KPFA - The Herbal Highway

Listen in while Sarah Holmes discusses self care and community care during the pandemic. The post Support During the Pandemic – Part One – March 24, 2020 appeared first on KPFA.

Join Sarah Holmes and guest Earcine Evans, fourth generation herbalist and farmer in Pickens, Mississippi. Mrs. Evans grows food and herbs, creates a line of skin and hair products as well as teaches in her community and beyond. Join them for a discussion of healthy skin and hair. The post Natural Skin and Hair Care – March 17, 2020 appeared first on KPFA.

Karyn Sanders explores the topic of presence and discusses herbs that can support us in being and staying present in our lives. Previously aired 6.02.16. The post Presence – March 10, 2020 appeared first on KPFA.

Guest host Renée Camila speaks with Nicaraguan-American healer and teacher Brenda Salgado about her personal journey of reconnecting with traditional medicine and the work she does in building community around ancestral healing. The post Answering the Call of our Ancestors – March 3, 2020 appeared first on KPFA.

The Herbal Highway enhances the community’s knowledge of herbal medicine and alternative choices to standard medical practices for healing. In order to have balanced life, The Herbal Highway actively supports and promotes Indigenous land rights, protection of sacred sites and the sustainability of the Earth as integral parts of individual, community and global healing. Hosted and produced by Karyn Sanders and Sarah Holmes. The post Pre-Empted for Special Fund drive Programming – February 25, 2020 appeared first on KPFA.

Join Sarah Holmes and her guest, Susan Hess, for a discussion of using herbs in your food to further support your health. Susan Hess is an herbalist and teacher at The Still Room at Pitch Pines in New Jersey. She is also the author of The Herbal Medicine Cookbook: Everyday Recipes to Boost your Health. They discuss favorite herbs as well as actions and examples of the five flavors. Fund drive hosted live by Sarah Holmes and Emiliano Lemus. The post Boost your Food with Herbs – February 18, 2020 appeared first on KPFA.

Join Sarah Holmes for a discussion with Dr. Wendy Makoons Geniusz about Anishinaabe herbal medicine. Their discussion focuses on the book, Plants Have so Much to Give Us, All We Have to do is Ask. This pre-recorded interview will be hosted live by Sarah Holmes and Renee Camila. Fund drive. Photo of Mary Siisip Geniusz and Wendy Makoons Geniusz. The post Anishinaabe Herbal Medicine – February 11, 2020 appeared first on KPFA.

Following up on their show from September 10th, 2019, guest hosts Emiliano Lemus and Lizanne Deliz continue the conversation about inviting pleasure into our lives. We’ll go deeper on plants to connect to presence, joy, and, just in time for Valentine’s Day, herbal aphrodisiacs, too. The post Pleasure Herbalism – Part Two – February 4, 2020 appeared first on KPFA.

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Join Sarah Holmes and her guest, Sobande Greer, for a discussion of herbal medicine in the African American community; past and present. Sobande is an herbalist, teacher and author as well as founder of the Natural Choices Botanica School of Herbalism & Holistic Health in Tennessee. The post Herbal Medicine and the African Diaspora – January 14, 2020 appeared first on KPFA.

Join guest host Renée Camila as she discusses safe herbs and practices to support the physical, emotional, and spiritual bodies during pregnancy. The post Folk Medicine During Pregnancy – January 7, 2020 appeared first on KPFA.

Join Karyn Sanders for an exploration of the plants to support being grounded and good boundaries. Previously aired 5.4.17. The post Grounding and Boundaries – December 31, 2019 appeared first on KPFA.

Join Sarah Holmes for an exploration of self-care and learn about the plants that can support you. Previously aired 1.11.18. The post Self-Care – December 24, 2019 appeared first on KPFA.

Join Sarah Holmes and Karyn Sanders for an episode on staying inspired and the role plants and nature play in this. Karyn and Sarah share their own reflections as well as the words of herbalists who were invited to contribute. Part two of two episodes. Fund drive. The post Reflections for the Future – Part Two – December 17, 2019 appeared first on KPFA.

Join Sarah Holmes and Renee Camila for an episode on staying inspired and the role plants and nature plays in this. They share their own reflections as well as the words of herbalists who were asked to contribute. Part one of two episodes. Fund drive. The post Reflections for the Future – Part One – December 10, 2019 appeared first on KPFA.