Emiliano Lemus discusses plants and practices for meeting the end of the year, including doing a deeper emotional dive, recognizing patterns, and closing cycles. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Closing the Cycle of the Year appeared first on KPFA.

Join Renée Camila and her guest Berenice Dimas, founder of Hood Herbalism, for a conversation about herbal support during birth ceremonies. In the episode, Berenice shares their perspective on the energetics of birth, herbs she includes in her birth kit, and the importance of spirit dosing with gestating people. Berenice (she/they) is a queer community based herbalist, partera (student midwife), educator, and published writer. Resources mentioned in this episode: Herbal Medicine for Birth Support: Hood Herbalism Ruruchay: Casa de Nacimiento Center for Indigenous Midwifery Atava Garcia Swiecicki: Ancestral Apothecary Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Herbal Birth Energetics with Berenice Dimas appeared first on KPFA.

Join us for part two of a two-part series exploring Winter Medicine. Emiliano Lemus explores the physical aspects of supporting our bodies in the winter, as we slow down and tend to this colder and darker time. We discuss immunity, nutrition, rest, and more. Fund drive. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Winter Medicine: Part 2 appeared first on KPFA.

Join us for part one of a two part series exploring Winter Medicine.  This hour looks at the energetics of winter and how we can tend our spirit during this time of year.  Sam Roberts dives into herbal support to help our spirits align with the season, embrace the darkness, welcome back the light and get through the holidays. This is a fund drive episode.  Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Winter Medicine: Part 1 appeared first on KPFA.

The winter season is an ideal time to prioritize rest. Sleep is vital for physical, emotional, and spiritual restoration, and yet challenges with sleep is more common than not. During this hour Renée Camila looks at the plants and practices that can support casting sleep spells. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Sleep Spells appeared first on KPFA.

Join Violet Moon ( @witchcraft_apothecary ) as she talks about working with grief and the importance of plant medicine and ritual in moving through and healing our grief on the individual and collective levels. Violet will speak to the inherent wisdom that arises in the process of grief and suffering, and how herbal medicine and ceremony can help connect and move people, place and plant kin towards collective liberation and joy. Tune in Live Tuesday, November 25th at 1pm PST on @kpfaradio in the SF Bayarea and on @kpfk in Los Angeles, or stream the episode afterwards on the Planting Medicine podcast or at KPFA.org Photo of Violet’s All Hallow’s Eve Ancestor Altar – by Violet Moon   The post Healing Grief with Herbs and Ritual appeared first on KPFA.

Emiliano Lemus interviews Stascha Stahl about natural approaches to common STIs and generative system infections that affect people of all genders, including HPV, yeast infections, bacterial vaginosis (BV), and herpes. Stascha is a clinical herbalist, medicine maker, apothecarist, and educator practicing in the Lisjan Ohlone Territory – Oakland, California. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post STIs and Generative System Infections with Stascha Stahl appeared first on KPFA.

Join host Sam Roberts for an exploration of herbal monographs.  This hour looks at monographs as one way to collect and organize information about individual plants, what to include in your monographs, and how herbal monographs can push back on patterns of colonialism in herbalism. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post The Art of the Monograph appeared first on KPFA.

The winter holidays can be both joyful and stressful. Join Renée Camila for an exploration of the herbs that can boost physical immune health, emotional regulation, and spiritual protection. This episode focuses on preventative support and includes listener call-ins. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Holiday Prep appeared first on KPFA.

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. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Irish Plants, Here and There appeared first on KPFA.

Host Emiliano Lemus dives into the world of medicinal berries. Join them to learn about the special healing properties carried by these fruits. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Medicinal Berries appeared first on KPFA.

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. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Pantry Staples for the Home Herbalist appeared first on KPFA.

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. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Roots for Resistance, Part Three: Emotional appeared first on KPFA.

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. This is a fund drive episode. We at Planting Medicine feel strongly that listener-sponsored radio is vital, especially as media becomes more and more corporate and in service of the oligarchy. Our host station @kpfaradio is the first listener-sponsored radio station in this so-called country. Let’s keep this legacy alive with our donations Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Roots for Resistance, Part Two: Physical appeared first on KPFA.

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. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Roots for Resistance, Part One: Spirit appeared first on KPFA.

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. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post The Endocrine System and Helpful Herbs appeared first on KPFA.

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. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Tree Medicine, Part 2 appeared first on KPFA.

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. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Back to School appeared first on KPFA.

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. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Medicinal Mushrooms appeared first on KPFA.

Emiliano Lemus answers your herbalism questions live on the air! Reach the KPFA studio between 1 and 2pm Pacific Time at 1-800-958-9008, and ask any herbalism questions that have been on your mind. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Call-Ins! appeared first on KPFA.