S1E14 – Janet and Dave on Herbalism for Preparedness
Episode Notes
The guests provided us with some resources:
Herbal first aid aftercare for those who have experienced police violence:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14nVeF6auCIqQRBh-q3gyEmV5POiYur_Z/view
Seed, Soil and Spirit: an herb school for QTBIPOC and allies with social justice framing:
https://www.seedsoilspirit.com
Rootwork Herbals: an online and in-person school:
https://www.rootworkherbals.com/herbal-education
Excellent free foundational herbal medicine resources from Jim Macdonald:
https://www.herbcraft.org
Introduction to herbal medicine book from Rosemary Gladstar:
https://www.storey.com/books/rosemary-gladstars-medicinal-herbs/
Herbal first aid wound care from 7song:
https://7song.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Herbal-First-Aid-Wound-Care.pdf
Free online herb school with the late great Michael Moore:
www.swsbm.com/school/
This is an herbal respiratory infection protocol. Good for the upcoming flu season:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/12b09xsVmA0_6nDTjgqFtxZXnT8CTkClMKDyqPOi-jOk/edit
Youtube channel with educational herb and gardening videos from Joe Hollis at Mountain Gardens:
https://www.youtube.com/user/mountaingardens/featured
Ideas for an herbal first aid kit. Make your own!
https://learningherbs.com/remedies-recipes/herbal-travel-first-aid-kit/
Learn about Bidens, a weedy and abundant herb that works wonders on serious infections:
https://radicalvitalism.wordpress.com/2016/02/16/bidens-as-an-herbal-antibiotic-a-case-study/
Indigenous perspective on relations with plants: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer:
https://milkweed.org/book/braiding-sweetgrass
How is our individual health tied to that of our communities, our society and all of life on Earth? Read about Radical Vitalism:
https://radicalvitalism.wordpress.com/2016/08/19/radical-vitalism-by-janet-kent-and-dave-meesters/
Herbs for grounding in turbulent times:
https://radicalvitalism.wordpress.com/?s=herbs+for+grounding
Herbs for when you are freaking out:
https://radicalvitalism.wordpress.com/?s=emergency
Zines:
Ease Your Mind: Herbs for Mental Health
https://firestorm.coop/products/4003-ease-your-mind.html
Under Pressure: Herbs for Resilience
https://firestorm.coop/products/12035-under-pressure.html
On the radical potential of herbalism: Using the elements as a map through the ever-changing and increasingly challenging territory, for individuals and movements: You are Nature: Working with the Elements for Change:
https://radicalvitalism.wordpress.com/2020/02/01/you-are-nature-working-with-the-elements-for-change/
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