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Join Karyn Sanders for a discussion of wildcrafting, harvesting plants from the wild, from an Indigenous perspective and listen to her invitation to re-think this practice. Originally aired 10.05.2017.
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Join Sarah Holmes for a DIY tutorial on making your own herbal spray for any number of reasons, such as protection, calming and presence, to name a few. Take notes as Sarah offers many possible recipes.  Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @theherbalhighway.
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Join Sarah Holmes for a discussion of toxins in our environment and the impacts on our bodies. She discusses strategies to decrease our toxic load as well as plants to support our health.
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How does the conversation between native and invasive plants perpetuate patterns of colonization? During this episode, Renée Camila offers an alternative lens towards understanding “invasive” plant medicine through the storytelling of introduced plants. She explores the magic and medicine of Plantain, Mullein, Dandelion, and Eucalyptus.
 
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Join Sarah Holmes and her guest Lucretia Vandyke, @lucretia.vandyke . Lucretia is an energetic herbalist, ceremonialist, grief worker and author of African American Herbalism: A Practical Guide to Healing Plants and Folk Traditions. They discuss herbs in the African diaspora, community, grief and so much more.
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Join host Emiliano Lemus and guest Violet Moon for “Medicinal Ecologies,” an Herbal Highway series in which we explore the natural medicines present in California ecosystems. This month, we travel along California waterways, and discover medicinal plants of lakes, rivers, streams, bogs, and riparian habitats. Violet Moon is a clinical herbalist and native plant specialist based in Oakland, CA (unceded Lisjan Ohlone land).
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