Herbal Radio

"Without community, sustainability cannot exist." – Sidney-Max Eitenne

This week on Herbal Radio, host Lucretia VanDyke is joined by Sidney-Max Eitenne from Grown in Haiti. Since 2014, Grown in Haiti has planted and distributed over 25,000 trees, restored degraded soil, and shared regenerative knowledge across rural Haiti. Join us as the explore:

• Gathering the community to regenerate the soil
• Listening and learning from the patience of Elders
• How plant relationships teach us about human relationships
• Food security by having sovereignty over the seeds grown
• Avoiding plant trends and turning to the plants around you

As always, we thank you for joining us on another botanical adventure and are so honored to have you tag along with us on this ride. Remember, we want to hear from you! Your questions, ideas, and who you want to hear from are an invaluable piece to our podcast. Email us at [email protected] to let us know what solutions we should uncover next within the vast world of herbalism.

🎥 Watch the video version to this episode here: https://youtu.be/5uEbEqSnMTY

Learn more about Sidney-Max & Lucretia below!

🌺 Sidney-Max Etienne is the founder and executive director of Grown in Haiti, a Haitian-led regenerative agriculture nonprofit in Cap Rouge, on Haiti's southern peninsula. He arrived in 2014 and lived in a tent for more than two years, hauling water from a spring while planting the first trees. The organization grew out of that time on the land.

Grown in Haiti now runs a community nursery, a farmer network called AgriNatif, and water catchment holding close to 50,000 gallons. Its Farmer Support Program prioritizes women. More than 25,000 trees have gone into the ground through the work, and over 300 volunteers have come through the property.

His practice is syntropic agroforestry, planting in dense succession so that soil and canopy build together. Much of what grows in Cap Rouge was never planted by anyone. Documenting it has become part of the work, with more than 100 species recorded on iNaturalist so far, including nine birds found nowhere outside Hispaniola.

He teaches a free syntropic farming course through the Earthed platform and spoke as a finalist at the Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin. He also serves as vice president of the Caribbean Agroecology Institute. In 2026 he completed research through the Caribbean Institute in Gender and Development at the University of the West Indies at Cave Hill, on women's socio-economic contributions to Haiti's agricultural sector.

Born in Haiti, raised in the United States, he moves between Brooklyn and Cap Rouge.

Where to find Sindey-Max & Grown in Haiti:

💻 Website: https://growninhaiti.org

📸 Instagram: @growninhaiti

📱 Facebook: @Grown in Haiti

🎥 YouTube: @GrownInHaiti

🎶 TikTok: @GrownInHaiti

🌿 Donate to Grown in Haiti: https://growninhaiti.org/donate

📑 Read Grown in Haiti's article in Vogue: Following Haiti's Devastating Earthquake, These Environmentalists Are Busy Supporting Their Community

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🌻 Lucretia VanDyke began her herbalism journey as a little girl mixing herbs, clays, and muds on her grandparents' farm. Today, Lucretia VanDyke has been in the herbal industry for over 20 years. As a holistic educator, speaker, herbalist, ceremonialist, spiritual light coach, intuitive energetic & reiki practitioner, diviner, storyteller, artist, and world traveler, Lucretia has accumulated over 3000 hours of training. She has studied with indigenous healers and some of the greatest minds of our time. Lucretia has been a holistic esthetician & healing arts practitioner for over a decade focusing on integrating indigenous healing rituals, plant spirit medicine, and meditation into modern-day practice. Lucretia brings her vivacious spirit and message of self-love in her work to inspire others to embrace their unique beauty and purpose. She is currently collecting stories throughout the south while working on expanding her BIPOC community healing arts and herbal education program.

Where to find Lucretia:

📸 Instagram: @lucretia.vandyke

💻 Lucertia's website: www.lucretiavandyke.com

📖 Lucretia's Book: African American Herbalism

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This week on Herbal Radio, we're joined by Rachel Budde, an herbalist, teacher, and founder of Fat and the Moon to take a deep dive into the world of bitter. Join us as we explore:

• The key role bitter herbs play in supporting healthy digestion
• The connection between the health of our gut, brain, and hearts
• The physiology of digestion and how our bodies process what we take in
• Ancestral wisdom held by bitter plants and what these plants have to offer us today
• The importance of combining warming, nourishing, and moistening herbs with bitters
• The magic of making bitters and incorporating them into herbal practice

As always, we thank you for joining us on another botanical adventure and are so honored to have you tag along with us on this ride. Remember, we want to hear from you! Your questions, ideas, and who you want to hear from are an invaluable piece to our podcast. Email us at [email protected] to let us know what solutions we should uncover next within the vast world of herbalism.

🎥 Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/FVjwX9BbdzM

🌿 Shop the bitter herbs Rachel mentioned: artichoke leaf, mugwort, blue vervain, motherwort, chamomile,feverfew

Learn more about Rachel below!

🌸 Rachel Budde is an herbalist, teacher, and founder of Fat and the Moon, an herbal body care company. She views topical products as gateways to deeper recognition of plant medicine's power. Rooted in her Slovenian heritage, Rachel has been conducting ethnobotanical research on traditional plant uses since 2015, work that informs her forthcoming book. She has studied herbalism extensively, including mentorship with ethnobotanist Kathleen Harrison. She is also certified in Medical Qigong and in Hakomi somatic psychotherapy. Rachel is currently pursuing a Master's in Clinical Herbalism at the Maryland University of Integrative Health.

Find Rachel at:

🌛 Fat and the Moon: https://www.fatandthemoon.com/

🪻 Rachel's Website: https://www.rachelbudde.com

📸 Instagram: @zlatababababa

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This week on Herbal Radio, we're thrilled to welcome Tommy Nevar back as one of our esteemed podcast hosts! In this episode, Tommy is joined by the dynamic duo of Lauren Morgan and Kimberly Gallagher, to share about their new online course that will be launching this September, Rhythm & Relationships: A Feminine Way Into Herbalism.

Join us as they explore:

• Connecting with plants through femininity, intuition, and dreaming
• Surrendering and aligning yourself with the natural rhythms of Mother Earth
• Approaching your herbalism practice through a seasonal lens
• Detaching from the constant forward movement of our modern society
• Dreaming of plants and the unique ways they communicate with us

As always, we thank you for joining us on another botanical adventure and are so honored to have you tag along with us on this ride. Remember, we want to hear from you! Your questions, ideas, and who you want to hear from are an invaluable piece to our podcast. Email us at [email protected] to let us know what solutions we should uncover next within the vast world of herbalism.

🎥 Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/T_x_RpHxt_U

Learn more about Lauren and Kimberly below!

🌻 Lauren Morgan is a community herbalist, author, teacher, dreamer and podcaster. She teaches folk and plant spirit herbalism courses and hosts dream circles and ceremonies on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state and through her website Herbs and Dreams. She's a graduate and adjunct faculty of Bastyr University, author of the book Seasonal Herbalism: A Beginner's Guide to Medicine Making and Dreaming with Mother Earth, and the host of the Herbs and Dreams Podcast. She is devoted to inspiring others to weave their lives with the wisdom of dreams, in alliance with the healing plants of Mother Earth, on behalf of All Life.

🪻 Kimberly Gallagher is the co-founder of LearningHerbs.com She is the author of Aphrodisiac: The Herbal Path to Healthy Sexual Fulfillment and Vital Living. She is also the creator of the Wildcraft! board game and the author of theHerb Fairies children's book series and online learning system. Kimberly loves to teach through experience and play, and is the proud mother of two grown children.

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On today's episode of Herbal Radio, you'll hear from a collection of herbalists answering the question:

Each month, we bring together our herbalist guests to explore thought-provoking questions to share the different voices and diverse experiences that shape the ever-growing herbal community.

Featured in this episode: Sajah Popham, Anjali Deva, Shana Lipner Grover, and Amanda Lattin

Want to share with us what being an herbalist means to YOU? Have a question in mind you're itching to have answered on the show? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] or reach out on Instagram @herbal.radio to let us know what solutions we should uncover next within the vast world of herbalism.

Check out our other episodes featuring these guests:

• Ayurveda & Winter Wellness, with Anjali Deva | Tea Talks with Jiling
• Working with Smoke as Medicine | Featuring Shana Lipner Grover
• Unsung Herbal Heroes of Immunity | Featuring Shana Lipner Grover
• Stay tuned for Sajah's and Amanda's debuts on Herbal Radio!

🎥 Check out the video version of this interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6bYGvOJvWfk

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🎉🌿 School is officially back in session for Herbal Radio! 🌿🎉

We hope you all had a lovely summer break and enjoyed the vault releases we shared while we were busy brewing up a new and exciting lineup of podcast guests for the upcoming fall season.

To kickstart our first week back in action, Jiling is joined by the award-winning artist and botanical illustrator, Lara Call Gastinger. Join us as Jiling and Lara explore:

• The art of nature journaling
• Building a perpetual journaling practice
• Lara's new book, A Perpetual Journal Practice: Building a Connection to Nature through Art

As always, we thank you for joining us on another botanical adventure and are so honored to have you tag along with us on this ride. Remember, we want to hear from you! Your questions, ideas, and who you want to hear from are an invaluable piece to our podcast. Email us at [email protected] or reach out on Instagram @herbal.radio to let us know what solutions we should uncover next within the vast world of herbalism.

🎥 Watch the video version of this episode: https://youtu.be/m1YbuIeUWOY

🎨 Lara Call Gastinger is an artist and botanical illustrator from Charlottesville, Virginia, and was the chief illustrator of Flora of Virginia, a botanical reference. She has an undergraduate degree in biology from UVA and a master's degree in plant ecology from Virginia Tech. She has been awarded two gold medals (2007, 2018) at the RHS Botanical Art Show in London, and her work is in the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. Her art appears in Peterson's Field Guide to Mushrooms of North America and ASBA's Botanical Art Techniques. She teaches online and has had in person workshops in Japan, Romania, and France.

Where to find Lara Call Gastinger online:

📱Instagram: @laragastiner

💻 Website: www.laracallgastinger.com

👩🏻‍💻Patreon: @Lara Gastinger

📓 Lara's book: A Perpetual Journal Practice

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🪷 Jiling Lin is an acupuncturist and herbalist in coastal southern California. A clinician and teacher, Jiling is also a passionate traveler, artist, and adventurer. Visit Jiling at JilingLin.com and get her free Nourishing Life (養生) template and Five Phases (五行) outline. Join her newsletter for seasonal beauty, and updates on her coming book! (Anticipated publication 2028)

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We're excited to share this special presentation from Jiling Lin inspired by her 6-part "Herbalism is Activism: Elemental Herbalism Through the Seasons" series from the Mountain Rose Herbs Blog. This series explores different plants, how we can interweave our humanity with the botanical world, and the inherent activism nestled within herbalism. This 6-part series is adapted from her keynote for the 15th annual Midwest Women's Herbal Conference. Each month, explore different facets of herbalism as activism with a seasonal plant guide. For each plant, hold them, sip them, or spritz their hydrosols. Breathe these words to life.

Join us as Jiling explores:

• Activism in herbalism: from community gardens to disaster relief efforts
• Filtering your love for people, plants, and places into the world
• Reflecting on the ground we stand on, what we stand for, and how we can give back to the Earth
• A guided dance of devotion for the plants and for all that you love
• Navigating the complex world we live in with simple medicines

Follow the elemental journey through Jiling's Herbalism is Activism series:

🍃 Herbalism is Activism: Five Plants for Five Seasons | Part 1

🌹 Herbalism is Activism: Roses & People's Medicine | Part 2

🌾 Herbalism is Activism: Sweetgrass & Kitchen Medicine | Part 3

🌿 Herbalism is Activism: Tulsi & Beauty Medicine | Part 4 – Coming soon…

🌲 Herbalism is Activism: Douglas Fir & Rest Medicine | Part 5 – Coming soon…

🍊 Herbalism is Activism: Oranges & Garden Medicine | Part 6 – Coming soon…

As always, we thank you for joining us on another botanical adventure and are so honored to have you tag along with us on this ride. Remember, we want to hear from you! Your questions, ideas, and who you want to hear from are an invaluable piece to our podcast. Email us at [email protected] or reach out on Instagram at @herbal.radio to let us know what solutions we should uncover next within the vast world of herbalism.

Jiling Lin is an acupuncturist and herbalist in coastal southern California. A clinician and teacher, Jiling is also a passionate traveler, artist, and adventurer. Visit Jiling at JilingLin.com — and get her free (養生) template and (五行) outline. Join her for seasonal beauty — and fresh updates about her coming book! (Publication 2027/ 2028)

🪷 Get Jiling's Nourishing Life (養生) template: https://sendfox.com/lp/3le82n

🪷 Check out Jiling's website for more offerings: https://www.jilinglin.com/

🪷 Join Jiling's Newsletter: https://jiling.substack.com/

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While the Herbal Radio team is away on summer break, we're opening up the vault and sharing part two of another special excerpt from one of our past Free Herbalism Project presentations. Originally recorded in 2016, this episode features the herbalist, educator, and author, Guido Masé.

Join us as Guido continues to explore:

• Practical, safe, and effective ways to incorporate botanicals into everyday life
• How aromatic herbs support the mind, emotions, and spirit
• The vital role bitter herbs play in digestive health and overall wellness.
• Using herbs to promote resilience and vibrant health
• Reconnecting with the natural world through time-honored herbal traditions

🎥 Watch the video version to this epsiode here: https://youtu.be/YGqAzJ_Lb5Y

As always, we thank you for joining us on another botanical adventure and are so honored to have you tag along with us on this ride. Remember, we want to hear from you! Your questions, ideas, and who you want to hear from are an invaluable piece to our podcast. Email us at [email protected]to let us know what solutions we should uncover next within the vast world of herbalism.

Learn more about Guido below!

🌿 Guido Masé RH (AHG) is a clinician, herbal educator, and author specializing in Western herbalism with an eclectic approach shaped by traditions from around the world. Raised in Italy, where he first discovered medicinal plants, he later settled in Vermont and co-founded the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, a nonprofit herbal medicine clinic and school, while maintaining a clinical practice through the Burlington Herb Clinic. He teaches herbal pharmacology and therapeutics, has contributed to herbal education at the University of Vermont, and is the author and contributor of numerous books, including DIY Bitters: Reviving the Forgotten Flavor and The Wild Medicine Solution and DIY Bitters. His work has also included collaborating with traditional Maasai healers in Tanzania, and he currently focuses on research, formulation, and education for Traditional Medicinals. Through clinical experience, storytelling, and scientific research, Guido inspires a deeper understanding of the relationship between people, plants, and the natural world.

📗 Click here to get a copy of DIY Bitters: Reviving the Forgotten Flavor

📘 Click here to get a copy of The Wild Medicine Solution and DIY Bitters

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What's the Free Herbalism Project been up to lately? We're glad you asked!

The Free Herbalism Project: Rootstalk is returning to our hometown of Eugene, Oregon, for a day dedicated to community, connection, and highlighting what the Free Herbalism Project is all about: Growing the Next Generation of Herbalists.

Join us on August 22 for this free, family-friendly community event featuring inspiring educational presentations, hands-on workshops, local vendors, nonprofit partners, food trucks, live music, and more. Come learn, connect, and celebrate the many ways herbalism brings people and communities together!

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🌿 Strengthening the bonds between people and plants for a healthier world. 🌿

While the Herbal Radio team is away on summer break, we're opening up the vault and sharing another special excerpt from one of our past Free Herbalism Project presentations. Originally recorded in 2016, this episode features the herbalist, educator, and author, Guido Masé.

Join us as Guido explores:

• Practical, safe, and effective ways to incorporate botanicals into everyday life
• How aromatic herbs support the mind, emotions, and spirit
• The vital role bitter herbs play in digestive health and overall wellness.
• Using herbs to promote resilience and vibrant health
• Reconnecting with the natural world through time-honored herbal traditions

🎥 Watch the video version to this epsiode here: https://youtu.be/YGqAzJ_Lb5Y

As always, we thank you for joining us on another botanical adventure and are so honored to have you tag along with us on this ride. Remember, we want to hear from you! Your questions, ideas, and who you want to hear from are an invaluable piece to our podcast. Email us at [email protected] to let us know what solutions we should uncover next within the vast world of herbalism.

Learn more about Guido below!

🌿 Guido Masé RH (AHG) is a clinician, herbal educator, and author specializing in Western herbalism with an eclectic approach shaped by traditions from around the world. Raised in Italy, where he first discovered medicinal plants, he later settled in Vermont and co-founded the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, a nonprofit herbal medicine clinic and school, while maintaining a clinical practice through the Burlington Herb Clinic. He teaches herbal pharmacology and therapeutics, has contributed to herbal education at the University of Vermont, and is the author and contributor of numerous books, including DIY Bitters: Reviving the Forgotten Flavor and The Wild Medicine Solution and DIY Bitters. His work has also included collaborating with traditional Maasai healers in Tanzania, and he currently focuses on research, formulation, and education for Traditional Medicinals. Through clinical experience, storytelling, and scientific research, Guido inspires a deeper understanding of the relationship between people, plants, and the natural world.

📗 Click here to get a copy of DIY Bitters: Reviving the Forgotten Flavor

📘 Click here to get a copy of The Wild Medicine Solution and DIY Bitters

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What's the Free Herbalism Project been up to lately? We're glad you asked!

The Free Herbalism Project: Rootstalk is returning to our hometown of Eugene, Oregon, for a day dedicated to community, connection, and highlighting what the Free Herbalism Project is all about: Growing the Next Generation of Herbalists.

Join us on August 22 for this free, family-friendly community event featuring inspiring educational presentations, hands-on workshops, local vendors, nonprofit partners, food trucks, live music, and more. Come learn, connect, and celebrate the many ways herbalism brings people and communities together!

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While the Herbal Radio team is away on summer break, we're opening up the vault and sharing another special excerpt from one of our past Free Herbalism Project presentations. Originally recorded in 2017, this episode features the profoundly knowledgeable herbalist, teacher, naturalist, and all-around really cool dude, 7Song!

Join us as 7Song explores:

• What herbs to keep in your first-aid kit and why
• The importance of properly labeling herbal remedies
• How to maintain a calm disposition when administering first aid
• When to reach for herbs and when to seek medical attention
• Herbal first-aid preparations: what, when, where, and why
• The benefits of liniments versus tinctures for external herbal first aid

🎥 Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/k7gfEBWzGzA

As always, we thank you for joining us on another botanical adventure and are so honored to have you tag along with us on this ride. Remember, we want to hear from you! Your questions, ideas, and who you want to hear from are an invaluable piece to our podcast. Email us at [email protected] to let us know what solutions we should uncover next within the vast world of herbalism.

🧰 What's in 7Song's herbal first-aid kit:

• Activated charcoal
• Oregon grape root (Berberis nervosa, Berberis aquifolium) or Barberry root (Berberis vulgaris)
• Echinacea root (Echinacea purpurea)
• Chaparral leaf (Larrea tridentata)
• Lobelia (Lobelia inflata)
• Willow bark (Salix alba)
• Valerian (Valeriana officinalis)
• Hops flowers (Humulus lupulus)

🎒 Find out what else 7Song keeps in his bag: Blog | Herbal First Aid Bag

🩹 See herbal first aid in action: Blog | First Aid for the Practicing Herbalist-Finger Wound

🌿 Check out 7Song's herbalism school: Northeast School of Botanical Medicine

🎂 Celebrate the Ithaca Free Clinic turning 20 years old this year!

⛑️ Find 7Song volunteering with REACH Medical

📱 Keep up with 7Song on social media!

• YouTube @7Songsevensong
• Instagram @7songsevensong
• Facebook @Sevensong

Watch our video with 7Song: https://youtu.be/XenNTHa33vY

Watch our video about the Ithaca Free Clinic: https://youtu.be/w3CzASep7Rk

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What's the Free Herbalism Project been up to lately? We're glad you asked!

The Free Herbalism Project: Rootstalk is returning to our hometown of Eugene, Oregon, for a day dedicated to community, connection, and highlighting what the Free Herbalism Project is all about: Growing the Next Generation of Herbalists.

Join us on August 22 for this free, family-friendly community event featuring inspiring educational presentations, hands-on workshops, local vendors, nonprofit partners, food trucks, live music, and more. Come learn, connect, and celebrate the many ways herbalism brings people and communities together!

Learn more about RootsTalk 2026 here: https://mountainroseherbs.com/rootstalk/

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While the Herbal Radio team is away on summer break, we're opening up the vault to share part two of a special excerpt from our very first Free Herbalism Project! Originally recorded all the way back in 2013, this episode features the one-and-only "Godmother of American Herbalism," author, and educator, Rosemary Gladstar.

Join us as Rosemary continues to share wisdom from her presentation on:

• Advocacy in herbalism: being a voice for the plants
• Amplifying individual and collective voices in the herbalism community
• United Plant Savers: Species At-Risk Assessment Tool
• Animal testing in the natural products industry
• Healthcare resiliency within our communities

As always, we thank you for joining us on another botanical adventure and are so honored to have you tag along with us on this ride. Remember, we want to hear from you! Your questions, ideas, and who you want to hear from are an invaluable piece to our podcast. Email us at [email protected]or reach out on Instagram @herbal.radio to let us know what topics we should explore next within the vast world of herbalism.

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Rosemary Gladstar is a pioneer in the herbal movement and has been called the "Godmother of American Herbalism." She is the founder of the California School of Herbal Studies, the oldest running herb school in the United States. Rosemary is also the author and founder of The Science and Art of Herbalism, the founder of the International Herb Symposium and United Plant Savers, and the co-founder of Traditional Medicinals. Rosemary also created the first mail-order herb company that would later become Mountain Rose Herbs!

Resource Links:

🌿 Check out United Plant Savers

🌷 Rosemary Gladstar's home study course: The Science & Art of Herbalism

📓 Shop Books by Rosemary Gladstar

📓 Find Courses by Rosemary Gladstar

🫚 Read "Fire Cider Goes to Court: Fighting for Folk Herbalism"

What's the Free Herbalism Project been up to lately? We're glad you asked!

The Free Herbalism Project: Rootstalk is returning to our hometown of Eugene, Oregon, for a day dedicated to community, connection, and highlighting what the Free Herbalism Project is all about: Growing the Next Generation of Herbalists.

Join us on August 22 for this free, family-friendly community event featuring inspiring educational presentations, hands-on workshops, local vendors, nonprofit partners, food trucks, live music, and more. Come learn, connect, and celebrate the many ways herbalism brings people and communities together!

Want more Herbal Radio?

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