KPFA - Planting Medicine

Join Sam Roberts for an hour on the medicine of Mugwort!  This show explores all things Mugwort; physical medicine, spirit medicine, medicine making, folklore and more. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post The Magic Of Mugwort appeared first on KPFA.

Election season can bring heightened stress, uncertainty, and big emotions. Herbalism, as an ancestral healing practice that exists beyond the boundaries of state-sanctioned healthcare, offers us tools for tending to ourselves and strengthening our resilience. Join Renée Camila as she explores plants and herbal practices to help us navigate the emotional landscape of election day, find grounding amid uncertainty, and care for ourselves and one another. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Election Anxiety appeared first on KPFA.

Join Clinical Herbalist Violet Moon ( @witchcraft_apothecary ) as she discusses the different tools and formulas for medicine making. Violet will provide tips and tricks for all levels of medicine makers, from novice to expert. Tune in Live this Tuesday, October 27th at 1pm PST on @kpfaradio in the SF Bay Area and on @kpfk in Los Angeles, or stream the episode afterwards on the Planting Medicine podcast or at KPFA.org Photo of Hawthorn leaf and berry being processed at Violet’s apothecary circa 2024 Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here.   Additional Notes/ Helpful Links: -Moore (1993), Medicinal Plants of the Pacific West -Gladstar (2001), Family Herbal -The Herbal Highway (1997 – 2025), archives on KPFA.org -https://kpfa.org/program/the-herbal-highway/ -https://www.spiritsanddistilling.com/tools/dilution The post Medicine Making appeared first on KPFA.

Ring ring… It’s call-ins time! Join hosts Emiliano Lemus and Violet Moon for live, open call-ins on Planting Medicine — and ask your own questions by calling KPFA during showtime at 510-848-4425. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Fall Call-Ins! appeared first on KPFA.

As the fall season deepens, Renée Camila explores how plants can help us navigate the back-to-school transition. Discover herbs that support immune health and help restore our natural rhythms as routines shift. Together, we’ll explore ways to meet the changing season with greater balance, resilience, and connection to the rhythms of the natural world. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Back to School appeared first on KPFA.

Join Renée Camila for part three of the three-part Radio for Guts series on digestive health, curated for KPFA’s “Radio with Guts” themed Fall Fund Drive. In this third episode, Renée looks at the gut-brain axis, including the vagus nerve and the herbs that support the connection between the emotions and digestion. Fund drive show. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Radio for Guts: Gut Brain Connection appeared first on KPFA.

Join us for the second installment of our three part Radio for Guts series for KPFA’s “Radio with Guts” themed Fall Fund Drive. In this show Sam Roberts discusses cooking with herbs to heal and balance digestion and digestive organs. Fund drive show. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Radio for Guts: Cooking To Heal Digestion appeared first on KPFA.

Join us for a three-part series on digestive health, curated for KPFA’s “Radio with Guts” themed Fall Fund Drive. In this first show, Emiliano Lemus explores traditional approaches to common digestive concerns. Fund drive show. Chamomile photo by Vedrana Filipović on Unsplash. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Radio for Guts: Common Digestive Ailments appeared first on KPFA.

What does our relationship with money have to do with our health, our healing, and our collective liberation? In this hour, Renée Camila explores the plants that can support us in tending our relationship with money, from the abundance–scarcity spectrum to the ways financial stress impacts our bodies and wellbeing. We’ll consider how solidarity, community care, and our commitments to collective liberation shape the ways we perceive and relate to money. Renée will also share plants to work with for casting money spells and inviting new possibilities into our lives. Bring your questions and reflections. This is a call-in show. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Healing Money appeared first on KPFA.

In part two of our herbal skin care series, host Sam Roberts explores herbs for specific skin conditions—including acne, eczema, bug bites, burns, skin infections and more.  Call-ins welcome toward the end of the show. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Herbal Skin Care Part 2 appeared first on KPFA.