Herb Mentor Radio Kimberly Gallagher: Big News on Herb Mentor Radio
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Sep 26, 2025 Kimberly Gallagher, co-founder and CEO of LearningHerbs, brings her decades of herbal wisdom to the discussion. She shares her go-to herbs for seasonal changes like chai and elderberry, and how she uses nourishing infusions for daily health. Delving into her plant journey, Kimberly recounts her experiences with gardening and the community-building power of plants. She also reveals future dreams for LearningHerbs and how games and stories can help deepen connections with nature.
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Seasonal Herbal Rituals
- Make seasonal herbal rituals like a warming chai and nourishing infusions to anchor transitions.
- Steep nutrient-rich herbs long and add roots in fall as decoctions for deeper extraction.
Match Preparation To Herb Type
- Choose long cold infusions for vitamin-and-mineral rich herbs like oat straw, nettle, and red clover.
- Avoid long steeping of volatile-oil herbs and use decoctions for roots like burdock and dandelion.
A Plant Path Rooted In Family
- Kimberly traces her herbal beginnings to her farming grandparents and her mother's herb gardening in high school.
- Dating John and attending Ravencroft apprenticeships deepened her plant knowledge and family practice.
