

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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Sep 13, 2022 • 21min
Pt. 2 | Culture is Medicine with Dr. Gary Ferguson
We have the pleasure of sharing this awesome talk recorded at the 2019 Traditional Roots Herbal Conference. Dr. Gary Ferguson wrapped up the event with a stirring talk about the tangible ways that culture supports healing. Enjoy! Gary Ferguson ND is a licensed naturopathic doctor living in Anchorage, Alaska and a 2001 graduate of NUNM. Dr. Ferguson has worked across Alaska to address the social, economic, cultural and environmental factors that contribute to the health and well-being of Alaskans. He is a facilitator, motivational speaker, health coach and technical consultant to communities around how to more deeply address contributing factors to health and well-being. He is Aleut/Unangan, originally from the Shumagin Islands community of Sand Point, Alaska. Dr. Ferguson’s past positions include providing clinical services to his home region at Eastern Aleutian Tribes, serving at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium as Senior Director of Community Health Services, and CEO at the Rural Alaska Community Action Program. Ferguson has had the honor of working alongside tribal doctors in Alaska and has a passion for culturally connected approaches to health that include indigenous ways of healing. He is the co-producer of the award-winning Store Outside Your Door/Alaskan Plants as Food & Medicine initiative. Thanks for listening! HerbRally www.herbrally.com

Sep 12, 2022 • 21min
Pt. 1 | Culture is Medicine with Dr. Gary Ferguson
We have the pleasure of sharing this awesome talk recorded at the 2019 Traditional Roots Herbal Conference. Dr. Gary Ferguson wrapped up the event with a stirring talk about the tangible ways that culture supports healing. Enjoy! Gary Ferguson ND is a licensed naturopathic doctor living in Anchorage, Alaska and a 2001 graduate of NUNM. Dr. Ferguson has worked across Alaska to address the social, economic, cultural and environmental factors that contribute to the health and well-being of Alaskans. He is a facilitator, motivational speaker, health coach and technical consultant to communities around how to more deeply address contributing factors to health and well-being. He is Aleut/Unangan, originally from the Shumagin Islands community of Sand Point, Alaska. Dr. Ferguson’s past positions include providing clinical services to his home region at Eastern Aleutian Tribes, serving at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium as Senior Director of Community Health Services, and CEO at the Rural Alaska Community Action Program. Ferguson has had the honor of working alongside tribal doctors in Alaska and has a passion for culturally connected approaches to health that include indigenous ways of healing. He is the co-producer of the award-winning Store Outside Your Door/Alaskan Plants as Food & Medicine initiative. Thanks for listening! HerbRally www.herbrally.com

Sep 12, 2022 • 10min
MONOGRAPH | Sage (Salvia spp.) by Jiling Lin
On today's episode you'll hear from Jiling Lin as she shares her Sage (Salvia spp.) Monograph. Don’t miss this overview of medicinal and culinary preparations as well as tips on cultivation and processing. She also shares a bit about the Salvia species native to her southern California home. 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 TIKTOK

Sep 10, 2022 • 3min
10 Herbal Product Marketing Tips & Pitfalls to Avoid with Asa Waldstein
We're excited to announce our very first webinar! It's with herbalist and herbal product marketing expert Asa Waldstein! LEARN MORE AND REGISTER HERE If you own an herbal products company of any sort, this webinar is not to be missed! It'll be on October 12, 2022 at 4PM MST Thanks to Asa for sharing his deep knowledge and keeping us safe! And thanks to y'all for listening.

Sep 9, 2022 • 9min
Are you ready to start a clinical practice?
Today's episode is with herbalist Camille Freeman. This is audio from her very own podcast called "In the Clinic with Camille". I highly recommend you give it a subscribe or follow in your podcast player of choice! EPISODE DESCRIPTION Today, we're talking about how to know whether you're ready to start a clinical practice. As part of New Practitioner Week, I've been asking people about the hardest part of getting a clinical practice started. "Knowing if I'm ready" has been a top answer. In this episode, I share some info about how to know if you're ready and how to know if you're in the "bull in a china shop" phase 😮. If you're in the "I'm ready!" phase, come join us for New Practitioner Week. LEARN MORE ABOUT NEW PRACTITIONER WEEK Thank you for listening! HerbRally www.herbrally.com

Sep 8, 2022 • 24min
Pt. 4 | Sam Thayer - Cultivating and Caretaking the Ecosystems We Call Home
This episode was recorded at the event ‘Planting the Future: Medicinal Plant Conservation in the Driftless Region’ hosted by United Plant Savers on August 12, 2017 in Wisconsin. Thank you to Sam Thayer and Susan Leopold for sharing this! Beyond, sustainable harvest, we look at the long-term future of our landscape, and the special role that plant gatherers have in maintaining its ecology and prosperity. We'll talk about the threats and historical changes to our ecosystems, and discuss strategies to work and grow past them. We can do more than just "reduce our impact"—we can be a positive force to create and maintain vibrant and diverse communities of native plants that are at once productive for us and a paradise for wildlife. Nurturing the land that nurtures us. The Driftless Area will be used as an example for ecological and management concepts that apply everywhere. We'll explore some traditional, mutually beneficial relationships between Native peoples and the plants that support them, and discuss practical techniques for implementing this kind of harmony on our own sacred gathering grounds. BECOME A MEMBER OF UNITED PLANT SAVERS

Sep 7, 2022 • 23min
Pt. 3 | Sam Thayer - Cultivating and Caretaking the Ecosystems We Call Home
This episode was recorded at the event ‘Planting the Future: Medicinal Plant Conservation in the Driftless Region’ hosted by United Plant Savers on August 12, 2017 in Wisconsin. Thank you to Sam Thayer and Susan Leopold for sharing this! Beyond, sustainable harvest, we look at the long-term future of our landscape, and the special role that plant gatherers have in maintaining its ecology and prosperity. We'll talk about the threats and historical changes to our ecosystems, and discuss strategies to work and grow past them. We can do more than just "reduce our impact"—we can be a positive force to create and maintain vibrant and diverse communities of native plants that are at once productive for us and a paradise for wildlife. Nurturing the land that nurtures us. The Driftless Area will be used as an example for ecological and management concepts that apply everywhere. We'll explore some traditional, mutually beneficial relationships between Native peoples and the plants that support them, and discuss practical techniques for implementing this kind of harmony on our own sacred gathering grounds. BECOME A MEMBER OF UNITED PLANT SAVERS

Sep 6, 2022 • 14min
Pt. 2 | Sam Thayer - Cultivating and Caretaking the Ecosystems We Call Home
This episode was recorded at the event ‘Planting the Future: Medicinal Plant Conservation in the Driftless Region’ hosted by United Plant Savers on August 12, 2017 in Wisconsin. Thank you to Sam Thayer and Susan Leopold for sharing this! Beyond, sustainable harvest, we look at the long-term future of our landscape, and the special role that plant gatherers have in maintaining its ecology and prosperity. We'll talk about the threats and historical changes to our ecosystems, and discuss strategies to work and grow past them. We can do more than just "reduce our impact"—we can be a positive force to create and maintain vibrant and diverse communities of native plants that are at once productive for us and a paradise for wildlife. Nurturing the land that nurtures us. The Driftless Area will be used as an example for ecological and management concepts that apply everywhere. We'll explore some traditional, mutually beneficial relationships between Native peoples and the plants that support them, and discuss practical techniques for implementing this kind of harmony on our own sacred gathering grounds. BECOME A MEMBER OF UNITED PLANT SAVERS

Sep 5, 2022 • 19min
Pt. 1 | Sam Thayer - Cultivating and Caretaking the Ecosystems We Call Home
This episode was recorded at the event ‘Planting the Future: Medicinal Plant Conservation in the Driftless Region’ hosted by United Plant Savers on August 12, 2017 in Wisconsin. Thank you to Sam Thayer and Susan Leopold for sharing this! Beyond, sustainable harvest, we look at the long-term future of our landscape, and the special role that plant gatherers have in maintaining its ecology and prosperity. We'll talk about the threats and historical changes to our ecosystems, and discuss strategies to work and grow past them. We can do more than just "reduce our impact"—we can be a positive force to create and maintain vibrant and diverse communities of native plants that are at once productive for us and a paradise for wildlife. Nurturing the land that nurtures us. The Driftless Area will be used as an example for ecological and management concepts that apply everywhere. We'll explore some traditional, mutually beneficial relationships between Native peoples and the plants that support them, and discuss practical techniques for implementing this kind of harmony on our own sacred gathering grounds. BECOME A MEMBER OF UNITED PLANT SAVERS

Sep 4, 2022 • 8min
The Wild Greek Calendula: The Virtues of a Lesser Known Species
Today's episode of the podcast is audio from one of our YouTube videos. If you'd like to watch the video so you can get a visual of the calendula, CLICK HERE. Join herbalist Logan Keister as he sits in his garden discussing Calendula, but not the kind you are thinking of. He is talking about the Wild Greek kind, this is Calendula arvensis, the kind that produces a much smaller flower. Logan discussing the uses of Calendula, and really focuses on the internal benefits that we often may forget. He also shares some of his favorite herbs to pair with Calendula when making a tea to repair the internal self. By the end of this video, Logan hopes to inspire some people to give Greek Calendula another look and appreciate all that it has to offer us. Follow Logan on Instagram Logan's Etsy Shop 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 TIKTOK