Elise
Elise completed a two-year apprenticeship with the Columbines School of Botanical Studies and completed Rosemary Gladstar's The Science and Art of Herbalism online course. She enjoys continuing her herbal education through inspiring books, talks, and homemade herbal preparations. In addition to her plant-based studies, she has a BA in Business and a minor in Cultural Anthropology. Also an artist, Elise loves to draw and fill her time with her family and sweet Aussie, cooking up good food, working on their property, and exploring the Oregon wilderness.
Jiling and Athene discuss the Five Elements of East Asian medicine, examples of native California plant and Five Elements’ interrelationships, how climate informs plant intelligence, and more.
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July 7, 2023
Clinical herbalist and educator, Shana Lipner Grover, introduces us to oregano and St. John's wort, plant allies that are easy to grow and abundant in their support.
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June 30, 2023
7Song is an herbal practitioner and Director of Holistic Medicine at the Ithaca Free Clinic and Founder, Director, and main instructor at the Northeast School of Botanical Medicine.
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June 16, 2023
Jiling and Toby discuss Chinese herbal medicine, nourishing life (yang sheng 養生) East Asian medicine seasonal considerations for diet and exercise, yin-yang, and more!
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June 9, 2023
Jesús Garcia is a Mexican Shaman and Herbalist teaching the traditions of lineage work through botanica practices of curanderia and community spiritual herbalism.
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June 2, 2023
Jesse Wolf Hardin joins us for a very special podcast episode with Thomas Dick, to discuss the importance of in-person herbal events.
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May 26, 2023
Today's episode is a rerelease of an excerpt from our spring online Free Herbalism Project hosted on April 8, 2021.
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May 19, 2023
We’re thrilled to release today’s episode featuring Ryland Engelhart, focused on the importance of farmers, supporting beneficial farming practices, and the task of creating balance where an imbalance has been.
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May 12, 2023
In this “Tea Talks Roundtable,” Jiling discusses the topic of “Food as Medicine” with herbalists Christa Sinadinos, Rona Leah, Jana Kilgore, and Mary Colvin.
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May 5, 2023
Michelle is an herbalist, formulator, educator, and the founder of The Twig & Feather. Refreshing, engaging, and open-minded, Michelle’s plant stories are human centric.
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April 28, 2023
This podcast episode comes from Kiva Rose's presentation for the Fall 2022 Free Herbalism Project.
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April 21, 2023
