Kitchen Medicine, Bioregional Plants & Folk Herbalism with Jade Alicandro
Release Date: 12/06/2025
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info_outlineSpice Rack Medicine – Winter Online Series 2026
A cozy, self-paced kitchen herbalism course from Jade Alicandro that explores culinary herbs, folk medicine-making, bone broth, food energetics, adaptogens, nutritive herbs, seaweeds, medicinal mushrooms, and easy medicine you can make right in your home kitchen.
Registration is open now through Dec 12
Today we’re revisiting my delightful interview with community herbalist and educator Jade Alicandro, originally released two years ago as Episode 82 of The Herbalist Hour.
In this conversation we dive into bioregional herbalism, weeds as medicine, food-as-medicine practices, kitchen folk remedies, herbal energetics, and so much more.
Jade is known for weaving her love of locally abundant plants, culinary herbs, and accessible kitchen medicine into her work as a clinical herbalist and educator in Western Massachusetts.
She teaches through Milk & Honey Herbs, offering year-long apprenticeships, herb walks, workshops, Patreon classes, and her annual Spice Rack Medicine Winter Series.
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The information in this episode is for educational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for advice provided by your physician or other medical professionals. Always consult a health care practitioner before using any herbal remedy or food, especially if you are nursing, pregnant, or have any medical condition.