Renée Camila interviews clinical herbalist Kelly McCarthy, RH (AHG), on weaving ancestral connection to Ireland through traditional plant wisdom. Kelly explores the plants and practices of Irish herbalism, and the ways she tends this lineage across distance.

Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon.

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Host Emiliano Lemus dives into the world of medicinal berries. Join them to learn about the special healing properties carried by these fruits.

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Sam Roberts discusses how to stock your pantry for maximum kitchen-based plant magic this fall and winter.  During this episode they detail tools and ingredients that are good to have on hand for the modern kitchen witch, and explore plant allies in cooking as spellwork.

Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon.

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Join us for part three of a three-part series exploring Roots for Resistance. Emiliano Lemus discusses how medicinal roots can emotionally support us as we individually and collectively rise up against fascism, white supremacy, transphobia, and the other political violence of our time. Fund drive.

Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon.

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This week is part two of the Roots for Resistance series. Join host Sam Roberts in exploring how medicinal roots can support our physical bodies as we engage in political resistance and liberatory work.

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Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon.

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Join us for part one of a three part series exploring Roots for Resistance. This hour looks at the spirit side of medicinal roots and how they can help us in resisting systems of oppression. Renée Camila considers how resistance can support our health and how herbal medicine may play a role in our ability to thrive.

This is a fund drive episode. Planting medicine is hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon.

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Join clinical herbalist Violet Moon for a beginner’s guide to the endocrine system. Violet will discuss the anatomy, function, and energetics of the endocrine system, as well as the impacts of different stressors and stress responses related to our metabolism, circadian rhythms, hormone levels, and overall health (as regulated by the endocrine system). Violet hopes you’ll walk away from this episode with a general understanding of the endocrine system, and a handful of indispensable and easy to find herbs and practices to help address subclinical endocrine imbalances in your home apothecary or kitchen table herbal practice.

Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila.

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Emiliano Lemus and guest host Lizanne Deliz pick back up where they left off, talking about trees! They discuss the medicines of elder, willow, gingko, moringa, and more.

Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila.

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Join Renée Camila for all things back-to-school. She looks at herbs for immune health, support with re-establishing circadian rhythms, and shifting from summer to fall.

Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila.

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Join Violet Moon as she deep dives into medicinal mushrooms. Violet will speak to the medicinal benefits of different mushrooms, their unique constituents, as well as give instructions for how to best prepare them.

Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila.

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