This Special Edition (and Silver 25th Episode!) of The Walking Herbalist Podcast features Iris Weaver, a shamanic herbalism practitioner from the north shore of Massachusetts. You can check out her website here.

Marc & Mindy are taking a break from a full-length podcast in honor of Memorial Day Weekend! This truncated episode of The Walking Herbalist Podcast features Bonus Audio from the founder of Herbstalk, Steph Zabel.

The “Herb Nugget” paints a beautiful picture of a riverside walk. Marc & Mindy debate whether to pronounce turmeric “TER-meric”, “TOO-meric”, or something else. They talk about the progress of their seedlings, with thyme, oregano,

The Herb Nugget eludes to our bunker’s location in the 2011 tornado tract of the Pioneer Valley in Western Massacusetts; nature will always win!  Indoor seed starting has begun, with our seedling breaking the surface of the “Italian Seasoning” garden w...

The Herb Nugget references how close we were to losing our sick kitty last week, and how grateful we are that she pulled through her “Feline Vestibular Disorder” attack. We chitchat about our interview last weekend of Katja Swift and Ryn Midura of the ...

The Herb Nugget challenges us to balance work and play, and make sure you enjoy these rare Spring Days! Our book buying spree continues with an aqcuisition of the works of modern herbal masters, including works by Susun Weed, Matthew Wood,

The Herb Nugget reminds everyone that knowledge is power, and that it is important to keep an actual physical library of information. There are a lot of great updates: The Herbstalk Episode was extremely well-received with tons of listeners (and they a...

This Special Edition of The Walking Herbalist Podcast showcases the Story of Herbstalk (www.herbstalk.org), a magnificent herbalism gathering that descends upon Somerville, MA on the first weekend in June every year. Herbstalk, now in its 5th year,

The Herb Nugget coins “If you have a perfect lawn, you’re doing something wrong!” Marc encourages everyone to let a patch of their untreated lawns grow wild to see what type of plants will grow. The Herb of the Podcast is Red Clover (Trifolium pratense...

The Herb Nugget reflects on Wisdom. The Herb of the Podcast of course is Sage (Salvia officinalis)! Marc gives us the lowdown on this awesome plant, discussing its traditional use for enhancing cognition–even its name means “to be wise”!