In this episode Alex talks about how we need to Inspire the Ripple Effect of The Importance of Using Plants As Medicine and Food! 

She shares precious lessons and memories of her grandparents who lived off of the land and were an incredible influence in her passion for plant medicine. They walked for miles, harvested their own food, and were often found making tinctures from the plants they found on their land in Alabama.

As our world is changing drastically right in front of our eyes, there is a lot to be learned from the way of living the way Alex's grandparents lived.

Being a part of the ecosystem and living in the woods, and getting to know the plants in their natural habitats is an integral part of connecting with the Earth and had a huge impact on the way Alex uses plants as medicine.

Alex is not only a teacher in her own school Tend and Flourish School of Botanicals, co-founded with Crystal Stevens, she runs Tending The WIld Botanicals & she’s also a teacher at the Columbines School of Botanical Studies in Oregon.

Alex’s school teaches people the basics of herbal medicine, how to make your own medicines in your kitchen, and soon she’ll launch a course on cultivating your own herbal medicine.

She speaks of making tinctures and teas with Passion Flower to help calm and soothe the nerves during times of great stress or overwhelm.

GoldenRod, New England Asters, Milky Oats

Ted Dawson was one of her early teachers that also inspired her to learn more about herbal remedies. Sue SierraLupe was an incredible inspiration with her Occupy Medical project. She learned from Howie Brownstein, Steven Yeager, and Heron Bray.

Some of Alex’s Favorite Books: 

Medicinal Plants of The Pacific Northwest by Michael Moore

A Modern Herbal by Maud Greive 

Find Alex at:
https://www.tendandflourishschool.com/

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