Plant Love Radio

My guest ​is ​Maria Noel Groves. ​With more than 20 years experience in herbalism, ​Maria strives to educate and empower her students, clients, and readers with the foundational believe that Good Health Grows in Nature.  Maria is a journalist who has been formally educated by the country's top herbalists. ​She opened her private practice, Wintergreen Botanicals, ​in 2007. ​She's registered as a pr...

My today's guest ​is ​Brittany Wood Nickerson.  ​Brittany is a practicing herbalist, author, health educator, and cook. Her knowledge of nutrition and a passion for using food as medicine is beautifully combined with her training in Western, Ayurvedic and Chinese herbal medicine.  Brittany is the founder and primary instructor of Thyme Herbal, where she teaches the three-year Herbal Apprenticeship...

My today's guest to speak with me. Her name is Deb Soule. Deb is an herbalist, gardener, teacher and author. One of her dreams and desires is to make organic herbs easily accessible to women and families living in rural areas. In the fall of 1985, with her first mail order catalog and a small selection of herbal extracts and teas, Deb launched Avena Botanicals in Windsor, Maine.  Deb's passion for...

My today's guest is Liat Racin.  Liat is a Massachusetts-based creator of 7 beautiful mushroom blends she graciously shares with friends and family through her company Tamim Teas. Liat's knowledge and thoughtful approach to putting together her blends inspires her friends to take care of our bodies and minds with these great preparations.   Show Notes: https://plantloveradio.com/29

My today's guest is Patricia Kyritsi Howell. Patricia has more than twenty years' experience as a clinical herbalist and teacher. Her book,  Medicinal Plants of the Southern Appalachian s is one of the foremost resources on the topic of regional native plant medicines. She is the co-owner of Wild Crete Travel LLC, a small tour company specializing in unique custom travel experiences on the Greek i...

My today's guest is Linda Shanahan. Linda is a Registered Nurse with an over a decade of experience providing care in the hospital setting. She offers her patients and clients a balanced approach to understanding safe, practical and effective self care with herbs. As an educator Linda created a program to help promote self sufficiency, a deeper sense of well being, and a stronger community of envi...

David Crow, L.Ac. ​is one of the world's foremost experts and leading speakers in the field of botanical medicine and grassroots healthcare. He is a master herbalist, aromatherapist and acupuncturist with over 30 years experience and is an expert in the Ayurvedic and Chinese medical systems. David is a renowned author, a poet, and is the founding director of Floracopeia Aromatic Treasures. Show No...

My today's guest is Rebecca Snow. A licensed nutritionist and herbalist; Rebecca has a passion for helping individuals get healthy using foods, herbs and lifestyle changes. In addition to seeing clients, Rebecca teaches workshops and mentors new practitioners.   Rebecca practiced at Optimal Health Physicians an Integrative Medical Practice in Rockville, MD specializing in chronic infection and dis...

My today's guest is Dr. Pratibha Shah, BAMS, MD (Ay), MPH, a leading Ayurveda expert with 25 plus years of practice.  Dr. Shah shares her passion for Ayurveda and presents the concepts in a very simple way so they are easily understood and implemented.   Show Notes: https://plantloveradio.com/24

My today's guest ​is ​Kevin Spelman, PhD. Kevin is a trained principal scientist ​with experience in research models, laboratory set-ups, quality control and product development and formulation. And at the same time, he loves to ​explore energy patterns ​and understand mystical presence of plants. By the ​end of this episode, you'll learn about the complexity of science of plants. But ​the biggest...

​In this ​episode ​I share with you my love affair with apples. The more I learn about them the more fascinated I become. My guest today​ is ​Matt Kaminsky. Matt is an orchardist and arborist. He is also a cider maker, writer and a musician. Today he shares with us a lot of different facets of his passion for this ​amazing fruit. Show Notes: https://plantloveradio.com/22

My today's guest ​​​is 7Song, and he wears many different hats. 7Song is a nature lover, herbal practitioner and Director of Holistic Medicine at the Ithaca Free Clinic. He created, and has been teaching and ​directing a variety of courses and programs at The Northeast School of Botanical Medicine. 7Song is a highly respected speaker, science lover and critical thinker.  Show Notes: https://plantl...

My today's guest ​is Katja Swift. ​Katja is an herbalist and teacher. She helps her clients to rebuild relationships with their bodies​ by teaching them ​to eat real food, work with medicinal plants, and reestablish important connections in their lives. ​Together with her husband Ryn Midura, Katja ​co-directs herbal programs and courses at the Commonwealth Center for Holistic Herbalism. In additio...

My today's guest ​is Guido Masé.  ​Guido is a clinical herbalist who lives in Burlington, Vermont.  He specializes in holistic Western herbalism drawing upon many influences. Guido has been called a botanical genius. He practices at the Burlington Herb Clinic, is a chief herbalist for Urban Moonshine, a bitters and tonics company, and an educator at the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism. He...

Orna Izakson, ND is an Oregon-based writer, gardener, herbalist, and naturopathic doctor. ​ ​She came to naturopathy through an interest in her health, ​her passion for environment and science, and ​her love of plants. ​ Orna is a graduate of National University for Natural Medicine. ​ As a naturopath she treats people, not conditions. Her tools of trade are people's medicine otherwise known as pl...

​Lucy Kreger is a kombucha brewer.  She is a local female entrepreneur, a co-owner of Luluna Kombucha, and a Narragansett native. Lucy shares the magic of her kombucha with her customers. She is a multi-passionate individual - some of her interests include business, environmental science and nutrition. Show Notes: https://plantloveradio.com/17

Leslie Cerier is an international gourmet personal chef, educator, cookbook author and recipe developer. She specializes in vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free whole foods and organic cuisine.  Leslie is a pioneer and national authority on gluten-free cooking and baking, the entire spectrum of whole grains, and cooking with wild foods. ​ She teaches private and group classes. By the ​end of this epi...

Camille Freeman, MS, CNS, LDN is an herbalist, nutritionist, ​and physiologist. She previously ran her own ​practice ​primarily working with clients on fertility, pregnancy and postpartum health. Today, teaching is ​Camille's full-time job.  She is ​a lover of all things academic, having accumulated two master's degrees ​(one in Herbal Medicine ​and another in Physiology & Biophysics). I love how...

Steph Zabel, MSc, is an herbalist and botanical educator who helps urban dwellers connect with the plant world. She teaches seasonally-oriented herbal classes that focus on local plants, herbal medicine-making techniques, and plant identification. Steph is also the creator of Herbstalk, Boston's community herbal conference. Show Notes: https://plantloveradio.com/14

Lisa Masé is a culinary medicine educator. After a decade of healing from chronic parasites, anxiety and depression, an eating disorder, and food allergies, Lisa took health into her hands with food as medicine. Lisa works with people who want to make a lifestyle shift as well as those trying to heal with food chronic conditions such as Celiac, Crohn's, Colitis, IBS, and Diabetes, Cancer, IBD, SIB...

Emily Han empowers people to cultivate a mindful relationship with nature and nourishment.  As an herbalist, educator, and recipe developer, she focuses on topics such as handmade food and drinks, wildcrafting and gardening, and connecting to the natural world. She is the Communications Director for LearningHerbs.com and the author of Wild Drinks & Cocktails: Handcrafted Squashes, Shrubs, Switchel...

​David Winston RH (AHG) is an herbalist and ethnobotanist with over 40 years of training in Cherokee, Chinese and Western herbal traditions.  He is a clinician, teacher, author, creator and so much more.  I graduated from two of David's clinical herbalist programs and excited to have this conversation with him today. ​Show Notes: https://plantloveradio.com/11

​For over a decade ​Rosalee de la Forêt has been helping people to radically change their health using herbs and other natural remedies. Rosalee has over 10 years of training as an herbalist, from ethnobotany and wildcrafting to clinical herbalism. ​Rosalee is a professional member of the American Herbalist Guild RH (AHG). She is the Education Director for LearningHerbs.com, ​one of the most innov...

"​​I have gone where few go, seen what few seen, and participated in some highly unusual and memorable scenes." ​​​Chris Kilham Chris Kilham is a medicine hunter, author and educator. ​He has conducted medicinal plant research in over 45 countries. Chris worked with companies to develop and popularize traditional plant-based food and medicinal products (like kava, maca, rhodiola, tamanu oil and hu...

In addition to seeing clients and practicing herbal medicine since 1997, Richard Mandelbaum teaches classes in clinical herbal medicine, medicine making, and ​ botany, wild edible plants and mushrooms.   He is a founding partner, director, and ​faculty at the ArborVitae School of Traditional Herbalism, David Winston's Center for Herbal Studies and the Tristate College of Acupuncture. Richard has b...