Podcast Episodes

Reality vs Reality in Herbalism

Episode 217

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There’s one reality, that of the human need for fundamentals like nourishing food, restorative sleep, consistent movement, wa…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Herbs A-Z: Sambucus & Sassafras

Episode 216

We’re continuing our “herbs on our shelf” series from A to Z today! This time our herbs are elder and sassafras.

The most famous part of elder (Sambucus nigra) is the berry, which is indeed an effecti…

Published on 2 years ago

Don't Let the Feds Get You Down

Episode 215

There’s a basic rule when it comes to herbal businesses in the US: “Don’t tell and sell.”

Due to rules and regulations set forth by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commissio…

Published on 2 years ago

The Herbal Sisters Project in Kurdistan, with Anna Rósa

Episode 214

We almost never do interviews, but our friend Anna Rósa is collaborating with The Lotus Flower to empower refugee women in Kurdistan to care for their own health, their families and communities, and …

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Herbs A-Z: Salvia

Episode 213

Today’s herbs are sage & rosemary – two herbs whose botanical name Salvia indicates they can keep us “safe, healthy, and secure”, if we go with a literal translation. Sounds pretty good to us! And ta…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

[REPLAY] An Herbalist's Guide to Successful Self-Experimentation

In this period of Fallow Month (see previous episode), we're re-airing a couple of our favorite episodes from the archives. This one was originally episode #145, originally aired December 20th 2020.

I…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

[REPLAY] How To Practice Herbalism Every Day

In this period of Fallow Month (see previous episode), we're re-airing a couple of our favorite episodes from the archives. This one was originally episode #120, originally aired April 4th 2020.

Previ…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Fallow Month

Episode 212

In ancient agriculture, the farmers observed the need to let fields rest every year or two, so they could recover their fertility. Letting the fields lie fallow in this way actually yielded more food…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Herbs A-Z: Rubus

Episode 211

Today we’re discussing the entire genus of Rubus plants! We focus most on blackberry & raspberry, because we know them best, but with 1400+ species found on every continent, there’s certainly a local…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

Herbs A-Z: Rumex & Rosa

Episode 210

Snow-delayed by a couple days, here’s our next episode! Today we’re talking about yellow dock and rose.

Yellow dock (Rumex crispus) is also known as curly dock. We also like to work with broadleaf doc…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago