Herbal Radio

Herbal Radio is pleased to release this week's episode with our good friend, Lucretia VanDyke. This conversation was especially exciting as Lucretia's first book, African American Herbalism: A Practical Guide to Healing Plants and Folk Traditions, just came out on October 4th! It was amazing to speak with Lucretia about her history, her brand-new book, and learning how to use plants to help us hea...

Geoffrey "Geo" Edwards is an educator and healing artist whose practice encompasses herbalism, gardening, community acupuncture and art therapy. He owns Grain & Pestle, an herb apothecary and clinic in Detroit, MI. Geo facilitates workshops and plant walks on topics ranging from ecology, the Five Elements, and moxibustion to creative writing and art-as-social action. Geo and Jiling discuss okra, c...

Welcome to this week's conversational interview with Earth poet, author, artist, and herbalist, Jesse Wolf Hardin. Thomas and Wolf reminisce on Wolf's activist past, his work as an author, his advice for newcomers wanting to learn about plants, the beauty and excitement of herbalism, and much more. We hope you enjoy this truly special and inspiring talk. Jesse Wolf Hardin  is an impactful author,...

This week's Herbal Radio episode is the third and final audio recording from the Mountain Rose Herbs in-person Summer 2022 Free Herbalism Project at Mt. Pisgah Arboretum in Eugene, Oregon. Emcee, Jiling Lin , starts with a grounding meditation before introducing herbalist Bevin Clare and her presentation titled "Spice Up Your Life!". We know that spices are good for us, but how should we use them,...

Thomas sits down with Mountain Rose Herbs' CEO and Owner, Shawn Donnille, to discuss his background, the history of the company, the importance of activism, and what Shawn sees as the future of Mountain Rose Herbs. Shawn Donnille first became involved with Mountain Rose Herbs as a passionate young idealist with a fervent desire to change the world. He was the town's notorious rabble rouser, always...

Guido Masé RH (AHG) is an herbalist and garden steward specializing in therapeutic herbalism and the pharmacology of plants and mushrooms. He spent his childhood in Italy, in the central Alps and in the Renaissance town of Ferrara. He later settled into Vermont, where he has been living since 1996. Guido is a founder, faculty member and clinical supervisor at the Vermont Center for Integrative Her...

This week's episode was recorded at the in-person Summer 2022 Free Herbalism Project at Mt. Pisgah Arboretum in Eugene, Oregon. Emcee, Jiling Lin , introduces holistic educator, speaker, herbalist, and ceremonialist, Lucretia Vandyke.  In this presentation, Lucretia takes us around the globe for beauty secrets - from Asia to her family secrets from the mountains of North Carolina. Learn how to use...

Accessible herbal education, community outreach, and learning how can we better share herbal medicine are core values of ours at Mountain Rose Herbs. Discussing these topics led us to our guest this week, Tree Knowlton. Tree is one of the coordinators of Herbalists Without Borders Eugene chapter, graduate of Columbines School of Botanical Studies, master medicine maker, urban homesteader, and ador...

This week's episode was recorded at the in-person Summer 2022 Free Herbalism Project at Mt. Pisgah Arboretum in Eugene, Oregon. Emcee, Jiling Lin , introduces keynote speaker jim mcdonald – who presents on the many virtues of plantain. It's commonly said in herbalism that "It's far better to know a dozen uses for one herb than one use for a dozen herbs", yet, many people still think of herbs in a...

Join us as Mountain Rose Herbs' Chief Marketing & Brand Officer, Thomas Dick, interviews local Eugene celebrity and beloved herbal educator, Howie Brounstein. Howie runs the Columbines School of Botanical Studies and was kind enough to step out of the woods and into our office for an in-person podcast interview. It was great to see our good friend face to face and chat about his unique herbal path...

Dr. Gary Ferguson serves as Faculty and Director of Outreach & Engagement at Washington State University's Institute for Research and Education to Advance Community Health (IREACH). Dr. Ferguson is Aleut/ Unangax, and an enrolled member of the Qagan Tayagungin Tribe. Formally trained as a Naturopathic Physician, he is passionate about reclaiming the indigenous medicines of the First Peoples of Ala...

Join us for the inaugural episode of Mountain Rose Herbs' newest Herbal Radio podcast series – Interviews on Herbal Radio. Hosted by our very own Chief Marketing & Brand Officer, Thomas Dick. A behind-the-scenes tour-de-force, Thomas is stepping into the podcast studio, interviewing herbalists, scientists, and a plethora of passionate plant people to discover what lights their plant powered fire a...

This week's Herbal Radio episode is recorded from a Sunday Annex Series class that was led earlier this month by our very own, in-house aromatherapist, Christine Rice. We are proud to present the Sunday Annex Series – a weekly educational class hosted by local herbalists, crafters, scientists, and more hosted at the Mountain Rose Herbs Annex in Eugene, Oregon. These weekly classes are part of our...

We were honored to have our good friend and owner of Sage Country Herbs, Shana Lipner Grover, join us in person last week for some filming. One of the videos we recorded was on an enchanting yet practical topic – working with smoke as medicine. With decades of experience, Shana illuminates this traditional art, inspiring us on the many ways smoke has been historically used as medicine and ultimate...

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 ge...

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...

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...

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 p...

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 epheme...

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. L...

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...

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 pr...

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 ma...

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, "m...

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 t...