…variety of professions herbalists can choose from. Star is a graduate of our Online Herbal Immersion Program—1,000 hours of our personal mentorship in sustainable herbalism and herbal career building. If you are interested in the wide variety of herbal careers you might pursue, see An Herbalist’s Salary and Career Opportunities and Learn How to Become an Herbalist. Botánica Cimarrón’s elixir…
…blossoms are beautiful; try on these fancy-pants ice cubes to gussy up your favorite herbal iced teas. Sautéed puffball mushrooms with black sesame seeds and pineapple sage flower garnish Herbal flowered persimmon goat cheese with calendula and pineapple sage flowers Herbal Flowered Persimmon Goat Cheese Recipe If you don’t have some of these ingredients on-hand, try freaking out. That…
…Ethical Sources for Medicinal Seeds & Plants References Forsell, M. The Herbal Grove. New York: Villard Books, 1995. Barak, V., Halperin, T., and Kalickman, I. “The Effect of Sambucol, a Black Elderberry-based, Natural Product, on the Production of Human Cytokines: I. Inflammatory Cytokines.” European Cytokine Network, April–June 2001. Hoffmann, D. Medical Herbalism: The Science and Practice of Herbal Medicine. Rochester:…
…of the African American pharmacopeia. Also features a number of write-ups about interviews with modern-day herbalists. Folk Wisdom and Mother Wit: John Lee—An African American Herbal Healer by John Lee and Arvilla Payne-Jackson A great treatment about the materia medica and healing practices of an herbalist in the Piedmont of North Carolina. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants by Maurice M….
…decades, including an herbal nursery and a farm-to-apothecary herbal products business. These days, she channels her botanical obsession through her writing and photography in her online programs, on her personal blog Castanea, and in her new book, The Healing Garden: Cultivating and Handcrafting Herbal Remedies. Juliet and her family reside in a home overrun with houseplants and books in Asheville,…
…tea and drinking cacao, and so much more. Our Student Business Spotlight is a series featuring Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine graduates, their work, and the wide variety of professions herbalists can choose from. Jodi is a graduate of our Online Herbal Immersion—1,000 hours of our personal mentorship in sustainable herbalism and herbal career building. Jodi, can you tell us…
An Herbalist Interview: Brandon Ruiz of the Charlotte Herbal Accessibility Project Interviewed by Meghan Gemma Photographed by Brandon Ruiz Brandon Ruiz (shown kneeling in front) and the Charlotte Herbal Accessibility Project planting out the Afro-Caribbean garden on the west side of town. What a delight to interview Brandon Ruiz of the Charlotte, North Carolina-based Herbal Accessibility Project—a community-inspired network of…
…most extensive DIY online herbal course out there, which includes foraging, botany, cultivation, medicine making and therapeutics— our Online Herbal Immersion Program. May your gardens flourish, and provide abundance, beauty and healing in your lives! ~ Juliet Blankespoor Herbal Index (Includes common name, scientific name, and plant family) Alder, Alnus spp., Betulaceae Alfalfa, Medicago sativa, Fabaceae Angelica, Angelica…
…Bibliographical Introduction. The Johns Hopkins University Press; 1976. Looking for more blog articles about African American herbalism? Our friend Marc Williams has compiled this three part series for Blog Castanea. Click below to visit the other articles in the collection. African American Herbalism, Part 2: North American Black Herbalism African American Herbalism, Part 3: Resources and Further Learning Meet…
…professional plant-human matchmaker and bonafide plant geek, with a degree in botany and over 30 years of experience teaching and writing about herbalism, medicine making, and organic herb cultivation. Juliet’s lifelong captivation with medicinal weeds and herb gardening has birthed many botanical enterprises over the decades, including an herbal nursery and a farm-to-apothecary herbal products business. These days, she channels…
