About this episode
This week we do a lightning round of “minigraphs” on some of our favorite herbs. We started by taking a look at what we’ve got on our herb shelf (okay . . . *shelves*) in the kitchen right now, and selecting a few semi-randomly until our 45 minute timer went off. We covered reishi, catnip, mugwort, heather, st john’s wort, and za’atar (which is a spice blend, but totally still counts – right?). So give it a listen and meet some of our best friends! Mentioned in this podcast: Our Wedding Tattoo Herbs – including elder, betony, tulsi, bladderwrack (seaweed), pine, yarrow, sage, and marshmallow. Quintessential Arts – purveyor of fantastic plant ally jewelry Behave, by Robert Sapolsky – Katja’s current book / research fascination Canaan Palestine – our favorite source for za’atar (when we’re not mixing our own) And here’s everything else in the way of loose dry herbs on our shelf right now: ashwagandha angelica elecampane tulsi ginger linden chamomile calamus orange peel plantain schizandra mate hawthorn motherwort self-heal uva ursi betony jiaogulan goldenrod cedar calendula ground ivy thyme & monarda astragalus … plus, cooking spices – most importantly: cumin, garlic, caraway, berbere, cayenne, cinnamon, pumpkin spice, fresh-ground black pepper, vanilla, and fresh basil We’ll talk about them in a future podcast, so make sure to subscribe! ~ If you like our podcast, you might like learning from us in a more intentional way – like with our Herbalism 101 program! It’s a great way to start incorporating herbs into your daily life, to keep you and your loved ones healthy and resilient all year round! Our theme music is “Wings” by Nicolai Heidlas . Support the show You can find all of our online herbalism courses at online.commonwealthherbs.com!