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I had a hoot chatting with renowned herbalist, farmer, wildcrafter and all around great guy, Michael "Skeeter" Pilarski.  We talked a lot about his upcoming, not-to-be-missed event "The Northwest Wildcrafters' Rendezvous".  We also talked about Lomatium dissectum, Balsamorhiza sagittata, medicinal forests, fairies and more!  I really hope you enjoy the conversation! If you do, please give us a thu...

I had such a fun chat with herbalist Dr. Ingrid Bauer in this episode of The Herbalist Hour. We talked about calming nervines, different career paths, her herbal background and a whole lot more. Check out Five Flavors Herbs | LEARN MORE Five Flavors Herbs products | SHOP Five Flavors Herbs events | LEARN MORE Among many titles, she is the co-founder of Five Flavors Herbs based in Oakland, CA.  Wit...

Jared Tarr grew up on the southern Oregon Coast where he fell in love with the woods, rivers, beaches and windswept headlands of the northeastern Pacific. He studied at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington where he had the opportunity to work with organizations like The Nature Conservancy and People for Puget Sound, involving himself in grassroots organizing, policy work, as well as...

Today's episode of The Herbalist Hour is with Angelique "Sobande" Greer.  I've had a lot of communication with Sobande over the years, but this is the first time I've really had a chance to have a long form discussion with her.  We chatted about her herbal origins, why she created The Sacred Waters Retreat, and how incredible her great-grandmother was.  I really loved this conversation and I know...

"What is one of the greatest obstacles to learning and understanding herbalism?" Renowned herbalist Howie Brounstein offers his thoughts on this fantastic question. We hope it inspires you to continue growing and learning as an herbalist! This is a snippet from a longer Q&A with Howie.  WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW Learn more about Howie and his work at  BotanicalStudies.net Thanks for listening! Herb...

In this episode of The Herbalist Hour , I am joined by herbalist Athena Wolf. Athena studied western herbalism for 40 years; lived in an ashram practicing Kundalini yoga and Ayurveda for 26 years; and has degrees in Communications and Training Technologies. She works with Spirit and Nature to help others heal themselves and our world. We've had a fair amount of communication via email over the pas...

I had the pleasure of chatting with herbalist and author Maria Noël Groves in this episode of The Herbalist Hour.  We talked about how she got into herbalism and one of the early plants she had a relationship with, wintergreen. The conversation turned into a nice discussion about one of her early mentors, Michael Moore.  We also talked about the many different ways you can be an herbalist and how...

Howie Brounstein offers some simple business advice for the herbalist in this episode. TLDR: Don't put all your eggs in one basket! We hope you get some insight and inspiration from Howie. This is a snippet from a longer Q&A with Howie.  WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW Learn more about Howie and his work at BotanicalStudies.net Thanks for listening! HerbRally www.herbrally.com   🌼WANT MORE HERBAL GOODNE...

We had this question come in from an HerbRally community member: "What do you do when you see someone you don't know well dealing with an issue that you're pretty sure you could help with, but they haven't asked for help?" Howie Brounstein offers his thoughts and approach to this great question. The great herbalist Christopher Hedley helped form and shape some of how Howie sees this type of situat...

Welcome to yet another episode of The Herbalist Hour, hosted by Mason Hutchison. Today's guest is Hannah Lasorsa. Hannah is the owner and founder of Herbal Content Cottage. They're a one-of-a-kind team made up of trained writers, editors, marketers, and photographers, who also happen to be experienced herbalists and gardeners. You can learn more about Hannah, the team, and Herbal Content Cottage a...

Our friend Bevin Clare asked Chanchal Cabrera "You have tried on a lot of hats as an herbalist over the years in your various career roles. Can you share a little about what you learned in the process? Do you have any advice for aspiring herbalists as they navigate their options?" Chanchal came through with some great advice! This is a clip from a much longer interview on The Herbalist Hour. WATCH...

Rosemary has some pretty incredible health benefits. In this video , herbalist Bevin Clare teaches us about this tasty plant ally and how you can incorporate it into your daily life.  This presentation is a snippet of Bevin's "Spice Apothecary" module from our sliding-scale course "The Art of Frugal Nutrition".  The Art of Frugal Nutrition teaches you how to eat nourishing foods on a budget. LEARN...

Get 5% off your Ecoversity Herbalism Certificate with coupon code HERBRALLY.  LEARN MORE AND REGISTER The Good Medicine Confluence | July 18 - 22, 2023 | Lake George, CO LEARN MORE AND REGISTER In today's episode of The Herbalist Hour, Mason is joined by Chloe Hurtado. Like a lot of us, she wears several different herbalist hats.  She works at Balanced Root Apothecary in Denver, CO, runs an herbal...

Garlic has some pretty incredible health benefits. In  this video , herbalist Bevin Clare teaches us about this tasty plant ally and how you can incorporate it into your daily life.  This presentation is a snippet of Bevin's "Spice Apothecary" module from our sliding-scale course "The Art of Frugal Nutrition".  The Art of Frugal Nutrition teaches you how to eat nourishing foods on a budget. LEARN...

For Episode 4 of The Herbalist Hour, Mason and Amanda went to visit their friend Yaakov Levine at the Natural Grocers in Eugene, OR.  Mason has known Yaakov for many years now. They'd frequently see each other at various herb conferences and natural foods events. Yaakov is a nutrition health coach and expert, and was gracious enough to sit down with Mason to answer YOUR questions.  We polled the H...

Our friend Kyle Denton just started a project called "Herb of the Week" through his new online herb school and community.  It's called Root Radicle . We're super stoked for Kyle to roll this out, and honored that he shared his first herb of the week with us. This is over an hour on CAYENNE! There's even a couple of jingles in this episode.  If you're a long time HerbRally listener you may have hea...

Cinnamon has some pretty incredible health benefits. In this video , herbalist Bevin Clare teaches us about this tasty plant ally and how you can incorporate it into your daily life.  This presentation is a snippet of Bevin's "Spice Apothecary" module from our sliding-scale course "The Art of Frugal Nutrition".  The Art of Frugal Nutrition teaches you how to eat nourishing foods on a budget. LEARN...

Ginger has some pretty incredible health benefits. In this video , herbalist Bevin Clare teaches us about this tasty plant ally and how you can incorporate it into your daily life.  This presentation is a snippet of Bevin's "Spice Apothecary" module from our sliding-scale course "The Art of Frugal Nutrition".  The Art of Frugal Nutrition teaches you how to eat nourishing foods on a budget. LEARN M...

One of our HerbRally Schoolhouse members asked "Do you know any herbalists that work with teens who have social anxiety and struggle to fall asleep?" Well, sure enough, Heather Irvine came to the rescue! She recorded this video  for us with a very well rounded and thoughtful approach to how she thinks about this.  First she gives a bit of a background on herself and her herbal education.  Then she...

The Business of Clinical Herbal Practice with Erika Galentin March 20, 2023 | 7PM to 9PM (EST) LIVE WEBINAR This webinar is for HerbRally Schoolhouse members REGISTER FOR THE WEBINAR Clinical herbal practice is more than just seeing clients; it is also about running a business with integrity and professionalism. It's about building trustworthiness and having systems in place that ensure you are pr...

Robin Rose teaches us about St. John's Wort and how it's used to brighten our spirit.  This is a clip from a class Robin Rose Bennett taught for the International Herb Symposium. WATCH THE FULL CLASS   Learn more about Robin and her work at  RobinRoseBennett.com BOOK - The Gift of Healing Herbs by Robin Rose Bennett:  LEARN MORE AND BUY International Herb Symposium -  LEARN MORE AND REGISTER WANT...

Robin Rose teaches us about one of the spiritual aspects of working with motherwort (Leonarus cardiaca) as a plant ally. This is a clip from a class Robin Rose Bennett taught for the International Herb Symposium. WATCH THE FULL CLASS   Learn more about Robin and her work at  RobinRoseBennett.com BOOK - The Gift of Healing Herbs by Robin Rose Bennett:  LEARN MORE AND BUY International Herb Symposiu...

Here's an oldie but a goodie!  Dana Aronson reads her Rosemary monograph. Did you know that we have TONS of epic monographs on HerbRally?  READ THE MONOGRAPHS Also, Dana is one of our instructors in the HerbRally Schoolhouse.  You can get your first 30 days FREE with coupon code PODCAST at checkout. LEARN MORE AND REGISTER "Rosemary is the smell of déjà vu and the after-breath of nostalgia. Her gi...

Grab a cup of tea and join Guisepi Spadafora as he shares a few stories from his dumpster diving escapades.  You'll also learn all about "seren-dump-ity".  This is lesson six of the DUMPSTER DIVING module from our sliding-scale course "The Art of Frugal Nutrition".  The Art of Frugal Nutrition teaches you how to eat nourishing foods on a budget. LEARN MORE AND REGISTER You can even register for FR...

If you're in the northwest, you got to check out the upcoming Eugene Tea Festival! WHEN: May 21, 2023  WHERE: Farmer's Market Pavilion, 85 E. 8th Avenue Eugene, OR 97401 LEARN MORE In this episode, Mason is joined by the founder and Executive Director of the event, Madelaine Au.  They chat all about tea, what it is, some history, varieties and what inspired Madelaine to create this event. You can...