🌼 Join us for the Dandelion Immersion! Dig into dandelion with us through hands-on lessons, herbal recipes, and a community of plant lovers. How many times would you visit a patch of valerian before digging a root? At the Columbines School of Botanical Studies, students might visit nearly 18 times. Years later, Mason still remembers the bridge where he first saw it. In this episode of Herbalists After Hours, we sit down with two of Mason's herbal mentors, Howie Brounstein and Steven Yeager. They take us back to a break-room herb class in Eugene, Oregon, where Steven got his start, and the campfires where they dreamed up the classes they'd teach together. We talk ethical wildcrafting, why it matters to revisit a patch after harvest, and how songs can help a botany lesson stick for years. Plus, jim mcdonald has a question about plant ID apps, we share Michael Moore stories, and we get a rendition of "Too Sexy for Their Petals." Thanks for hanging out with us! Rosalee & Mason PS - Watch this epiode on YouTube Links & Resources Columbines School of Botanical Studies and Field Apprenticeship Howie's Wildcrafting Checklist Steven Yeager at Mountain Rose Herbs Flora of the Pacific Northwest by C. Leo Hitchcock and Arthur Cronquist Handbook of Northwestern Plants Michael Moore's Southwest School of Botanical Medicine Native Plant Society of Oregon Oregon plant observations on iNaturalist United Plant Savers' Species At-Risk List From Rosalee & Mason Rosalee's Herbal Jumpstart Our 30-Day Dandelion Immersion More with Howie & Steven 40 Years Teaching Herbalism, Wildcrafting & Ecology with the Columbines crew on The Herbalist Hour Mason's conversation with Steven Yeager on The Herbalist Hour Follow Along with Folk Methodology Website | Instagram | TikTok Folk Methodology is a creative herbal studio exploring the wisdom, culture, and lived experience of herbalists. Through conversations, classes, and media, Mason and Rosalee are here to share and uplift the grassroots herbal community. The small print This content is for educational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any disease. Always consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your health regimen.

Today is the last day to join the Dandelion Immersion! Registration closes tonight. Join us at DandelionImmersion.com. Fall is root season, and it's a wonderful time to get to know dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) through one of my favorite cold-weather drinks: roasted dandelion root tea. In this short episode, I walk you through how to make it from start to finish, along with how roasting changes the root and how to make the tea your own. In this episode: Why fall is the time to dig dandelion roots How roasting changes the root from bitter, cooling, and drying to warm, rich, and toasty The tradeoff: what you lose in inulin when you roast, and when to choose the unroasted root instead My two-step method for roasting the root and brewing the tea How to adjust the recipe to your taste with warming spices like cardamom, cinnamon, and cloves A quick foraging caveat for anyone digging their own roots About the Dandelion Immersion For 30 days, from November 16th through December 15th, we'll work with dandelion together as a community, and you choose your own daily preparation. You'll get: Foundational teachings on dandelion A guest class from Guido Masé: "May Butter and Bitter Roots: Dandelion Lore and Phytochemistry" A guest class from Sajah Popham: "Dandelion and Jupiter: A Medical Astrology Perspective" A live Q&A, hosted by Mason, where I answer your dandelion questions A closing live circle on December 19th Registration closes tonight! Join us at DandelionImmersion.com.

🌼 Join the Dandelion Immersion → DandelionImmersion.com Enrollment closes November 11! Spend 30 days with dandelion, Rosalee, Mason, and a whole community of plant lovers. Pull up a chair and grab your tea! We're sharing what's inside our Dandelion Immersion, why we created it, and what we're most excited to experience alongside you. After seeing the friendships, daily rituals, and discoveries that grew out of our Nettle Immersion, we couldn't wait to come together around another plant. This time, we're digging into dandelion. We've gathered decades of experience, research, recipes, and stories into an experience that combines practical herbal education with the joy of learning in community. Here's what's included: 🌼 Nine core modules with Rosalee de la Forêt Nearly two hours exploring dandelion's roots, leaves, flowers, seeds, and more, including medicinal benefits and practical ways to work with the plant. 🌼 Guest classes with Sajah Popham and Guido Masé Explore dandelion and medical astrology with Sajah, plus phytochemistry and folklore with Guido. 🌼 A 30-day Dandelion Challenge From November 16–December 15, enjoy dandelion each day in a way that works for you. Root tea, leaf infusions, tinctures, food… there's room to find your own rhythm. 🌼 A private community Share recipes, ask questions, swap stories, and spend the month alongside other people who are just as excited about plants as you are. 🌼 A live, hour-long Q&A You asked for this during the Nettle Immersion, so we're adding it! Mason will host while Rosalee answers your dandelion questions. Submit questions ahead of time or join us live. 🌼 A live closing circle Gather with us to share experiences and explore the responses from our optional, anonymous before-and-after surveys. You'll also receive: • A recipe ebook featuring drinks, savory dishes, and even dandelion pie • Downloadable lesson audio and transcripts • Practical handouts and research references • A quiz and Dandelion Lover's Certificate • A 20% Mountain Rose Herbs student discount • Micro-sponsor recognition on an upcoming Herbalists After Hours YouTube episode Recordings of the live classes and gatherings are included, so you can catch up whenever it works for you. Your enrollment also helps support Folk Methodology, including Herbalists After Hours and the independent herbal media we love creating. These immersions help make that work possible, and we're deeply grateful to everyone who joins us. 🌼 Learn more and enroll by November 11: DandelionImmersion.com

Join us for the Dandelion Immersion!  Enrollment closes November 11, and our 30-day challenge runs November 16 through December 15. Learn more and register | DandelionImmersion.com Dandelions are blooming again here in Oregon. Does that mean we should wait to dig the roots? Rosalee de la Forêt has a simple answer for Mason Hutchison: dig one up and taste it. Together we dig into four dandelion myths. We talk about why herbalists reach for dandelion for digestion, what you miss when you think of it mainly as a liver herb, and how sweet and earthy a fall root can taste.  Then Rosalee turns the tables on Mason to ask about a preparation he rarely hears herbalists talk about: a nourishing infusion made with dandelion leaves. Rosalee's making dandelion root tea for the challenge, and Mason's going with leaf infusions.  If you were spending 30 days with dandelion, what would you make? Let us know in the comments! ⚠️ DISCLAIMERThis content is for educational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any disease. Always consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your health regimen.

Join Us for the Dandelion Immersion! Enrollment Is Open 🌼 Learn more and enroll: DandelionImmersion.com We had so much fun with the Nettle Immersion that we're doing it again, this time with dandelion! In this short episode, Mason shares what's waiting inside our Dandelion Immersion: nine teaching modules with Rosalee de la Forêt, guest classes with Sajah Popham and Guido Masé, recipes, and a 30-day challenge running November 16 through December 15. Plus, you asked and we listened! This time, we're including a live, hour-long Q&A, alongside our private community, a 20% Mountain Rose Herbs discount, and other fun bonuses. We'd love to have you join us! Enrollment closes November 11, 2026.

🌼 Explore the Dandelion Immersion: DandelionImmersion.com 🎬 Watch the trailer on YouTube: Night of the Living Dandelion Every spring, they return. Through cracks in the sidewalk. Across the schoolyard. Into your perfect lawn. Folk Methodology presents Night of the Living Dandelion, a campy herbal horror trailer featuring Rosalee de la Forêt, Mason Hutchison, and the plant that refuses to stay buried. Behind the horror is a whole lot of dandelion love. Join us for The Dandelion Immersion, where we explore this beloved plant through classes, recipes, community, and a 30-day challenge. Includes guest classes with Guido Masé and Sajah Popham! Registration is open through November 11. Rated D for Dandelion.

In this episode of Herbalists After Hours, we sit down with KP Khalsa, a teacher who shaped both of us as herbalists, for a conversation that spans more than five decades of practice, teaching, and watching herbalism change. KP's perspectives are often refreshingly different from what you hear in the greater herbal world, and a lot of that comes down to how he was trained.  At 17, he was learning from naturopathic physicians in their 80s, some of the last to graduate from formal training back in the 1930s. They told him the way to learn was to practice, so he did, right away, out of the back room of a health food store near the University of Oregon. *We talk about:* Riding the neighbor's cows home from the Willamette River as a kid Why studying linguistics made him a better herbal teacher More than 50 years of daily meditation, and why a chattering monkey mind is no reason to give up What makes a good herbal student, and why being a great technician is only about 10% of clinical success The herb myths that seem to have been invented right here in the US His honest concerns about where professional herbalism is headed And then there's guduchi, the Ayurvedic herb KP is most in love with after all these years, and the surprising kitchen staple that shares its "cosmic nectar" status. There's also a guest question from Rich Mandelbaum, a Lightning Bug Round full of surprises, and a heartfelt remembrance of our friend John Gallagher, who helped KP create his very first long-form online course. It's warm, funny, and full of the kind of hard-earned wisdom you only get from someone who has been doing this work for a very long time. Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa, Yogaraj (Ayurveda), AD, DN-C, RH, has over 50 years of experience in holistic medicine. He is President Emeritus and Global Ambassador of the American Herbalists Guild, director emeritus of the National Ayurvedic Medicine Association, and has authored or edited over 30 books.  He is the founder of the International Integrative Educational Institute (soon to be the Global Herbalism Academy), and the curriculum creator and principal instructor of the Professional Herbalism program at Portland Community College. WATCH THIS INTERVIEW ON YOUTUBE LINKS & RESOURCES International Integrative Educational Institute | InternationalIntegrative.com Richard Mandelbaum | RichardMandelbaum.com Don't miss a thing! Join our herbal community newsletter at FolkMethodology.com Folk Methodology is a creative herbal studio exploring the wisdom, culture, and lived experience of herbalists. Through conversations, classes, and media, Mason and Rosalee are here to share and uplift the grassroots herbal community. The small print This content is for educational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any disease. Always consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your health regimen.

Torin Frost and Lauren Santi have a pretty incredible story to tell, and we're so glad we got to sit down with them for this one. In this episode of Herbalists After Hours, we hang out with the musicians and partners for a conversation about falling in love, finding purpose through creativity, and how getting to know plants can change the way you see the world. Lauren shares how a cancer diagnosis at 29 brought her into a deeper relationship with herbalism, and how Torin showed up for her as their friendship grew into something more. We hear about the meals, mushroom brews, and daily care that accompanied her treatment, along with the joy of revisiting familiar trails and finally recognizing the plants growing all around her. We also dive into their Imaginal Disc music and film projects, inspired by monarch butterflies and their travels through Mexico.  Torin and Lauren take us behind the scenes of turning their own experiences with illness, love, and transformation into something they could share through music. Along the way, we talk about protecting old-growth forests, uplifting Indigenous voices, their budding apothecary, and helping the next generation build a relationship with the land.  Torin also tells the story of his appearance in Kai Cenat's rap battle, and we put his freestyle skills to the test with a few herbal prompts of our own. There's plenty of laughter, some tender moments, and a whole lot of love for the plants and people who have shaped their lives. Come hang out with us. A heartfelt thank-you to Torin and Lauren for sharing their stories, their music, and so much of themselves with us! WATCH THIS INTERVIEW ON YOUTUBE LINKS & RESOURCES Torin Frost | TorinFrost.com Imaginal Disc Pt. I: Metamorphosis of the Caterpillar | WATCH ON YOUTUBE Imaginal Disc Pt. II: Cracking the Chrysalis | WATCH ON YOUTUBE Torin Frost Instagram | @torinfrost Lauren Santi Instagram | @thelaurensanti Medicine Song Apothecary | LEARN MORE Torin on Patreon | SUPPORT HIS WORK Don't miss a thing! Join our herbal community newsletter at FolkMethodology.com Folk Methodology is a creative herbal studio exploring the wisdom, culture, and lived experience of herbalists. Through conversations, classes, and media, Mason and Rosalee are here to share and uplift the grassroots herbal community. The small print This content is for educational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any disease. Always consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your health regimen.

What do punk rock, radical environmentalism, vintage baseball cards, and one of the herbal world's most influential companies have in common? Shawn Donnille. In this episode of Herbalists After Hours, we sit down with the owner of Mountain Rose Herbs for a wide-ranging conversation about activism, entrepreneurship, childhood joy, and the sometimes unexpected path to building a business that can genuinely change the world. Shawn shares how his early years as an activist shaped the person and business owner he would become, how a box of old baseball cards helped him buy his stake in Mountain Rose Herbs, and why reconnecting with the things he loved as a kid has become increasingly important to him. We also explore what it really means to build an ethical, values-driven company, including the difficult decisions, the responsibility that comes with influence, and Shawn's belief that herbalism can help inspire much broader cultural and environmental change. Along the way, we get into punk rock, the evolution of Mountain Rose Herbs, radical environmental action, the legendary RootsTalk conference, and what keeps Shawn hopeful after decades of pushing against the status quo. This is an honest, funny, and deeply personal conversation with one of the herbal industry's most outspoken and fascinating leaders. Come hang out with us. A heartfelt thank-you to Shawn for welcoming us into his home and sharing so openly with us! WATCH THIS INTERVIEW ON YOUTUBE LINKS & RESOURCES Mountain Rose Herbs | MountainRoseHerbs.com Oregon Wild | OregonWild.org Cascadia Wildlands | CascWild.org Ecotopia by Ernest Callenbach | BUY THE BOOK Follow Along with Folk Methodology Website | FolkMethodology.com Instagram | @folkmethodology TikTok | @folkmethodology Don't miss a thing! Join our herbal community newsletter at FolkMethodology.com Folk Methodology is a creative herbal studio exploring the wisdom, culture, and lived experience of herbalists. Through conversations, classes, and media, Mason and Rosalee are here to share and uplift the grassroots herbal community. *The small print* This content is for educational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any disease. Always consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your health regimen.

We traveled to Palm Springs, California, for the Grand Opening of the new Mountain Rose Herbs Mercantile, where we had the opportunity to chat with owner Shawn Donnille, Vice President Steven Yeager, and Special Projects Coordinator D'Ann Hawkes. While we were there, our conversation expanded far beyond the Palm Springs location.  We explored the history of Mountain Rose Herbs' mercantiles, why the company continues to invest in brick-and-mortar stores, and the vision for future locations. Along the way, we discuss designing immersive retail experiences, introducing new people to herbalism, building lasting relationships with growers and suppliers, fostering community, and creating spaces where people can connect with plants in a hands-on way. We were thrilled to be there for the Grand Opening and grateful to help document this exciting milestone for Mountain Rose Herbs. We hope you enjoy the conversation! If you're visiting Palm Springs, be sure to stop by! Mountain Rose Herbs Palm Springs Mercantile 115 S Palm Canyon Drive Palm Springs, CA 92262 Learn more about the Palm Springs Mercantile Shop Mountain Rose Herbs Thanks for listening, and don't forget to subscribe for more herbal conversations, interviews, and behind-the-scenes adventures from the herbal community. Follow Along with Folk Methodology Website | FolkMethodology.com  Instagram | @folkmethodology TikTok | @folkmethodology Folk Methodology is a creative herbal studio exploring the wisdom, culture, and lived experience of herbalists. Through conversations, classes, and media, Mason and Rosalee are here to share and uplift the grassroots herbal community. The small print This content is for educational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any disease. Always consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your health regimen.