

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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Nov 6, 2022 • 13min
Intro to Holistic Herb Gardening | Juliet Blankespoor
Today's episode is audio from Juliet Blankespoor's "Healing Garden Gateway". This is basically a bunch of bonuses when you buy her book! Her book is called "The Healing Garden: Cultivating and Handcrafting Herbal Remedies". It's a beautiful book, with lots of great info, recipes, and more. BUY THE BOOK GET THE BONUSES I also recommend checking out Juliet's blog "Castanea". READ THE BLOG In the intro I mentioned her hawthorn elixir. CLICK HERE to read that. CLICK HERE to read my take on the recipe. She also runs a school! The Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine LEARN MORE Thanks for listening! And a huge thanks to Juliet and her team for sharing this audio with all of us. Peace, Mason www.herbrally.com SUBSCRIBE to us on YouTube We come out with new herbalism videos every week.

Nov 6, 2022 • 4min
WEBINAR | Medicinal Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest
On November 16, 2022, at 6pm (PST), Logan Keister will be leading a webinar on medicinal mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. We love Logan here at HerbRally! He's an amazing herbalist and mycophile (one who loves mushrooms). If you've been wanting to learn more about medicinal mushrooms, this is a great introduction to the subject! Oh, if you don't live in the PNW, there will still be a lot of valuable info for you. We'd love to have you join us. It's a FREE class! LEARN MORE AND REGISTER Also, a recording will be made available to our HerbRally Schoolhouse members. You can try your first 30 days for FREE with coupon code WEBINAR30 at checkout. It's only $10/month after that. And being a member is one of the best ways you can support our work here at HerbRally (thank you). LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SCHOOLHOUSE Talk to you soon! Mason www.herbrally.com

Nov 3, 2022 • 30min
Xóchitl: Medicinal Plants of Mexico | Atava Garcia Swiecicki
Join Atava Garcia Swiecicki as she covers an intro to the history of Mexican herbalism and discusses a few of the plants. WATCH THE VIDEO WITH SLIDESHOW If you enjoyed this episode, you'll LOVE her new book: The Curanderx Toolkit: Reclaiming Ancestral Latinx Plant Medicine and Rituals for Healing This is a practical guide to understanding and using Mexican healing traditions in everyday life. LEARN MORE AND PURCHASE Atava also the founder and lead instructor at the Ancestral Apothecary School of Herbal, Folk and Indigenous Medicine. LEARN MORE ABOUT HER SCHOOL Thanks to Atava for sharing this with all of this, and thanks to y'all for watching. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider becoming a member of the HerbRally Schoolhouse. LEARN MORE AND REGISTER You can get your first 30 days for FREE by using coupon code PODCAST at checkout. It's only $10/month after that. Thank you for considering, talk to you soon! Mason www.herbrally.com

Nov 3, 2022 • 2min
LIMITED TIME | Vitalist Herbal Practitioner Program + BONUS
Have you had a chance to check out some of the lessons from Sajah Popham’s free vitalist herbalism mini-course this past week? Those are still available for the next week, but I wanted to let you know how you can take your learning even further (much, much further). The School of Evolutionary Herbalism just opened up enrollment for their Vitalist Herbal Practitioner Program. Here are some of the topics covered in the curriculum Herbal & nutritional therapies for common ailments Holistic assessment tools, such as pulse & tongue diagnostics Materia Medica through the organ systems Anatomy & physiology Ayurvedic doshas & constitutional assessment How to build your herbal practice & create a business while serving your community How to use the natal as a diagnostic tool through Medical Astrology and a lot more! There are hours upon hours of in-depth video lessons, taught by Sajah. LEARN MORE AND REGISTER That link is an affiliate link, FYI, which just means that HerbRally will receive a commission if you end up registering for the course. That said, you won’t pay anything extra, you’ll just be supporting our small family herbal biz, so thank you! FREE YEAR OF HERBRALLY SCHOOLHOUSE If you do end up purchasing the course through our affiliate link, we’re going to give you a FREE FULL YEAR of our membership site, HerbRally Schoolhouse. That’s a $120 value, for free, just for registering for the course through our affiliate link! Also FYI, enrollment for this program only opens up once a year, so if you’re ready to take your herbalism skills to a whole new level, now’s the time! Last chance to sign up is November 10, 2022. REGISTER HERE + LEARN MORE Mason and Amanda

Nov 1, 2022 • 2min
FREE COURSE | The art of herbal formulation
Just a quick note to let you know that lesson three of Sajah Popham's FREE "Vitalist Herbalism Mini-Course" is now LIVE. It's called The Pillars of Strategic Formulation CLICK HERE TO REGISTER AND LEARN MORE And in case ya missed it, here's the links to the first two lessons! LESSON 1 - Allopathic vs. Vitalist Herbalism LESSON 2 - The Holistic Intake Roadmap All three of these lessons are over an hour long and are jam-packed with extremely useful info (especially if you're looking to become a clinical herbalist). They also come with accompanying PDFs you can download as well. In lesson three, here are some of the things you'll learn: The 5 key strategies for creating an herbal formula The 8 things you need to know about every plant you work with The 3 things about a person you need to know before you give them any herbs And of course there's a ton more. Sajah is really good at teaching a lot of material even in short amount of time (but again all of these lessons are over an hour long). Just FYI, this mini-course is only available through February 24, so now's the time to register! REGISTER FOR LESSON THREE HERE Thanks for reading, and if you take the classes let me know whatcha think! Mason PS - I should mention, the links above are indeed affiliate links, so if you make a purchase from The School of Evolutionary Herbalism in the future, HerbRally may receive a commission. You won't pay anything extra, you'd just be supporting our small family herbal business, so thank you :) That said, all of these lessons are free free free, so get 'em while you can! Available through November 10, 2022

Oct 31, 2022 • 23min
Ask an Herbalist featuring Tree Knowlton
Join herbalist Tree Knowlton in her garden as she answers 13 of our "Ask an Herbalist" questions! But first, she gives a little introduction about how she got into herbalism, her current work in the herbal world, where to connect with her and more. We hope you enjoy the episode as much as we did creating it for you! CLICK HERE to watch the video to this episode on our YouTube channel. Visit Herbalist Without Borders - Eugene Chapter here: https://hwbeugene.org/ Visit Herbalist Without Borders: https://www.hwbglobal.org/ Check out Tree's website for more information here: https://treestead.org/ Today's episode is sponsored by our good friends at Mountain Rose Herbs. Get 15% off of your order with coupon code HERBRALLY2210 at checkout. Visit MountainRoseHerbs.com for organic herbs, spices, essentail oils, bulk ingredients and more. Thanks for listening! HerbRally www.herbrally.com Follow us on YouTube!

Oct 27, 2022 • 22min
Women, Plants and Contraception | Abrah Arneson
We invited herbalist and author Abrah Arneson on the show to chat a bit about her new book "The Vessel: Women, Plants and Contraception". She gives a brief overview and even does a short reading from the book. If you enjoyed the episode, you're sure to enjoy her book. You can ask your local bookseller to order a copy for you, or you can purchase it on Amazon. BUY THE BOOK A huge thanks to Abrah for coming on the show! Thanks to y'all for listening, Mason www.herbrally.com

Oct 26, 2022 • 33min
All About Meadowsweet | Katja Swift and Ryn Midura
The Herbal Business Program brought to you by CommonWealth Holistic Herbalism LEARN MORE AND REGISTER Dreaming of launching an Herbal Business? Join the Herbal Business Program! This course has it all: GMP, marketing, taxes, insurance, even building your website and getting comfortable with the tech you'll need to run your business… They literally break down every single task you need to do for every single aspect of your business, and then provide very specific instructions about exactly how to do it, with videos, pictures, worksheets, reference guides, and more! Plus - you get lifetime access so it doesn't matter how fast or slow you go. Move at the pace that's right for you! And you can ask questions lots of ways: including live and in person twice a week, every week, if you like! You can also send questions in writing (they reply in 24 hours or less!), and there's a whole community of support too, so you can get lots of opinions! You don't have to have any previous business experience, all you need is your herbal skills and a good idea. You'll do the rest together! LEARN MORE AND REGISTER Thanks for listening! HerbRally www.herbrally.com

Oct 25, 2022 • 2min
Free vitalist herbalism course
The Vitalist Herbalism Mini-Course LEARN MORE AND REGISTER It's FREE! For a limited time only. Brought to you by the good folks at the School of Evolutionary Herbalism Thanks for listening, talk to you soon! ~Mason HerbRally.com

Oct 24, 2022 • 30min
5 Herbs for 5 Body Systems | Heather Irvine
Today we have the pleasure of hearing from frequent HerbRally contributor, Heather Irvine. She delves into five body systems, and five herbs to consider using. I could mention them here, but why spoil the fun? Give it a listen and let us know what you think! You can learn more from Heather at her “Sound Wise about Medicinal Plants”. CLICK HERE to tune in. Today's episode is sponsored by our good friends at Mountain Rose Herbs. Get 15% off of your order with coupon code HERBRALLY15 at checkout. Visit MountainRoseHerbs.com for organic herbs, spices, essentail oils, bulk ingredients and more. Thanks for listening! HerbRally www.herbrally.com Follow us on YouTube!