1 hr 21 min
9. Paradigm Shifts in Herbal Education: Heidi Merika on Herbal Education The Elder Tree Podcast
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Heidi Merika is a medical herbal herbalist, a herbal educator, a herbal medicine maker, and collaborates on amazing projects such as Herbfest. Heidi is also the author of the wonderful book "Wildcraft: The Science and Spirit of Wild Plants as Food and Medicine".
In this interview with Heidi Merika, we explore the paradigm shift in herbal medicine education that she has witnessed in her life, from grassroots herbalism to the scientific evidence-based mainstream academic model. She witnessed a shift of focus into an emphasis on clinical herbalism and research-based herbalism.
She expresses her feeling of feeling like a "square peg in a round hole", though she loved the educational opportunity and the doors that it opened to teach at multiple colleges such as RMIT and Endeavour college, work with Obourne Health supplies and different health food shops and health food suppliers, and work as a receptionist with Ruth Trickey.
Working in these environments she was feeling that something was missing and felt the disconnect from the plants themselves, so in this interview she shares her powerful journey to reconnect with the plants and find her own unique path as a herbalist and herbal educator.
Heidi shares her journey of bringing Pam Montgomery to Australia, her experience of writing her book "Wildcraft" and shares her visions for the future of herbal education in Australia. I found this interview incredibly insightful and inspiring and there were sparks flying the whole time!
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After this interview, we received a very generous offer from Heidi Merika: for every copy of "Wildcraft" that Heidi sells, she will be donating $1 to The Elder Tree!
Thank you so much Heidi for your generosity and ongoing support of our project, and thank you for all the work you do in the herbalism community in Australia.
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You can also go to Heidi's website here:
https://heidimerika.com.au/
Follow and like her Facebook here:
https://www.facebook.com/conscnutrition/
And follow her Instagram here:
https://www.instagram.com/heidimerika/
You can purchase Heidi's book via her website and you can also purchase it in person at the Alchemilla Herbals apothecary in Ravenshoe.
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To find out more about The Elder Tree visit the website here and donate to the crowdfunding campaign here.
You can also follow The Elder Tree on Facebook and Instagram and sign up to the newsletter.
Find out more about this podcast and the presenters here. Get in touch with The Elder Tree at: asktheeldertree@gmail.com
The intro and outro song is "Sing for the Earth" and was kindly donated by Chad Wilkins. You can find Chad's music here and here.
Heidi Merika is a medical herbal herbalist, a herbal educator, a herbal medicine maker, and collaborates on amazing projects such as Herbfest. Heidi is also the author of the wonderful book "Wildcraft: The Science and Spirit of Wild Plants as Food and Medicine".
In this interview with Heidi Merika, we explore the paradigm shift in herbal medicine education that she has witnessed in her life, from grassroots herbalism to the scientific evidence-based mainstream academic model. She witnessed a shift of focus into an emphasis on clinical herbalism and research-based herbalism.
She expresses her feeling of feeling like a "square peg in a round hole", though she loved the educational opportunity and the doors that it opened to teach at multiple colleges such as RMIT and Endeavour college, work with Obourne Health supplies and different health food shops and health food suppliers, and work as a receptionist with Ruth Trickey.
Working in these environments she was feeling that something was missing and felt the disconnect from the plants themselves, so in this interview she shares her powerful journey to reconnect with the plants and find her own unique path as a herbalist and herbal educator.
Heidi shares her journey of bringing Pam Montgomery to Australia, her experience of writing her book "Wildcraft" and shares her visions for the future of herbal education in Australia. I found this interview incredibly insightful and inspiring and there were sparks flying the whole time!
.
After this interview, we received a very generous offer from Heidi Merika: for every copy of "Wildcraft" that Heidi sells, she will be donating $1 to The Elder Tree!
Thank you so much Heidi for your generosity and ongoing support of our project, and thank you for all the work you do in the herbalism community in Australia.
.
You can also go to Heidi's website here:
https://heidimerika.com.au/
Follow and like her Facebook here:
https://www.facebook.com/conscnutrition/
And follow her Instagram here:
https://www.instagram.com/heidimerika/
You can purchase Heidi's book via her website and you can also purchase it in person at the Alchemilla Herbals apothecary in Ravenshoe.
.
To find out more about The Elder Tree visit the website here and donate to the crowdfunding campaign here.
You can also follow The Elder Tree on Facebook and Instagram and sign up to the newsletter.
Find out more about this podcast and the presenters here. Get in touch with The Elder Tree at: asktheeldertree@gmail.com
The intro and outro song is "Sing for the Earth" and was kindly donated by Chad Wilkins. You can find Chad's music here and here.
1 hr 21 min