When Nature Becomes Your First Aid-Kit | Featuring Sam Coffman
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Austere Medicine (pronounced aw-steer) – the practice of remote field medicine in wilderness, post-disaster situations and emergency situations. This week on Everything You Didn’t Know About Herbalism, we are featuring the best-selling author, US Army and US Special Forces Medic Veteran, clinical herbalist, austere medicine specialist, wilderness survival expert, and all-around badass, Sam Coffman. Listen in as Thomas and Sam dive into an engaging conversation surrounding what austere medicine is, why this realm of study is invaluable to every survival-enthusiast and herbalist alike,...
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The Art & Impact of Seed-Saving | Featuring Bevin Cohen
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This week on Everything You Didn’t Know About Herbalism, we are featuring the passionate writer, fellow podcaster, seed-saver extraordinaire, and owner of Bevin Cohen. Listen in as Bevin and Thomas explore the art of growing plants from harvested seeds, and how this timeless practice can deeply enhance our relationship with the plant allies that surround us. If you want to dig deeper into Bevin’s work with us, check out his featured article on seed-saving in our latest release below! As always, we thank you for joining us on another botanical adventure and are honored to have you...
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The Double-Edged Sword of Plant Identification Apps | Featuring Shana Lipner Grover
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This week on Everything You Didn’t Know About Herbalism, we are joined by our long-time dear friend that will likely be no stranger to many of our listeners—Shana Lipner Grover! As a highly acclaimed clinical herbalist and educator, Shana joins us for a conversation on the upsides and downsides of plant identification apps, and the advantages of leaning on regional herbalists to gain knowledge on the flora, fauna, and funga surrounding us. Listen in as Shana shares an entertaining yet cautionary tale on the potential dangers of using plant identification apps, and why these apps should...
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Herbal Oracle Decks | Tea Talks Roundtable
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In this Tea Talks Roundtable, Jiling discusses Herbal Oracle Decks with herbalists and . Listen in as Maia, Wolf, and Jiling explore: What oracle decks are, and how they might help deepen our relationships with plants, ourselves, and the world Maia and Wolf’s processes for creating their oracle decks Oracle cards as doorways into the collective unconscious Art as a layer-cake of meaning and symbolism Conversations with the land Bridging known and unknown realities through doorways to magical engagement Paying attention as a celebratory evocation 🌿 MAIA TOLL is the...
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Education, Exploration, & Ecology | Featuring Allison Poklemba and Michael Kauffmann
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This week on Everything You Didn’t Know About Herbalism, we are featuring a dynamic duo wife-husband team on a mission to enhance the human connection with the natural world, Allison Poklemba and Michael Kauffman. Allison and Michael are the Founders of , an independent publishing company that explores books on natural history, ecology, and the western landscape. Today, Allison and Michael will be sharing their combined insights and knowledge on the vast ecology that surrounds our world, and how bettering our understanding of plants can help us to foster a better understanding of ourselves....
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Mobile Herbal Clinics | Tea Talks Roundtable
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In this Tea Talks Roundtable, Jiling discusses mobile herbal clinics with the | Coordinator, Carolyn Jones, and Co-Founder and community leader, Jocelyn Boreta. Carolyn and Jocelyn share how mobile herbal clinics work, how they can help increase access to healthcare, and what role education plays in their work. They share about the importance of partnerships, meeting people where they are, and the importance of culturally-centered care. Listen for stories about yarrow, other plants that have lit up their communities, and healing community wounds through sharing food, medicine,...
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Thinking Outside the Recyclable Box | Featuring Sonya Carlson
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This week on Everything You Didn’t Know About Herbalism, we are featuring the passionate leader of a non-profit organization that is very near and dear to our hometown, right here in Lane County, Oregon: Sonya Carlson of . In this episode, Sonya and Thomas dive into how waste reduction goes far deeper than simply recycling alone, and by bringing communities together, we can all take hold of our collective and individual responsibility to care for our Earth. Through Sonya’s leadership, educational outreach, hands-on workshops, and community engagement, BRING understands that carving the...
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Asian American Herbalism | Tea Talks Roundtable
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In this Tea Talks Roundtable, Jiling discusses Asian American Herbalism with herbalists Erin Masako Wilkins and Zoey Xinyi Gong. We explore: East Asian medicine views of food as medicine Eating through the seasons — from an East Asian medicine perspective How to integrate herbs into food Everyday recipes for everyday healing Current trends in East Asian medicine in popular culture Learn more about these herbalists below: 🌿 Erin Masako Wilkins is an Asian American herbalist and acupuncturist who has treated patients for years and teaches virtual and in-person workshops. Her...
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Environmental Grief & Herbalism | Featuring Emily Ruff
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This week on Everything You Didn’t Know About Herbalism, we are sharing an awakening conversation surrounding the intersection of herbalism and grief with the author, educator, non-profit leader, and environmental advocate, Emily Ruff. Driven by her profound dedication and compassion, Emily sits down with us to dissect the individual and collective impact that environmental grief has on our communities, and how redefining its influence may play a key role in re-establishing a symbiotic relationship with our planet. We’ll explore how this can be accomplished by leaning on our plant allies...
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The Herbal Doula, with Marie White | Tea Talks with Jiling
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Marie White is an author, plant educator and environmentalist whose work focuses on medicinal herbs, relationship between people and plants, climate, and community care. She is the author of The Intimate Herbal ('22) and The Herbal Doula ('24), both through North Atlantic Books. 🌿Listen in as Jiling and Marie discuss: Marie’s new book, “The Herbal Doula” The herbs Marie recommends folks have handy when expecting or raising youngsters How herbs can be allies amidst climate change Self-care tips for doulas and other caring professions or individuals The garden as a space to...
info_outlineThis week on Everything You Didn’t Know About Herbalism, we are thrilled to share an eye-opening conversation with the passionate author, knowledgeable educator, and jack of all trades within the herbal world, Nicole Telkes. Listen in as Thomas and Nicole deep dive into how the collision of cultures for millennia weaved our understanding of herbalism in the present day, the troubling history between herbalism and American healthcare, and how we can reconnect the herbal community in a changing world through the core of herbalism itself: the botanicals that surround us. In Nicole’s words, “You can accomplish so much with just a simple cup of tea with people”.
As always, we thank you for joining us on another botanical adventure and are honored to have you tag along with us on this ride. Remember, we want to hear from you! Your questions, ideas, and who you want to hear from are invaluable to our podcast. Email us at [email protected] to let us know what solutions we should uncover next within the vast world of herbalism.
🌷Nicole Telkes RH(AHG) is an award-winning practicing herbalist, author, and clinical mentor. She has a background in botanical studies, plant conservation work, community activism, and herbal first-aid clinics. She wrote the books Medicinal Plants of Texas and Herbcraft: The Complete Guide to 21st Century Holistic Western Herbalism. Nicole manages a United Plant Savers Botanical Sanctuary and Apiary and currently supervises the gardens at Bastyr University. She is the founder and lead instructor at the Wildflower School of Botanical Medicine, founded in 2003. She is best known for her work freeing fire cider as one of the Fire Cider 3. Nicole works on the Board of Directors of the nonprofit, Southwest School of Botanical Medicine(SWSBM) to help preserve the legacy of Michael Moore and is starting another nonprofit, The Community Herbalist Alliance.
Southwest School of Botanical Medicine Resources:
Check out Michael Moore’s revamped website launching September 21st HERE!
Subscribe to join the SWSBM newsletter HERE!
Want to support SWSBM work towards maintaining Michael Moore’s website and future projects? Click HERE to make a tax deductible contribution.
Find where to get your hands on Nicole’s published books below:
🌿 Herbcraft: The Complete Guide to Traditional Western Holistic Herbalism
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Find Nicole on Social Media:
Instagram: @herbcrafter
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