The Mycelial Healer | Featuring Christopher Parker
Herbal Radio
This week on Everything You Didn’t Know About Herbalism, we are joined by Christopher Parker, the self-taught mycologist with 30 years of experience in mushroom cultivation, wildharvesting, and herbal medicine making. Join us to explore: Christopher & Katherine Parker’s new book, Growing up through the changing seasons and breathtaking landscapes of Southern Appalachia The domino effect that transforming floodplains into food forests could have Unique and creative ways to get medicinal mushrooms into your diet Making fungi cultivation accessible for all As always, we...
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The Girl Whose Garden Comes Alive | Featuring Juliet Howard
Herbal Radio
This week on Everything You Didn’t Know About Herbalism, we are joined by Juliet Howard, the herbalist and author who focuses her practice on connecting budding mini herbalists-to-be through creating accessible, reciprocal backyard herbal education for children. Join us to explore: Juliet’s newly launch book, How the Pacific Northwest sparked her journey as a writer Children’s natural connection to nature How children can remind us to slow down Why forming relationships with the green world help guide children into adulthood As always, we thank you for joining us on another...
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The Art of Growing Medicinal Herbs | Featuring Jeff & Melanie Carpenter
Herbal Radio
This week on Everything You Didn’t Know About Herbalism, we are joined by the owners of and authors of , Jeff and Melanie Carpenter. Drawing on over 25 years of hands-on organic farming experience, Join this passionate dynamic duo to explore: Balancing multiple jobs while running a medicinal herb farm Importance of the marketing and business side of farming How Jeff and Melanie weaved both their writings into their book The careful and thoughtful process of drying medicinal herbs Letting go of the ever-expanding business growth = success mindset As always, we thank you for joining us on...
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Fire as a Menstruum | Featuring Lian Bruno
Herbal Radio
This week on Everything You Didn’t Know About Herbalism, we are joined by the founder of , Lian Bruno. From rolling herbal cigarettes in her living room to running a national brand, Lian Bruno is reimagining what it means to smoke. In this episode, join Tommy and Lian as they explore: The spark (pun intended) that turned into Puff Herbals Different reasons that people smoke beyond habitual use Using fire and smoke as a menstruum Difference between conventional cigarettes versus organic tobacco leaf How conventional cigarettes became so normalized within our day-to-day culture As...
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Health & Transformation, Naturally | Featuring Rachelle Robinett
Herbal Radio
This week on Everything You Didn’t Know About Herbalism, we are joined by the author, herbalist, and accomplished girl boss of the botanical world, Rachelle Robinett. Join Tommy and Rachelle as they explore: Rachelle’s recent book launch, Reflecting personal experience, science, and herbal knowledge into writing Rachelle’s lifelong fascination with our connection to the “ness” of life How herbalism relates to modern life The permanence of putting your writing out into the world Writing from the perspective of the educator while learning alongside the reader Learn more about...
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Fermentation School, with Kirsten Shockey | Tea Talks with Jiling
Herbal Radio
This week on Tea Talks with Jiling, we are joined by Kirsten K. Shockey. Kirsten is the author of 🌿Homebrewed Vinegar, and coauthor of several award-winning and bestselling alongside Christopher Shockey: 🌿Fermented Vegetables; 🌿Fiery Ferments; 🌿The Big Book of Cidermaking; and 🌿Miso, Tempeh, Natto & Other Tasty Ferments. She is a co-founder of , a women-owned and women-led benefits corporation supporting the voices of independent educators to empower learning and build culture. Go forth and ferment! Listen in as Jiling and Kirsten discuss how fermentation works, with...
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Animal Alchemy | Featuring Kody Hilton
Herbal Radio
This week on Everything You Didn’t Know About Herbalism, we are joined by Kody Hilton, a passionate plant person and friend to all furry, fuzzy, and feathered critters who weaves over 30 years of collective experience from both the human and animal side of herbalism into her practice. Join Tommy and Kody as they explore: Working with animals using a holistic approach Matching herbal energetics to animal energetics Preventative vs. reactionary healthcare for pets The benefit of whole foods and herbs in your pet’s diet How to go about finding a holistic veterinarian Herbs for pet loss and...
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Environmental Access for All | Featuring Mount Pisgah Arboretum
Herbal Radio
This week on Everything You Didn’t Know About Herbalism, we are joined by three passion-driven land stewards who are dedicated to protecting and preserving the in our hometown, Eugene, Oregon. As a 209-acre nature education facility nestled on the traditional homelands of the Kalapuya people, Mount Pisgah Arboretum has been offering invaluable environmental education to the Eugene community since 1973. Tune in with Ilana Jakubowski, Kevin House, and Patrick Wegner to explore: Origin story of Mount Pisgah Arboretum Annual and (upcoming!) Mt. Pisgah’s environmental education field trips,...
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Daring to be FairWild | Featuring Sarah Vito
Herbal Radio
This week on Everything You Didn’t Know About Herbalism, we are joined by the environmental steward and change-maker on a mission to make a household name in the herbal industry, Sarah Vito. Join Sarah and Tommy as they explore: What it means to uphold the FairWild certification The seven key principles of wildharvesting Upholding biodiversity and uplifting humans with the FairWild Standard How plants have evolved alongside humans Unique challenges wild harvesters face in the herbal industry As always, we thank you for joining us on another botanical adventure and are so honored to...
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Co-Creating with Nature, with Pam Montgomery | Tea Talks with Jiling
Herbal Radio
This week on Tea Talks with Jiling, we are joined by . Pam is an herbalist, author, international teacher, Earth elder and new-paradigm thinker who has passionately embraced her role as a spokesperson for the green beings and has been investigating plants and their intelligent spiritual nature for more than three decades. She is the author of Co-Creating with Nature: Healing the Wound of Separation and the highly acclaimed Plant Spirit Healing: A Guide to Working with Plant Consciousness. She teaches internationally and virtually on plant initiations, spiritual ecology and co-creative...
info_outlineThis week on Everything You Didn’t Know About Herbalism, we are joined by Kody Hilton, a passionate plant person and friend to all furry, fuzzy, and feathered critters who weaves over 30 years of collective experience from both the human and animal side of herbalism into her practice. Join Tommy and Kody as they explore:
- Working with animals using a holistic approach
- Matching herbal energetics to animal energetics
- Preventative vs. reactionary healthcare for pets
- The benefit of whole foods and herbs in your pet’s diet
- How to go about finding a holistic veterinarian
- Herbs for pet loss and grief
📺 Consider yourself more of a visual learner? 📺
Watch Kody’s video interview on YouTube!
Learn more about Kody below! ⬇️
🐾 Kody Hilton is an animal herbalist (people too!) and the Owner of the veterinary-supported herbal animal product line, Animal Alchemy. With over 20 years of experience as a Registered Veterinary Technician, she has worked with a wide range of animals in both conventional and holistic veterinary settings. Kody’s career highlights include being part of the veterinary staff at the Oakland Zoo, volunteering with international wildlife rescues, and providing compassionate care at the Animalkind Holistic Veterinary Clinic.
Kody’s veterinary work is matched by 15 years of herbal study and experience. Beyond self-study (of which there is a lot), she has formally studied with several prominent herbalists, including Karyn Sanders and Sarah Holmes from the Blue Otter School, Jane Bothwell at the Dandelion Herbal Center, and various instructors at the California School of Herbal Studies, among many other potent teachers along the way. Her boss, Dr. Jeffrey Judkins, has also been an important mentor.
As a human herbalist, Kody worked for many years at Moonrise Herbs in Arcata, CA. She is also an active core member of the Wellness and First-Aid Teams at the Northern California Women’s Herbal Symposium and the Oshala Farm Herb Camp. This year, Kody was honored to be one of the featured teachers at the 2025 Oshala Farm Herb Camp.
Animal herbalism is the marriage of Kody’s passions: animals, veterinary nursing, and herbalism! She currently works at Animalkind Holistic Veterinary Clinic and runs her own veterinary-supported herbal animal product line, Animal Alchemy. While Kody loves all animals, she is definitely a “cat person” and is the guardian of two beloved Ragdoll kitties, Hans and Sonja. Kody also loves birds and will always carry a spider outside.
If you would like to learn more about Kody’s boss and mentor, Dr. Jeffrey Judkin, check out the Veterinary Botanical Medical Association (VBMA). VBMA’s mission is to foster herbal knowledge amongst Veterinarians and Qualified Herbalists working with animals.
🐱🌿 Meet some of Kody’s tail-wagging and purring patients! 🌿🐶
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🩺 Looking for a holistic veterinarian for your furry friend? 🩺
Check out the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association
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🐾 Peruse Kody’s line of animal-approved and veterinary-supported products! 🐾
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