The Sage’s Cabin - Herbs & Liberation

53 - Rosari Kingston - Ireland's Hidden Medicine

Today I am speaking with Rosari Kingston about the traditional folk medicine of Ireland.  There is a rich history of traditional healing still practiced by folk healers and recorded in the Irish records, a lot of this old knowledge is being lost and at risk of dyeing out completely.

 

If you would like to buy Rosari's book you can buy it at AEON with a code:  IH20 which will give listeners 20% off until 15/06/25

 

You can find out more about her work HERE

 

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52 - Grassroots Remedies Foraging & Community herbalism

In this months episode I am speaking with Soraya and Catriona from Edinburgh/Glasgow based co-op Grassroots Remedies about their community herbalism work and about sustainable foraging.

Check out all their offerings at: grassrootsremedies.co.uk

Follow them on Instagram @grassrootsremedies

Grassroots Remedies and many other foraging organisations will be at The Scottish Wild Food Festival in May 17th & 18th you can get tickets HERE

You can find out more about my work with Movement in Thyme HERE

 

Connect with me at www.roxmadeira.com

Support the podcast and sign up for online plant spirit communication and history courses HERE

 

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51 - The Apothecary's Wife Karen Bloom Gevirtz

Today, on World Social Justice day, in the podcast I am speaking with Karen Gevirtz the author of THE APOTHECARY'S WIFE: The Hidden History of Medicine and How it Became a Commodity A ground-breaking genealogy of for-profit healthcare and an urgent reminder that cantering women's history offers vital opportunities for shaping the future.

You can connect with Karen and buy her book here: https://www.karenbloomgevirtz.com/

Women Concern fundraiser

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50 - Humanitarian Crisis DRCongo

This is a short podcast I recorded yesterday with Freddy from Women Concern DR Congo. I have been in contact with and working with them in their quest to help women in their area of Congo, which is South Kivu, for about a year. As an NGO in Congo they are understandably concerned about the humanitarian crisis that is happening in Congo as a result of the M23 rebels taking over Goma the capital of North Kivu. I don't know how much you know about the situation, but it is important to note that this isn't about Africans fighting Africans, it is much bigger, as always, and includes many western and Chinese companies and governments. There is a lot of extractive mining occurring in that region which is particularly used by technology and so-called green industries such as phones and electric cars to name only a few. Freddy isn't able to say a lot one way or another about the actors in the geno-cost, to keep himself and his staff safe and to enable them to work across regions as an independent NGO. As you will hear in the podcast most international NGOs including the UN have left the region, making this fundraiser all the more important. As people undertaking this path towards collective liberation, and coming to terms with the history of colonialism that makes our lives possible, I implore you to share the fundraiser in your networks and give something if you are able.

Thank you so much.

https://gogetfunding.com/emergency-humanitarian-response-in-goma-north-kivu/

Find them on: X @concern_women

Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/women-concern

Sowing a brighter future for Congolese women farmers One man’s mission to help women fight the patriarchy: https://thinklandscape.globallandscapesforum.org/71564/sowing-a-brighter-future-for-congolese-women-farmers/

 

49 - Witch Hunts - Leo Igwe

Today I am speaking to Leo Igwe about how Witch Hunts persist in Nigeria and about his organisation Advocacy for Accused Witches

If you would like to donate to Advocacy for Witches to help with their work you can do so HERE  critTHINK is Leo's educational Foundation, which helps to support the advocacy work Leo does, and provide the education to make a change in society to stop the Witch Hunts happening.

Also mentioned in the podcast:

Justice for Witches

End Witch Hunts

International Network Against Accusations of Witchcraft and Associated Harmful Practices

 

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48 - Andrew Mason Rasa Shastra Medical Alchemy

The hidden art of medical alchemy, in this episode I speak with Andrew Mason who has been studying, researching and practicing this ancient art.

You can connect with Andrew here: HERE

 

You can buy his book HERE using the discount code RS20 which will give readers 20% off until 15/10/24

 

Andrew has given the patreon supporters of this podcast a special bonus link to his work.

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47 - A very brief intro to the history of wise women and western herbalism

A very, very brief introduction to western herbalism and how the wise women were displaced.

 

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46 - Yousef: Palestinian Farmers of Northern Gaza

You can support Yousef and the other farmers in Northern Gaza HERE

 

Yousef S H Aburabee from Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, a passionate young agricultural engineer with extensive training in the fields of agriculture and the environment. I have conducted numerous training sessions for farmers and agricultural engineers on modern techniques and organic farming.

Gaza is suffering from wars, destruction, and food shortage even before the war. However, I am prepared and ready to restart again, to rebuild and regenerate agriculture of my and my community land.

 

You can follow him on instagram HERE

 

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45 - Christina Stapley - A History of Plant Medicine

In this episode I am speaking with Medical Herbalist Christina Stapley about her new book A history of plant medicine.  We speak about some old recipes, climate change and the history of herbalism in the UK.

You can connect with Christina HERE

She runs various workshops and has lots of great books to add to your herbal library.

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44 - Meghan Rhodes: Tasting Herbalism

In this episode I'm speaking with MEGHAN RHODES about TASTING HERBALISM. Meghan Rhodes is a qualified herbalist who has helped over 90 people start living herbalism, making healthier, safer solutions for themselves and their families a reality. As the founder of Rhodes Roots & Remedies, she has written 10 course books, authored the books Easy Herbal Remedies for Infants and Slow-Infused Self-Care, as well as developed a unique four season sense-based herbalism course and journey, Awaken Herbal Wisdom.

Meghan’s practice of herbalism is rooted in the belief that we must remember, reclaim and relearn our knowledge of our bodies, our autonomy and how to work with plant medicine in order to bring control of our own health back into our families and homes for a sustainable future for ourselves and the planet.

Meghan is a member of both the College of Practitioners of Phytotherapy and the Ayurvedic Professionals Association.

 

We talk about:

• How tastes trigger our biology to respond to the medicine in plants

• How to recalibrate your palette to be able to detect the 7 key tastes of herbs

• How understanding tastes helps you make more effective herbal remedies at home

• What are the main messages the 7 key tastes of herbs tell our bodies

• How I formulate herbal remedies primarily by taste

You can connect with Meghan at https://www.rhodesrootsandremedies.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/rhodesrootsandremedies/

• Get on the waiting list for Meghan's intensive herbalism course - Awaken Herbal Wisdom - enrolling annually 
• Exclusive access to exploring one of the seven tastes 

Patreon - Wise Herbal Ways BONUS!  10% off Meghan's seasonal workshops.