HerbMentor Radio

Rosemary Gladstar covers the importance of wild greens, both nutritionally and energetically. Dandelions, plantain, nettle, chickweed and many more favorites will be covered. In addition to her favorite ways to prepare wild greens, Rosemary will also cover ethical wild harvesting. It’s time to clean out the closets and leave the winter blues behind!

Rosemary Gladstar is the author of many books, including Rosemary Gladstar’s Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner’s Guide, Rosemary Gladstar’s Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health and Herbal Healing for Women.  Rosemary has been inspiring herbalists for nearly 40 years with the herbal schools, conferences, organizations and companies she has founded, which include the California School of Herbal Studies, Traditional Medicinals, the International Herb Symposium, and United Plant Savers.

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Susun Weed returns to HerbMentor Radio. For those who want to use herbal remedies, it can be confusing as to exactly how to incorporate them into our lives. It’s really not as simple as “take this herb for that ailment.” Herbalism is an art and science that enhances not just your health, but way of life. Herbalist and author Susun Weed specializes in keeping it simple for folks. This engaging class will cover at least 7 ways we can easily incorporate herbs and remedies into our lives.

Which herbs should you take every day? What sort of herbal preparations should you avoid? What foods are antioxidants and will help prevent chronic illnesses? Which herbal remedies are simple to make in ANY kitchen?  Already make herbal remedies like tinctures and infusions? Susun will share BRAND new ways to get more out of these tried and true remedies. This class is for all experience levels.

Susun Weed has been practicing and teaching herbalism for over 40 years, and has written several books. Susun founded the Wise Woman Center in Woodstock, NY. She speaks at conferences worldwide and often appears on television and radio shows.

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The microphone is turned as John Gallagher, host of HerbMentor Radio, is interviewed by Rosalee de la Forêt. HerbMentor members asked for it, and John was happy to sit down and reveal the string of random events that lead to the creation HerbMentor.com five years ago.

How did spraying weeds with herbicide begin John on his herbal journey? Why is a dandelion in the LearningHerbs logo? How is Bruce Springsteen responsible for how John creates and markets products? How and why did he start LearningHerbs? What is in LearningHerbs’ future? It’s all here in this fun filled, action packed, chocolate covered, death defying act of thrilling audio goodness…

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David Bruce Leonard is a practitioner and teacher of all five branches of Chinese medicine: acupuncture, herbal medicine, massage, food medicine and martial arts. Besides studying traditional medicines with healers in Asia, North and South America, David also studied Hawaiian native plants for over 20 years, and is author of Medicine at Your Feet: Healing Plants of the Hawaiian Kingdom and Wild Wisdom: Listening to the Heart of Nature. David is Dean of Oriental Medicine at the Hawaii College of Oriental Medicine, and founder of Earth Medicine Institute.

In this episode of HerbMentor Radio, David explores Hawaiian herbalism, including a few things the elders taught him about herbal learning, gathering protocols, and teachings that cross cultural boundaries. Also, learn what Hawaiian herbalism can teach you about learning the plants of your own bioregion.

David will be teaching at the upcoming International Herb Symposium, June 28th -30th, 2013 near Boston.

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Sunny Savage is a wild foodie, filmmaker, and homeschooling parent traveling with the wind ….aboard a sailboat with her husband and son.

She has a Master’s degree in Nutrition Education and taught native nutrition at the White Earth Tribal & Community College.  Her ancestry includes pirates, diplomats, farmers, to writers of the French constitution. Her ancestor, Thomas Savage, arrived in Jamestown on the second boat at 13.

Sunny was raised by “back to the land” parents and spent a year eating foods only grown within 250 miles of her home. She’s travelled every continent on Earth, and has a television show called Hot on the Trail with Sunny Savage that followed her adventures. It airs on Dish 218, FIOS 163 and Frontier 162.

Sunny recently re-released her clothing line that is made from wild plants, and we talk about medicinal clothing in the interview.

Sunny joins John from a cafe in Panama. She’s about to begin another leg of her adventures at sea with her family. She is filming the story.

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Emily Ruff is a community herbalist and health educator who has practiced the art and science of plant healing for over a decade. Her studies have taken her to three continents, where she has studied under indigenous healers of many traditions. She also apprenticed for many years with Rosemary Gladstar. Emily founded Orenda Herbals and is director of the Florida School of Holistic Living. Through the school she founded the Community Herbal Clinic and the Florida Herbal Conference.

The Florida Herbal Conference is February 15-17, 2013 in Orlando. Headline herbal teachers are Matthew Wood and Phyllis Light. Workshops focus on bioregional, earth-centered herbalism, with topics including clinical herbalism, herbal crafts, herbal tradition and history, medicine making, plant identification walks and many hands-on demonstrations. The weekend also includes a marketplace of herbal vendors and musical activities each evening. LearningHerbs.com is a proud sponsor.

Besides hearing Emily’s fascinating story, our interview focuses on many of the medicinal herbs found in Florida. Most people never consider that we have amazing botanicals growing right here on the mainland U.S. We take a virtual plant walk to discover saw palmetto, hibiscus, passionflower, tropical chickweed, St. John’s Mint, and even lemongrass and cayenne.

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Rebecca Altman is an herbalist, writer and proprietor of King’s Road Apothecary. As a Scottish herbalist wildcrafting in Los Angeles, she has acclimated well to the Southwest by coming up with herbal remedies that are as unique as she is. Ocotillo blossom elixir, peach leaf and wild rose calming potion, busted joint ointment, white fir and juniper incense, and white sage chaparral salve are just a few of her creations.

In this episode of HerbMentor Radio, we meet a young herbalist who is breaking new ground by thinking outside the herbal box. In fact, she even has an herbal CSA called “The Monthly Surprise Box.” You really never know what Rebecca will do next, and this interview will surely inspire you to think differently based on what is growing around you.

Rebecca shares some some practical advice, including how to make some really amazing and simple remedies using local plants, such as conifer infused olive oil. This interview was recorded live at the Medicine of the People conference in Arizona.

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Margi Flint practices herbalism in the seacoast town of Marblehead, Massachusetts, and over the last 30 years has become their village herbalist. She is an adjunct professor at North Shore Community College, The Tufts University School of Medicine, Bastyr University, Pacific Rim College, and the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. Margi is author of the text book, The Practicing Herbalist: Meeting with Clients, Reading the Body. She also lectures internationally and is a professional member of the American Herbalist Guild.

In this interview, Margi discusses her work as a practicing herbalist, how she mentors, facial diagnostics as well as other methods she uses, and answers many questions submitted by HerbMentor members on health issues and being a practicing herbalist.

You can visit Margi Flint at EarthSongHerbals.com

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This is a replay of our very first HerbMentor Radio episode. We’ve nearly been on the air 5 years, and we wanted to celebrate our beginning with the event that started it all.

Rosemary Gladstar is the author of several books, including best seller Herbal Healing for Women, Rosemary Gladstar’s Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health, and her newest title, Rosemary Gladstar’s Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner’s Guide.

Rosemary has founded the California School of Herbal Studies, United Plant Savers, co-founded Traditional Medicinals tea company, co-founded Sage Mountain Herbs, and is a founding member of the Northeast Herb Association. One of her herbal startups even turned into the present day Mountain Rose Herbs. Her experience includes over 30 years in the herbal community as a healer, teacher, visionary and organizer of herbal events.

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Sandor Katz returns to HerbMentor Radio in celebration of his new book, The Art of Fermentation: An In-Depth Exploration of Essential Concepts and Processes from Around the World.  This nearly 500 page volume gives practical information on fermenting vegetables, fruits, grains, milk, beans, meats and more. It has a forward by Michael Pollan and is published by Chelsea Green.  Sandor is also author of Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods and The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved: Inside America’s Underground Food Movement. Starting with sauerkraut, Sandor has been fermenting foods for years. As as avid cook, gardener, herbalist, and nutritional enthusiast, his interests have led to a life of spreading “culture” wherever he travels. He refers to himself as a “fermentation revivalist.

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