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Diversity is resiliency. Plain and simple. In this episode of Herbal Radio, Bevin Clare and Leah Penniman explore food sovereignty and actionable steps anyone can take to create positive change in the world. Leah serves as Co-Director and Farm Manager of Soul Fire Farm, founded in 2010. She has over 20 years of experience as a soil steward and food sovereignty activist, having worked at the Food Project, Farm School, Many Hands Organic Farm, Youth Grow and with farmers internationally in Ghana, Haiti, and Mexico. She sees momentum around young people of color returning to the land, engaging in agriculture. That’s one reason she’s mentoring the next generation of activist farmers. Leah’s book, Farming While Black, is a manual for African-heritage people to reclaim their rightful place in the food system. We encourage listeners to check out the resources linked below. Episode Resources: Soul Fire Farm’s Take Action Guide The Federation of Southern Cooperatives Land Loss Prevention Project Southeastern African American Farmers’ Organic Network (SAAFON) Northeast Farmers of Color Land Trust (NEFOC) Michelle Lee’s book, Working The Roots Dr. Claudia Ford Ira Wallace Learn More about Bevin Clare, Herbalist and Nutritionist. Join our community! Subscribe to the Mountain Rose Herbs newsletter Subscribe to Mountain Rose Herbs on YouTube Follow on Instagram Like on Facebook Follow on Pinterest Follow on Twitter Read the Mountain Rose Herbs blog Follow on TikTok Strengthening the bonds between people and plants for a healthier world. Mountain Rose Herbs www.mountainroseherbs.com

Guisepi Spadafora traveled the United States for more than a decade offering free tea to friends and strangers alike from Edna Lu the Free Tea Bus. Because sharing is the primary way that humans create, maintain, and deepen bonds, this project inspired people to cultivate community through The Gift.  Guisepi and Jiling chat about the relationship-based economy, transitional ethics, traveling well, and how to create magic in an otherwise ordinary life. Guisepi offers easy and actionable ideas for bringing more traditional human economy into your life, and shares some of his heart-warming adventures with Edna Lu. Learn where Edna Lu lives now, and what’s next for Guisepi!   Visit Guisepi Spadafora at:  FreeTeaParty.org Instagram @FreeTeaParty  Facebook @EdnaLu To learn more about The Tea Bus Factory Service Manual, email freeteaparty@gmail.com. Visit Herbrally for information about the upcoming Free Frugal Nutrition courses. Visit Jiling Lin, LAc at:  JilingLin.com Instagram @LinJiling Facebook @JilingLAc

This week on Herbal Radio, we are rereleasing a 2-part episode from the first Free Herbalism Project back in 2013. We were blessed to have Rosemary Gladstar speak at our flagship event and lecture series in Eugene, Oregon. Rosemary shares inspirations for growing the health freedom movement, building community health resiliency, leading plant stewardship where we live, setting up free herbal clinics and bartering herbal services to expand access where it's needed. Enjoy Part 2 of Community Herbalism: Cultivating Connections with Rosemary Gladstar. Our next Free Herbalism Project will be held virtually in the Spring 2022. Learn more here: Free Herbalism Project. Episode Resources: Rosemary Gladstar’s The Science & Art of Herbalism National Health Freedom Coalition United Plant Savers Rosemary Gladstar's books Rosemary Gladstar on Instagram Join our community! Subscribe to the Mountain Rose Herbs newsletter Subscribe to Mountain Rose Herbs on YouTube Follow on Instagram Like on Facebook Follow on Pinterest Follow on Twitter Read the Mountain Rose Herbs blog Follow on TikTok Strengthening the bonds between people and plants for a healthier world. Mountain Rose Herbs www.mountainroseherbs.com

This week on Herbal Radio, we are rereleasing a 2-part episode from the first Free Herbalism Project back in 2013. We were blessed to have Rosemary Gladstar speak at our flagship event and lecture series in Eugene, Oregon. Rosemary shares inspirations for growing the health freedom movement, building community health resiliency, leading plant stewardship where we live, setting up free herbal clinics and bartering herbal services to expand access where it's needed. Enjoy Part 1 and stay tuned for Part 2, released later this week. Our next Free Herbalism Project will be held virtually in the Spring 2022. Learn more here: Free Herbalism Project. Episode Resources: Rosemary Gladstar’s The Science & Art of Herbalism National Health Freedom Coalition United Plant Savers Rosemary Gladstar's books Rosemary on Instagram Join our community! Subscribe to the Mountain Rose Herbs newsletter Subscribe to Mountain Rose Herbs on YouTube Follow on Instagram Like on Facebook Follow on Pinterest Follow on Twitter Read the Mountain Rose Herbs blog Follow on TikTok Strengthening the bonds between people and plants for a healthier world. Mountain Rose Herbs www.mountainroseherbs.com

Humans have been sprouting seeds for thousands of years. Why? Because it’s ridiculously easy! Sprouts have a higher number of nutrients within the first seven days of growth: almost 20 times more than the same plant when fully grown. Sprouts are nutritious, organic, and you can grow them right on your countertop. Just add a quick rinse of your sprouts to your morning routine and you will be rewarded with healthy, inexpensive, and delicious alfalfa sprouts in 5-7 days! Learn More! How to Grow Your Own Sprouts on the Mountain Rose Herbs blog Get your sprouting screen (also great for making herbal infusions) and organic alfalfa sprouting seeds Click Here to watch the YouTube video of Mason making this recipe. Join our community! Subscribe to the Mountain Rose Herbs newsletter Subscribe to Mountain Rose Herbs on YouTube Follow on Instagram Like on Facebook Follow on Pinterest Follow on Twitter Read the Mountain Rose Herbs blog Follow on TikTok Strengthening the bonds between people and plants for a healthier world. Mountain Rose Herbs www.mountainroseherbs.com

Bevin sits down with Denise Cusack who wears many interesting hats–clinical herbalist and aromatherapist, nonprofit leader, homesteader, educator, wife, and mother of two unschooled teenagers. She sees her roles as interconnected, just like the natural systems in her garden. Denise discusses how she finds a balance between her volunteer position as Executive Director of Herbalists Without Borders and the many things she does at Lunar Hollow Farm in Wisconsin. Bevin and Denise’s conversation touches on health justice, access to affordable herbal medicine, ancestral knowledge, and juggling a diverse set of responsibilities at work and at home. Midway through the episode, Denise shares a hilariously lucky story of a fermented glass explosion in her kitchen. Learn what’s next for Denise in her pursuit to foster community-based cultural exchanges for herbalists and growers. Learn More: Herbalists Without Borders Lunar Hollow Farm Learn More about Bevin Clare, Herbalist and Nutritionist. Join our community! Subscribe to the Mountain Rose Herbs newsletter Subscribe to Mountain Rose Herbs on YouTube Follow on Instagram Like on Facebook Follow on Pinterest Follow on Twitter Read the Mountain Rose Herbs blog Follow on TikTok Strengthening the bonds between people and plants for a healthier world. Mountain Rose Herbs www.mountainroseherbs.com

Abbey Rodriguez and Jennifer Kurdyla are the co-authors of “Root and Nourish: An Herbal Cookbook for Women’s Wellness,” where they teach women how to incorporate plant medicine into everyday life through food and self-care, with over 100 whole-food, plant-based, gluten-free recipes drawn from western herbalism and Ayurveda, as well as mindfulness and holistic lifestyle practices.  Enjoy this conversation on settling in, anchor points for pausing into reflection, and more actionable nutritional and lifestyle considerations for welcoming the holiday season with ease. We also explore mindful eating, herbs integrated with lunar rituals, and some of their favorite seasonal recipes.  Abbey Rodriguez is a Certified Holistic Nutritionist, herbalist, and food content creator. Over the last five years, she has been developing recipes for women and young families on her food and wellness blog, The Butter Half. She is deeply passionate about the power of plants and nutrition, and teaching others about holistic wellness. She lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and three children. Visit her online at TheButterHalf.com and on Instagram: @thebutterhalf_ Jennifer Kurdyla is a wellness educator and writer. For over ten years she has maintained a plant-based lifestyle, during which time she has come to revere the power of whole, natural foods to nourish the mind and body by developing, and sharing, recipes in her tiny New York kitchen.  She has over 500 hours of yoga teacher training and is currently studying to become an Ayurvedic Health Counselor at the Kripalu School of Ayurveda. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit her online at JenniferKurdyla.com  Visit Jennifer and Abbey at: RootandNourish.com JenniferKurdyla.com TheButterHalf.com Visit Jiling Lin, LAc at:  JilingLin.com Instagram @LinJiling Facebook @JilingLAc Join our community! Subscribe to the Mountain Rose Herbs newsletter Subscribe to Mountain Rose Herbs on YouTube Follow on Instagram Like on Facebook Follow on Pinterest Follow on Twitter Read the Mountain Rose Herbs blog Follow on TikTok Strengthening the bonds between people and plants for a healthier world. Mountain Rose Herbs www.mountainroseherbs.com

Our friends at The Holistic Herbalism Podcast recently interviewed Shawn Donnille, Mountain Rose Herbs’ owner and CEO. Clinical herbalists, Katja Swift and Ryn Midura, host this informative and conversational podcast. They sat down with Shawn to talk about sustainability and adjusting pricing to reflect the true cost of herbs–especially those at-risk herbs like rhodiola, American ginseng and goldenseal. Their discussion focused on different sustainability efforts around sourcing high-quality, organic herbs, including how sometimes it’s best to find herbal alternatives so that we’re not overtaxing threatened plant populations. Make yourself a cup of tea, sit back, and enjoy! Read our blog on Pioneering Organic Rhodiola Cultivation in Alaska Learn more! Commonwealth Holistic Herbalism The Holistic Herbalism Podcast United Plant Savers CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) Join our community! Subscribe to the Mountain Rose Herbs newsletter Subscribe to Mountain Rose Herbs on YouTube Follow on Instagram Like on Facebook Follow on Pinterest Follow on Twitter Read the Mountain Rose Herbs blog Follow on TikTok Strengthening the bonds between people and plants for a healthier world. Mountain Rose Herbs www.mountainroseherbs.com

Join Shana Lipner Grover--clinical herbalist, field botanist, and nutrition educator--as she brings us to an oak woodland at Mount Pisgah Arboretum and discusses everything from the usnea that hangs from the branches to the uses of oak bark and acorns. Historically, oak trees have been utilized for the tannins in their bark, their prolific food source of acorns, and their important role in the ecosystems they create. Shana was a student of award-winning author Michael Moore and also one of our favorite herbalists, Howie Brounstein. Today, she is the director and primary educator of Sage Country Herbs School of Botanical Studies in San Diego, CA. You can learn more about Shana at Sage Country Herbs School and by visiting her on Instagram @sagecountryherbs. Click Here to watch the YouTube video of Shana exploring the many benefits and uses of oak! Join our community! Subscribe to the Mountain Rose Herbs newsletter Subscribe to Mountain Rose Herbs on YouTube Follow on Instagram Like on Facebook Follow on Pinterest Follow on Twitter Read the Mountain Rose Herbs blog Follow on TikTok Strengthening the bonds between people and plants for a healthier world. Mountain Rose Herbs www.mountainroseherbs.com

Mountain Rose Herbs sat down with Jeff Moyer, Chief Executive Officer at Rodale Institute, to discuss the link between soil health and human health. The Rodale Institute is widely acknowledged as a founder of the modern organic movement and has been a leader in regenerative organic agriculture for over 70 years. Today, Jeff walks us through what it takes to regenerate our organic soil, how consumers can support these agriculture systems, and ways to bring this food to the general public. About halfway through their conversation, Jeff has a practical challenge for everyone regardless of your budget and growing space. So, pour yourself a cup of tea, grab some veggie snacks, and enjoy Jeff's vast wealth of knowledge! Learn more about Rodale Institute on their website and blog! Click Here to watch Jeff’s interview. Join our community! Subscribe to the Mountain Rose Herbs newsletter Subscribe to Mountain Rose Herbs on YouTube Follow on Instagram Like on Facebook Follow on Pinterest Follow on Twitter Read the Mountain Rose Herbs blog Follow on TikTok Strengthening the bonds between people and plants for a healthier world. Mountain Rose Herbs www.mountainroseherbs.com