Stories From The Earth

Join Ellen and Jennifer as they chat about  the  natural farming book - The One Straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukuoka.   Ellen: "had heard about and stumbled across this book numerous times 10, 15, 20 years ago and just never got around to reading it. I’m not even sure what finally prompted me to pick it up so many years later in the thick of educating myself about permaculture and o...

Today Jennifer and Ellen are going to be talking with Jeannie Dunn, Director of Red Moon Herbs in Asheville North Carolina As a professional herbalist and North Carolina native, Jeannie has been wildcrafting and making herbal extracts, oils, and salves for over a 15 years. She studied formally at both the NC School of Natural Healing and One World Healing Arts, but her herbal roots go much further...

Join Ellen and Jennifer as they dig into the book Women Who Run with The Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype, by Clarissa Pinkola Estes!   🌙Women Who Run With The Wolves Powells Books: https://www.powells.com/book/women-who-run-with-the-wolves-myths-stories-of-the-wild-woman-archetype-9780345396815 Thriftbooks: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/women-who-run-with-the-wolves-by-...

Today Ellen and Jennifer will to be talking with Ellen’s sister, Kat.  Kat is an Biologist and Conservationist and the Co - founder of the https://www.conejoclimate.org/  Books Talked About:  ⭐https://www.amazon.com/Aldo-Leopold-Books/s?k=Aldo+Leopold&rh=n%3A283155  ⭐https://www.amazon.com/dp/0807871729/?coliid=I19E9GQOVJS0V3&colid=E5F1I4X3LUAW&psc=1&ref_=lv_o...

In this episode Ellen and Jennifer are going to continue talking about one of the ideas that they spoke about last week when they were chatting about the book “A Weedwifes Remedy” (Episode 22) which is the role that stories play in herbalism, with special guest, local herbalist Deanna Rose. 🍄About Deanna Rose Deanna was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, where she took singing lessons on wo...

Join Ellen and Jennifer as they talk about the book: A Weedwife's Remedy by Kiva Rose Hardin "Kiva Rose Hardin is a folk herbalist, botanical perfumer, musician, and storyteller. Kiva has been practicing herbalism for almost two decades, and studying botanical perfumery for nearly a dozen years now. Especially influenced by folk healers such as Maria Treben and Juliette De Bairacli Levy; she celeb...

Ellen and Jennifer chat with writer and  the "Asheville Village Witch"  Bryon Ballard  We are here with Byron Ballard, an educator, folklorist, and writer who was born and raised here in western NC. She has served as a featured presenter at Sacred Space Conference, Southeast Wise Women’s Herbal Conference, and Glastonbury Goddess Conference and has spoken at Harvard and the Universi...

Ellen and Jennifer  chat with Laney Sullivan and Jameson Price of the band Holy River!!  About Holy River: "Høly River is founded by multi-instrumentalists Laney Sullivan and Jameson Price. Fusing together the pulse of drone pop, worldly instrumentation, this experimental music would best be described as a landscape, as a biome all its own. This musical phenomenon has come to be known as...

Join Ellen and Jennifer as they talk about the book: Roots, Branches and Spirits by H. Byron Ballard 🌸 For more on what Bryon is up to:  Website: https://www.myvillagewitch.com/ Podcast: https://wyrdmountaingals.podbean.com/ YouTube Interviews  https://youtu.be/vRB0ktadKkg https://youtu.be/6ZasSDbf9Vk https://youtu.be/Ac-W-lJeEJM Her Books: Seasons of a Magical Life: A Pagan Path of Liv...

Please join Ellen and I as we chat with our good friend Jordan Hughes and take a deep dive into what is sacred self care, self care and her amazing ritual bath boxes.   Jordan is licensed massage therapist, artist, intuitive tarot reader, and over the past year her business  Crescent Moon Healing Arts  has become really focused on sacred self care.  🌙 For more on what Jordan i...

Ellen and Jennifer are joined by Heather Foley, Jamie Sparkes  and Lori Collins as we chat about  our favorite herbal books!  Make some tea, grab a comfy chair and join us LIVE!!   📚 Books We Talked About: Herbal Healing for Women by Rosemary Gladstar  https://www.amazon.com/Herbal-Healing-Women-Rosemary-Gladstar/dp/0671767674/ref=sr_1_3?crid=TUVA6QXEFWU4&dchild=1&amp...

Join Ellen and Jennifer as they talk about the book: Plant Intelligence and the Imaginal Realm by Stephen Buhner.     🍄Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stories_from_the_earth/ 🍄YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv9Kii85K6wi6233I3v4-4Q 💜Where to find Jennifer: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDI15LyX5SRbi4Mh-eKhVTA https://www.etsy.com/shop/seawillowherbs https://www....

Please join me for a live interview with Lori Collins Jenkins.  Lori is a kitchen and herbal witch and loves creating medicines.  She is  also  the owner of  the herbal products company Sister Of Mother Earth.   🌻For more on what Lori is up to: https://www.sisterofmotherearth.com/ https://www.instagram.com/sisterofmotherearth/ ✨Books We Talked About! (hopefully I di...

It's our story week and this week Ellen is going to tell us a little story about two herbal friends: Echinacea and Goldenseal!  💚Why Stories From the Earth?  Mankind’s relationship to the natural world is as diverse and dynamic as each individual plant, animal, mineral, and piece of geography. There are many ways that we can engage with our living planet, be it through herbalism, garden...

Join Ellen and I as we chat about our hopes, dreams, and lots and lots of ideas for this podcast!!!!   💚Why Stories From the Earth?  Mankind’s relationship to the natural world is as diverse and dynamic as each individual plant, animal, mineral, and piece of geography. There are many ways that we can engage with our living planet, be it through herbalism, gardening, hiking and other exp...

Please join me for a live interview with Ellen Selm.  She is the owner of  Middle Path Nutrition and Wellness Center in Canton NC.  She will also be joining  me, going forward, as a host of this podcast/ Interview project! 😊 🌻For more on what Ellen is up to: https://middlepathwellnesscenter.com/ https://www.facebook.com/MiddlePathWellness https://www.instagram.com/middlepathn...

Please join me for a live interview with Sara Jackson.  We are going to have a chat about Ginseng and why it's so important to protect this amazing plant as well as her experiences  working with medicinal herbs.   🌻For more on what Sara is up to: https://www.facebook.com/batcavesara https://www.instagram.com/batcavebotanicals/ batcavebotanicals.com 100daysofginseng.com appalachianf...

Please join me for a live interview with Alana House.  Alana is an herbalist and  owner of Buck Naked Plant Medicine!   🌻For more on what Alana is up to: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bucknakedplantmedicine/ Web Site: https://www.bucknakedplantmedicine.com/shop-the-apothecary.html In Person: This winter at the West Asheville Tailgate Holiday Market. 💚Why I am doing this; ab...

So excited this week to have on my friend from across the Pond!!  Join me for a conversation about magic and herbs with Giselle Parsons also known as Madwitch.   🌻For more on what Giselle is up to: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw7h5CD7v5VDjj-S-0AZvOQ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/728738761291528 https://www.facebook.com/groups/728738761291528/user/10003505...

Please join me for a live interview with Julie Douglas.  Julie is an herbalist and  owner of Wildkrafted Kitchen!   🌻For more on what Julie Douglas is up to: Instagram: @wildkrafted_kitchen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wildkraftedkitchen/ Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/wildkraftedkitchen Website: https://www.wildkraftedkitchen.com/ Asheville Survival Program: https://linktr....

Please join me for a live interview with Jamie Sparks.  Jamie is the founder of the Herban farmacy: Asheville’s first herbal CSA- Community Supported Apothecary, she is an herbalist/massage therapist and cat owner .   🌻For more on what Jamie Sparks is up to: http://www.herbanfarmacy.org/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/HerbanFarmacy https://jamiesparks.webs.com/ https://www.instagram.com/herb...

Please join me for a live interview with Ceara Foley  Director/Owner of the Southeast’s oldest herbal studies school: Appalachia School of Holistic Herbalism.  Ceara is also a teacher, writer, medicine maker, plant protector and sustainability advocate 🌻For more info on the Appalachia School of Holistic Herbalism https://www.facebook.com/AppalachiaSchoolofHolisticHerbalism/ https://www....

Please join me for a live interview with herbalist Benjamin Kitchen!  We are going to talk about forest farming, ginseng and stewardship. 🌲 Forest Farming Goldenseal Videos  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7w1Cs3YsjxeKVU5-pmsePe39-nR9lOX6 🌱Forest Farming  Books Growing and Marketing Ginseng, Goldenseal and other Woodland Medicinals https://www.amazon.com/dp/0865717664/?col...

Please join me for a live interview with herbalist and owner of Savor Shrub Bitters Karen Savage!   🌻 A bit about Savor Shrub Bitters: "Savor Shrub Bitters are aromatic fruit & herb concentrates preserved in living apple cider vinegar, enjoyed neat, in seltzer, as mixers, or even hot, like a toddy or tea. They’re the perfect before dinner aperitif or after-dinner mixer. Crafted from well...

An interview with Herbalist Deanna Rose    Deanna Rose Web Site https://deannarose.org/?fbclid=IwAR1S8lNvdAttwaH2xr_NiksE6OcqlY-IkXEpyADkhNXwtpPLgT2OwpBOYC0   Blue Ridge Healers Without Borders https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FHealersWithoutBordersAVL%2F&redir_token=QDGELgWGievoLqm3khi5WAUdICB8MTU5MDY2MzU1M0AxNTkwNTc3MTUz&event=live_chat &n...