What if the way we’re learning herbalism is actually harming the plants we depend on?

In this episode, I sit down with herbalist Elaine Shefff from Green Path Herb School to explore ethical wildcrafting, plant stewardship, and what it really means to be in relationship with the land. As herbalism becomes more popular, it is more important than ever to slow down, observe, and rethink how we harvest and work with plants.

If you want to harvest herbs in a way that protects ecosystems and supports future generations, this episode is for you.

In this episode:

• Why ethical wildcrafting matters now more than ever
• How overharvesting is impacting medicinal plants
• What sustainable foraging really looks like
• Why starting with weeds can change everything
• How to build a relationship with plants over time
• Bioregional herbalism and working with local medicine
• Herbalism as a path back to connection and belonging
• Simple ways to support your community with herbal medicine

For full show notes, resources, and links visit:
theherbalistspath.com/blog/ethical-resilient-herbalism-elaine-sheff

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Spring is here, and that means some of the most powerful medicinal plants on the planet are popping up in your yard, your garden edges, and along your favorite walking paths. And most people are either pulling them out or walking right past them.

In this episode, you'll meet four spring weeds that can have amazing benefits to your health: dandelion root and leaf, nettles, cleavers, and chickweed. You'll learn what they do, why they matter this time of year, and how to actually prepare them so you get the real medicine out.

Free, potent, accessible plant medicine. Growing right outside your door.

What's in this episode:

• Why spring weeds show up exactly when our bodies need them most
• Dandelion leaf and root: two different medicines from one plant
• Nettles for depletion, allergies, and deep nourishment
• Cleavers for lymphatic support and why fresh preparation matters
• Chickweed as a cooling, anti-inflammatory ally inside and out
• Ethical harvesting tips and how to prepare each plant effectively

For full show notes, resources, and links: theherbalistspath.com/blog/theherbalistspath-com/blog/free-medicinal-weeds-in-your-yard

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What does herbalism look like when your community actually needs you?

In this episode I sit down with clinical herbalist Ashley Elenbaas of Sky House Herbs, who has been doing boots-on-the-ground mutual aid work in Minneapolis. We talk about how she organized local herbalists, partnered with existing mutual aid networks, and got herbal care kits into the hands of homebound immigrant families. And how she did it without burning herself out in the process.

This is community herbalism in action. Real, replicable, and deeply needed right now.

In this episode:

• What grassroots herbal mutual aid actually looks like
• How to find your role without duplicating efforts already being done
• The power of pausing and orienting before you act
• Involving your kids in the medicine making
• Knowing when to slow down so you can keep showing up

For full show notes, resources, and transcript visit: theherbalistspath.com/blog/grassroots-herbalism-ashley-elenbaas

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