In today’s podcast, we talk with Darryl Patton AKA The Southern Herbalist (and also 2025 Alaska Homestead Expo speaker). Although he now specializes in herbal remedies using southern plants, Darryl is a former Alaskan and he knows Alaska plants!

Today’s topic is Chaga - we’ve all heard of it but there are many unknowns. Darryl shares his favorite ways to use chaga (from a continuous tea brew for everyday health to a double extraction for use when you have severe dis-ease.

Grab a pencil and paper because you’re going to want to take lots of notes on this one!

Darryl is going to be speaking at the 2025 Alaska Homestead Expo on April 4-6.

Darryl’s topics include:

- Herbs for Pandemics; Past, Present, and Future

- Medicinal Mushrooms

- Special Herbal Formulas for Common Ailments

- Modern and Folk Medicine - how Chemistry Validates Traditional Remedies

Grab your expo tickets here: https://www.tixtree.com/e/2025-alaska-homestead-expo-893d3c7f872c