

HerbRally
Mason Hutchison
Welcome to the HerbRally podcast! We take a deep dive into the world of herbalism. We host some of the best teachers in the field with topics ranging from wild foods, botany, nutrition, ecology, herbal medicine and health accessibility. You'll hear class recordings from conferences, narrated plant monographs, interviews, event updates and so much more. There are hundreds of episodes on herbalism so you're bound to find what you're looking for. Thanks for tuning in!
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May 29, 2023 • 5min
The Joy of Learning Herbalism with Alex Queathem Payne
An HerbRally community member asked "What is the most memorable experience you had with a plant or with teaching?" Herbalist Alex Queathem Payne has found passion watching other's being inspired by herbs, loves to share knowledge and watch students grow. It's what fills her cup, and enjoying the connections you develop while being out in nature with the plants is what truly makes her happy. This is a snippet from a much longer Q&A with Alex on our YouTube channel: WATCH HERE Learn more about Alex and Tending the Wildflowers Botanical Sanctuary at TendingTheWildflowers.com Follow Alex on Instagram! @alex_officinalis 🌼WANT MORE HERBAL GOODNESS? Become an HerbRally Schoolhouse member! You'll get access to a TON of herbalism classes, monographs, webinars and more. We add new material each and every week. There's also discounts to cool herbal companies, a private Facebook group and more! You can get your first 30 days FREE with coupon code PODCAST LEARN MORE AND REGISTER 🌿WANT EVEN MORE HERBAL GOODNESS? Sign up for the HerbRally newsletter and receive THIRTEEN herbal freebies! 👉 CLAIM YOUR FREEBIES! Herbalism in your neck of the woods. HerbRally www.herbrally.com

May 25, 2023 • 2min
Intro to Wild Dagga | Leonotis leonurus with Jesus Garcia
Today's episode is the audio from a short YouTube video we published. If you'd like to see the plant, watch the video by CLICKING HERE. VIDEO DESCRIPTION: Here's a quick introduction to Wild Dagga, aka Leonotis leonurus. This stunning plant is in the mint family. We visited Jesus Garcia on his homestead just outside of Austin, TX, and this is one of the plant allies that they grow and use at the Herbal Action Project. We hope you enjoy! Learn more about Jesus Learn more about the Herbal Action Project Follow Herbal Action Project on Instagram Thank you for listening! 🌼WANT MORE HERBAL GOODNESS? Become an HerbRally Schoolhouse member! You'll get access to a TON of herbalism classes, monographs, webinars and more. We add new material each and every week. There's also discounts to cool herbal companies, a private Facebook group and more! You can get your first 30 days FREE with coupon code PODCAST LEARN MORE AND REGISTER 🌿WANT EVEN MORE HERBAL GOODNESS? Sign up for the HerbRally newsletter and receive THIRTEEN herbal freebies! 👉 CLAIM YOUR FREEBIES! Herbalism in your neck of the woods. HerbRally www.herbrally.com

May 24, 2023 • 18min
HerbRally & Life Updates | GIVEAWAY + Back in Wisco
Enter to win the hoodie giveaway! Simply leave a comment in THIS YOUTUBE VIDEO (CLICK HERE) with you question for an herbalist. Easy as that! Thank you so much if you end up asking a question! EPISODE DESCRIPTION Hi friends! We're back in Wisconsin and wanted to record this updates video for y'all letting you know what's new around HerbRally HQ. First and foremost, I want to tell you about the giveaway... On Tuesday, May 30, 2023 I'm interviewing Erika Galentin and jim mcdonald for The Herbalist Hour. I need YOUR questions. In the comment section below, please let us know what question you would like to ASK AN HERBALIST. In this case, Erika and jim. I will randomly select one of you who submit a question on June 1 to win an HerbRally hoodie https://www.herbrally.com/hoodies We'll then use a lot of the questions during the interview. It'll be a random show of sorts. I'm super excited for it! So thank you for all of you who participate. OTHER UPDATES + LINKS The Herbalist Hour HerbRally Schoolhouse Torin Frost | FOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM @torinfrost The Art of Frugal Nutrition 🌼WANT MORE HERBAL GOODNESS? Become an HerbRally Schoolhouse member! You'll get access to a TON of herbalism classes, monographs, webinars and more. We add new material each and every week. There's also discounts to cool herbal companies, a private Facebook group and more! You can get your first 30 days FREE with coupon code PODCAST LEARN MORE AND REGISTER 🌿WANT EVEN MORE HERBAL GOODNESS? Sign up for the HerbRally newsletter and receive THIRTEEN herbal freebies! 👉 CLAIM YOUR FREEBIES! Herbalism in your neck of the woods. HerbRally www.herbrally.com

May 21, 2023 • 1h 10min
🌱⏰ United Plant Savers' Executive Director: Dr. Susan Leopold | The Herbalist Hour Ep. 21
In today's episode I'm joined by Dr. Susan Leopold. Susan is the Executive Director of the United Plant Savers and one of the main organizers for the upcoming International Herb Symposium. The event will be held in Norton, MA from June 9 - 11, 2023. LEARN MORE AND REGISTER United Plant Savers | LEARN MORE BIO: Susan Leopold, PhD, is an ethnobotanist and passionate defender of biodiversity. Prior to working at United Plant Savers, she worked as a librarian at the Oak Spring Garden Library, specializing in digitizing rare herbals and botanical travel manuscripts. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Botanical Dimensions and the Center for Sustainable Economy. She is an advisory board member of American Botanical Council. She is a proud member of the Patawomeck Indian Tribe of Virginia and the author of the children's book Isabella's Peppermint Flower, teaching about Virginia's botanical history. I hope you enjoy our conversation! Talk to you soon, ~Mason 🌼WANT MORE HERBAL GOODNESS? Become an HerbRally Schoolhouse member! You'll get access to a TON of herbalism classes, monographs, webinars and more. We add new material each and every week. There's also discounts to cool herbal companies, a private Facebook group and more! You can get your first 30 days FREE with coupon code PODCAST LEARN MORE AND REGISTER 🌿WANT EVEN MORE HERBAL GOODNESS? Sign up for the HerbRally newsletter and receive THIRTEEN herbal freebies! 👉 CLAIM YOUR FREEBIES! Herbalism in your neck of the woods. HerbRally www.herbrally.com

May 20, 2023 • 1h 5min
🌱⏰ Kiva Rose | The Herbalist Hour Ep. 20
It was an honor to interview the one and only Kiva Rose Hardin for The Herbalist Hour. We chat about her childhood, the early herbal blog scene, the Good Medicine Confluence, trophorestoratives, damiana and a whole lot more! I really hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did. Please leave a comment below with any takeaways you had. Also, pretty please give the video a thumbs up 👍 Thank you! The Good Medicine Confluence July 18 - 22, 2023 Lake George, CO LEARN MORE AND REGISTER HerbRally is teaming up with Plant Healer to give away FOUR tickets! ENTER TO WIN Follow Kiva on Instagram @kivarosethorn Plant Healer's free resources | CHECK THEM OUT Thank you for listening! ~Mason 🌼WANT MORE HERBAL GOODNESS? Become an HerbRally Schoolhouse member! You'll get access to a TON of herbalism classes, monographs, webinars and more. We add new material each and every week. There's also discounts to cool herbal companies, a private Facebook group and more! You can get your first 30 days FREE with coupon code PODCAST LEARN MORE AND REGISTER 🌿WANT EVEN MORE HERBAL GOODNESS? Sign up for the HerbRally newsletter and receive THIRTEEN herbal freebies! 👉 CLAIM YOUR FREEBIES! Herbalism in your neck of the woods. HerbRally www.herbrally.com

May 19, 2023 • 1h 33min
🌱⏰ Asia Dorsey & Karina DesRoses | The Herbalist Hour Episode 19
Bones, Bugs & Botany Presents: SOUL FOOD GENIUS A 6-week virtual course catering to the African diaspora by centering your culinary, nutritional and spiritual innovations. LEARN MORE & REGISTER In this episode I'm thrilled to have on Karina DesRoses and Asia Dorsey. They're the hosts of The Petty Herbalist Podcast. I highly recommend you take a moment and go SUBSCRIBE to their show in your podcast player of choice. Here's their podcast description: Two Black herbalists and Bougie Aunties help you discern the real shit from the bullshit in food and herbs. Come share in the belovedness of Karina Desroses and Asia Dorsey as they explore food science and medicine making at the intersection of ancestral reverence, ecology and cultures of healing justice. In this conversation we chat about what's in our medicine bag, Karina's passion for coffee, red red (a traditional Ghanaian dish), some of their individual projects and more. We cap off the discussion where we each give our "bougie auntie advice", as is tradition in their show. Want to learn more about Asia and Karina? The Petty Herbalist on Instagram | @pettyherbalist Asia's website: Bones, Bugs & Botany | BonesBugsandBotany.com Asia on Instagram | @bonesbugsandbotany Also, a shoutout and THANK YOU to Torin Frost for making the new Herbalist Hour intro song. Follow Torin on Instagram | @torinfrost Thanks for listening! Crafting Your Herbalist Practice with Patricia Howell, Kat Maier and Emily Ruff LEARN MORE AND REGISTER The mission of this course is to create a container for herbalists to dive deep and emerge with greater confidence. This course will teach you how to tend to yourself and your family with wise practices for our current times and how to maintain the integrity of the craft. The goal is to weave together essential clinical skills, sound business practices, and tools that nourish and nurture herbalists, their community, and their practice. Envision a community of herbalists gathering together to activate a shared vision of what is possible as herbalists. LEARN MORE AND REGISTER 🌼WANT MORE HERBAL GOODNESS? Become an HerbRally Schoolhouse member! You'll get access to a TON of herbalism classes, monographs, webinars and more. We add new material each and every week. There's also discounts to cool herbal companies, a private Facebook group and more! You can get your first 30 days FREE with coupon code PODCAST LEARN MORE AND REGISTER 🌿WANT EVEN MORE HERBAL GOODNESS? Sign up for the HerbRally newsletter and receive THIRTEEN herbal freebies! 👉 CLAIM YOUR FREEBIES! Herbalism in your neck of the woods. HerbRally www.herbrally.com

May 16, 2023 • 1h 11min
🌱⏰ Plant Healer's Jesse Wolf Hardin | The Herbalist Hour Ep. 18
Enter to win a ticket to the 2023 Good Medicine Confluence! LEARN MORE AND ENTER TO WIN In this episode I speak with author, artist and co-owner of Plant Healer Magazine, Jesse Wolf Hardin. Here are some of the topics we cover: What the herbal community needs right now Wolf crossing paths with Edward Abbey How Wolf and Kiva Rose met Speculations on our purpose and what happens after we die Some of Wolf's plant allies We also chat a bit about the upcoming Good Medicine Confluence, of which Wolf is one of the founders and organizers of the event. It's July 18 - 22, 2023 and is happening at Lake George, CO. LEARN MORE AND REGISTER Check out some of Plant Healer's free resources | LEARN MORE I really hope you enjoyed our conversation! Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below. Thank you for listening! ~Mason 🌼WANT MORE HERBAL GOODNESS? Become an HerbRally Schoolhouse member! You'll get access to a TON of herbalism classes, monographs, webinars and more. We add new material each and every week. There's also discounts to cool herbal companies, a private Facebook group and more! You can get your first 30 days FREE with coupon code PODCAST LEARN MORE AND REGISTER 🌿WANT EVEN MORE HERBAL GOODNESS? Sign up for the HerbRally newsletter and receive THIRTEEN herbal freebies! 👉 CLAIM YOUR FREEBIES! Herbalism in your neck of the woods. HerbRally www.herbrally.com

May 16, 2023 • 55min
🌱⏰ The Prisoner's Herbal with Nicole Rose | The Herbalist Hour Ep. 17
I had the pleasure of speaking with Nicole Rose in this episode of The Herbalist Hour. We chat about her book "The Prisoner's Herbal" and a lot more. I was really inspired by Nicole's story as well as her passion for the work she's up to. The Prisoner's Herbal | BUY THE BOOK Learn more about Nicole Nicole is also the host of The Frontline Herbalism Podcast. Listen on all major podcast players or visit Solidarity Apothecary's website. Thank you for listening! ~Mason 🌼WANT MORE HERBAL GOODNESS? Become an HerbRally Schoolhouse member! You'll get access to a TON of herbalism classes, monographs, webinars and more. We add new material each and every week. There's also discounts to cool herbal companies, a private Facebook group and more! You can get your first 30 days FREE with coupon code PODCAST LEARN MORE AND REGISTER 🌿WANT EVEN MORE HERBAL GOODNESS? Sign up for the HerbRally newsletter and receive THIRTEEN herbal freebies! 👉 CLAIM YOUR FREEBIES! Herbalism in your neck of the woods. HerbRally www.herbrally.com

May 15, 2023 • 27min
2022 Solidarity Apothecary Review & Plans for 2023 | Nicole Rose
Today's episode is another one from the Frontline Herbalism Podcast with host Nicole Rose. EPISODE DESCRIPTION Nicole (she/her) shares a review of the Solidarity Apothecary’s impact through 2022 – from the work in Ukraine, Calais, with prisoners and more. She also talks about her exciting plans for 2023. Please SUBSCRIBE to The Frontline Herbalism Podcast in your podcast player of choice! The Solidarity Apothecary | LEARN MORE The Frontline Herbalism Podcast | LEARN MORE Nicole in Instagram @solidarity.apothecary Books by Nicole | LEARN MORE Thank you for listening! 🌼WANT MORE HERBAL GOODNESS? Become an HerbRally Schoolhouse member! You'll get access to a TON of herbalism classes, monographs, webinars and more. We add new material each and every week. There's also discounts to cool herbal companies, a private Facebook group and more! You can get your first 30 days FREE with coupon code PODCAST LEARN MORE AND REGISTER 🌿WANT EVEN MORE HERBAL GOODNESS? Sign up for the HerbRally newsletter and receive THIRTEEN herbal freebies! 👉 CLAIM YOUR FREEBIES! Herbalism in your neck of the woods. HerbRally www.herbrally.com

May 13, 2023 • 25min
Dandelion Deep Dive | Nicole Rose
Today's episode was generously provided by Nicole Rose from The Solidarity Apothecary. Nicole is the host of The Frontline Herbalism Podcast, and this is episode 5 of her show. As you can tell by the title, this one is all about dandelion. Please SUBSCRIBE to The Frontline Herbalism Podcast in your podcast player of choice! The Solidarity Apothecary | LEARN MORE The Frontline Herbalism Podcast | LEARN MORE Nicole in Instagram @solidarity.apothecary Books by Nicole | LEARN MORE Thank you for listening! 🌼WANT MORE HERBAL GOODNESS? Become an HerbRally Schoolhouse member! You'll get access to a TON of herbalism classes, monographs, webinars and more. We add new material each and every week. There's also discounts to cool herbal companies, a private Facebook group and more! You can get your first 30 days FREE with coupon code PODCAST LEARN MORE AND REGISTER 🌿WANT EVEN MORE HERBAL GOODNESS? Sign up for the HerbRally newsletter and receive THIRTEEN herbal freebies! 👉 CLAIM YOUR FREEBIES! Herbalism in your neck of the woods. HerbRally www.herbrally.com