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title: Bridging Botanical Traditions, with Geo Edwards | Tea Talks with Jiling
description: Geo and Jiling discuss okra, catalpa, mulberry, and more food-as-medicine trees and other botanicals that inspire Geo’s work bridging garden and apothecary, clinic and ceramics, and African American herbalism and Chinese medicine traditions.
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# [Bridging Botanical Traditions, with Geo Edwards | Tea Talks with Jiling](https://podcast.mountainroseherbs.com/geo-edwards-tea-talks)

 Written by [Elise](https://podcast.mountainroseherbs.com/author/elise) | Oct 7, 2022 3:50:45 PM

Geoffrey “Geo” Edwards is an educator and healing artist whose practice encompasses herbalism, gardening, community acupuncture and art therapy. He owns Grain & Pestle, an herb apothecary and clinic in Detroit, MI. Geo facilitates workshops and plant walks on topics ranging from ecology, the Five Elements, and moxibustion to creative writing and art-as-social action.

Geo and Jiling discuss okra, catalpa, mulberry, and more food-as-medicine trees and other botanicals that inspire Geo’s work bridging garden and apothecary, clinic and ceramics, and African American herbalism and Chinese medicine traditions. 

Visit Geo Edwards at [GrainAndPestle.com](https://www.grainandpestle.com/), [Instagram @grainandpestle](https://www.instagram.com/grainandpestle/), and [Instagram @geo_create](https://www.instagram.com/geo_create/).

Jiling Lin is a Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac), herbalist, and yoga teacher in Ventura, CA. Visit Jiling at [JilingLin.com](https://www.jilinglin.com/), [Instagram @LinJiling](http://instagram.com/linjiling), and [Facebook @JilingLAc](https://www.facebook.com/JilingLAc/). Get her free [Nourishing Life](https://sendfox.com/lp/3le82n) (養生) template, [Five Elements](https://sendfox.com/lp/1dl549) (五行) outline, or sign up for her newsletter [here](https://sendfox.com/jiling).

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