrounding the intersection of herbalism and grief with the author, educator, non-profit leader, and environmental advocate, Emily Ruff. Driven by her profound dedication and compassion, Emily sits down with us to dissect the individual and collective impact that environmental grief has on our commu...

Marie White is an author, plant educator and environmentalist whose work focuses on medicinal herbs, relationship between people and plants, climate, and community care. She is the author of The Intimate Herbal ('22) and The Herbal  Doula ('24), both through North Atlantic Books. 🌿Listen in as Jiling and Marie discuss: Marie's new book, "The Herbal Doula " The herbs Marie recommends folks have ha...

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 betwe...

🌸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, C...

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 intuitio...

In this "Tea Talks Roundtable," Jiling discusses  herbal podcasting and the art of the herbal interview with fellow podcast hosts Mason Hutchison of The Herbal ist 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...

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 w...

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 w...

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...

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 pest...

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...

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...

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, L...

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 conversatio...

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 impac...

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 H...

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 countie...

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 t...

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...

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 multifacet...

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 ever...

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...

This week's Plant Stories episode features the botanical obsessed best-selling author and founder of Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine, Juliet Blankespoor. Thomas sits down with Juliet and they share a fun-loving conversation about some of the most beloved botanicals, including Japanese honeysuckle, passionflower, calendula, and more! We'll also explore how her accumulative knowledge of all thing...

Rowen White is a Seed Keeper, farmer, and author from the Mohawk community of Akwesasne and a passionate activist for indigenous seed and food sovereignty.  She is the Educational Director and lead mentor of Sierra Seeds , an innovative Indigenous seed bank and land-based educational organization located in Nevada City, CA. Rowen is the Founder of the Indigenous Seedkeepers Network , which is comm...

This week's episode of Herbal Radio features the botanical spiritualist, conservation-focused farmer, and owner of Creasy Jane's herbal remedy store, Ruby Daniels. As a young girl, Ruby spent many of her summers in West Virginia roaming around the outdoors and crafting herbal concoctions with plants she'd find along her adventures. Inspired by her grandmother, a wise herbal healer in her community...