…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…
…Groups Afroecology DC BlackForager Black Midwives Unite! Black Permaculture Network National Black Midwives Alliance SE Farmers of Color Southeastern African-American Farmers Network Woke Foods BIPOC Herbal Teachers & Herbal Schools/Organizations Some contemporary African American healers and herbal schools include: Alyson Morgan Amanda David and The People’s Medicine School Brandon Ruiz who also runs the Charlotte Herbal Accessibility Project Claudia…
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…
…heat, and add your herbs to be infused. Proportions for Herbal Infusions and Decoctions Folk method: Here is a general guideline in figuring herbal proportions: 1 teaspoon of dried, cut and sifted herb, or herbal formula, or 2 tablespoons of fresh herb per 8 ounces of water. Note this strength is not exact as different herbs have varying densities and…
…an immune tonic and an immunomodulator. By and large, most practitioners use herbal immune tonics just the same as herbal immunomodulators. Immune tonics simply don’t have the scientific “stamp of approval” to be classified as immunomodulators, but they very well may have the same degree of regulating, or balancing, effects on the immune system. Calendula flowers (Calendula officinalis) Herbal Antimicrobials…
…herbal refreshments?” Let’s totally avoid that scenario, and stock up on these fancy pants herbal ice cubes instead. I use herbal ice cubes to flavor plain water when I have a full day to make a quick cool herbal beverage, or use them to flavor and cool herbal teas. Calendula and Wild Bergamot flowers grace Schisandra-infused herbal ice cubes. Hibiscus…
…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 Our…
…(Octopus Books, 2010). American Herbal Products Association’s Botanical Safety Handbook, 2nd ed. (CRC Press, 2013). Mills, S., and Bone, K. The Essential Guide to Herbal Safety (Elsevier Health Sciences, 2005). Meet the Green Mastermind Behind Blog Castanea: JULIET BLANKESPOOR is the founder, primary instructor, and Creative Director of the Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine, an online school serving thousands of…
…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 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…
