Affrilachian Herbalism: Women of Color Herbalists of the South | Featuring Lucretia VanDyke

This week on Everything You Didn’t Know About Herbalism, we are resharing an excerpt from our 2021 Virtual Spring Free Herbalism Project. The Mountain Rose Free Herbalism Project is an interactive community event with lectures from expert herbalists, music, and community--all free of charge! This is one of the ways in which Mountain Rose Herbs hopes to give back to herbalists and our local community. We hope you enjoy tuning in to Lucretia VanDyke’s presentation on Women of Color Herbalists of the South.

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Women of Color Herbalists of the South, with Lucretia VanDyke

Throughout history people of color have played important roles in the world of healthcare. From the granny midwife, herbalist, abolitionist, from our food for the soul to the medicine women who united communities. Join Lucretia in speaking their names to understand their journey and the importance of their contribution to the world of the healing arts.

🌻 Lucretia VanDyke began her journey through herbalism as a little girl mixing herbs, clays, and muds on her grandparent’s farm. Now, with over 20 years of herbalism under her belt, Lucretia proudly stands as an author, holistic educator, speaker, herbalist, ceremonialist, spiritual light coach, intuitive energetic reiki practitioner, diviner, storyteller, artist, and world traveler. Lucretia has accumulated over 3,000 hours of training where she studied with Indigenous healers and some of the greatest minds of our time. Lucretia has been a holistic esthetician & healing arts practitioner for over a decade, focusing on integrating Indigenous healing rituals, plant spirit medicine, and meditation into modern-day practice. Lucretia brings her vivacious spirit and message of self-love in her work to inspire others to embrace their unique beauty and purpose. Her work with herbs and sacred practices honor women's wholeness through grief work, sexual trauma, ancestor connection, womb healing, self-empowerment, food alchemy, and holistic skincare. Lucretia is also the author of African American Herbalism, which takes readers through a unique lens of the origins of herbal practices rooted in African American tradition—from its beginnings in ancient Egypt to modern day America.

***You may notice in this episode that Lucretia mentions she is currently working on publishing her book. If we fast forward a bit since when this recording took place—Lucretia’s book, African American Herbalism, has been a successful publication since 2022!

🌿 You can read Lucretia's blog post "Living in the Legacy of African American Healers" here!

🌿 Check out the full recording of our 2021 Spring Free Herbalism Project on YouTube!

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