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Episode 53
This week our episode is an interview with Shari & Russ Apotheker of Apotheker’s Kitchen, makers of fine honey-sweetened confections and longtime friends of ours. We visited them at their homestead i…
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago
Intentional Inconvenience, Rhodiola Rhapsody, Stimulants for Midwives, & "Poisonous Mints"
Episode 52
This is our one-year anniversary episode! This week we cover a lot of ground. Katja talks about ways adding a little inconvenience to your home environment helps encourage you to move more. She also …
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Exam Time!
Episode 51
Every year, our Advanced Studies Program ends with a weekend-long exam. There’s a written portion with short answers, essays, and case analysis, and an in-person oral & practical exam as well. This w…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
West Virginia Herbal Medics
Episode 50
This week we’re out in Coal River Valley, West Virginia, helping out at a free herbal clinic for folks in this area who’ve been affected by mountaintop removal mining. We interviewed three members of…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
A Few Herbs On Our Shelf
Episode 49
This week we do a lightning round of “minigraphs” on some of our favorite herbs. We started by taking a look at what we’ve got on our herb shelf (okay . . . *shelves*) in the kitchen right now, and s…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Pumpkin Spice - That's Herbalism Too!
Episode 48
It's not just for lattes anymore: the ubiquitous pumpkin spice blend is in fact an herbal formula! The standard pumpkin [pie] spice mix is cinnamon, ginger, clove, allspice, nutmeg. From an herbalist…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Tinnitus & Headaches
Episode 47
Ryn leads off this week with a variety of herbs to try reducing the ringing in the ears called tinnitus. Herbs to drain stuck fluids, quell nervous irritation, and increase cerebral circulation can a…
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago
Caring for Eldercaregivers & Botulism
Episode 46
Caregiving is exhausting, thankless, necessary work, and becoming increasingly more common. In the first half of this episode, Katja shares some insights into the difficulties facing those who are ca…
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago
How To Start A Free Herbal Clinic
Episode 45
This week we bring you a podcast we originally aired on the HerbRally podcast as its inaugural episode, last July, all about the model we use for running free clinics - both in our own space here in …
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago
Empty Nests & Challenges
Episode 44
If back-to-school means the nest is empty, you may want some herbal support! Katja shares her favorite allies for this difficult transition.
Ryn reflects on a forest movement immersion event he exper…
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago