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Grab a cup of tea and come and join me in the Sage’s Cabin as we hear from wisdom keepers of herbal medicine, food, gardening, wellbeing, feminine mysteries, and social justice movements.
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Thursday Aug 12, 2021
Thursday Aug 12, 2021
Todays podcast is with Charlotte Flowers chocolate, a Scottish artisan chocolatier who harvests and handmakes small batch wild flavour chocolates.
Charlotte will be at the Scottish Wild Food Festival 18th & 19th September 2021.
In this podcast we talk all about chocolate, chocolate growers, fermenting chocolate, artisan chocolatiers, wild flavours and her workshop which is running at the festival.
Check out Charlotte at: http://www.charlotteflowerchocolates.com/
Find out more and book tickets for the Scottish Wild Food Festival at: https://www.scottishwildfoodfestival.co.uk/
Follow us on Instagram to see live coverage of the festival on the festival weekend.
Find out more about me at: www.roxmadeira.com
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Friday Apr 02, 2021
Friday Apr 02, 2021
In this episode I am talking with Barbara Wilkinson, Medical Herbalist and trustee of The Herb Society UK.
This is part 2 in the Herb gardening series.
Today we are talking about St John's Wort.
- What to use it for
- How to grow it
- How to harvest it
- When to harvest it
- How to use it
- How to store it
Hope you enjoy!
Don't forget to like and subscribe to hear the whole series.
To find out more about the Herb Society go to: https://herbsociety.org.uk/
To support the podcast and learn more join my patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/trossachswildapothecary
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Todays podcast episode is with Max Dashu, who is an author and women's historian. Max shares her amazing depth of information on our herstory.
We talk about:
Women healers
Patriarchy
The church
European saunas
The Witch
and much more.
Max has loads of information, talks and courses on her website www.suppressedhistories.net.
She has been researching and collecting information since the 70's and is an expert in this field, unearthing and piecing together long forgotten and suppressed facts of women's history.
If you enjoyed this please like and share and consider supporting the podcast for the price of a coffee: www.patreon.com/trossachswildapothecary
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Part 1 of the series - Growing and Harvesting Herbs - recorded with The Herb Society UK
In this podcast I am talking to Barbara Wilkinson, Medical Herbalists, herb grower, medicine maker and trustee of The Herb Society
We talk about:
The Herb Society - how it started,
what it does,
getting involved
The pandemic
Leaving the villages - city living -
blinkered society
Relationships with nature
Disconnection
The need to connect to nature
Allotments
Observation and the enquiring mind
How to start your new garden
Compost
Compost teas and fluid extracts
The tradition of using blood and bones
Seeds
Nettles
Visit The Herb Society website: www.herbsociety.org.uk
Please support the podcast for a price of a coffee on: www.patreon.com/trossachswildapothecary
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Monday Feb 15, 2021
Monday Feb 15, 2021
In this episode I am talking to Sarah Wheatley of Birth and Beyond about parenting in the pandemic.
Sarah is a psychotherapeutic counsellor, parent-infant therapist and parent kind developer.
We talk about:
How we are finite beings the importance of building relationships, especially at this time
Infant development parental wellbeing - some ideas
children's resilience
the good enough mother
The paradox of parenthood
Being compassionate to yourself
Finding resources to develop your resilience
To find out more about or get in contact with Sarah go to:
Yoga classes for resilience and core development: www.trossachswildapothecary.com
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
In this episode I am speaking with Stefan from Nature and Therapy UK. We talk about forest bathing, ecotherapy and their benefits and about getting children outside in nature.
Hope you enjoy the podcast.
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Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Thursday Nov 19, 2020
In todays podcast I am talking with Vicky Manning of The Little Foragers Kitchen about food and wild food that might help with menopausal symptoms.
You can connect with Vicky on her facebook or Instagram pages @the little foragers kitchen.
As always if you enjoyed today episode please like, share and subscribe.
You can support the podcast and learn about herbs and wellbeing at www.paetron.com/trossachswildapothecary
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
In todays podcast I am talking with Marcos Patchett about his new book published by Aeon books "The secret life of chocolate."
About:
Marcos Patchett
BSc (Hons.) Herbal Medicine, MAMH MNIMH http://nocturnalherbalist.com/
author of The Secret Life of Chocolate:
For those in the US: https://bit.ly/3dVRX1d
For rest of world: https://www.aeonbooks.co.uk
Hardback RRP £75 (708 pages)
Discount code CHOC20 gives 20% off when applied at checkout
Valid until 31.10.20
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Thursday Oct 01, 2020
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
Today I am talking with Irish herbalist Nikki Darrell about her new book Conversations with Plants, her herbal course and traditional herbal medicine.#
You can find out more about Nikki's herb school at: https://theplantmedicineschool.com/
There are great online and in person courses and a fabulous membership site to learn more about herbs.
I really support of the podcast and development of the medicinal garden is very much appreciated. You can find out more @ Trossachs Wild Apothecary on Patreon, facebook, instagram and the website.
Thank you. Please like, share and subscribe to the podcasts.
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
Interview with herbalists Anita Ralph and Mary Tassell about their new book 'Native Healers', herbalism, and herbs that are good for children.
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You can find out more about Anita: http://medicinetreeherbs.co.uk/
You can find out more about Mary: http://www.tassell.net/
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