Herbal Radio

This week on Herbal Radio, we are joined by host Lucretia Van Dyke, and the spiritually attuned clinical herbalist who has found herself guided on an ancestral path to unite the Black herbalist community, Donette Lowe.  
Join us as they explore:
Spiritual herbalism: cultivating connection between person and plant
Alchemizing ancestral medicine as a poisoner in the Hoodoo tradition
Food as medicine: onions, collard greens, and everything in between  
Customizing care aligned with the individual's lifestyle
Donette's calling to connect the Black herbalist community
Herbalism and social media: the real herbalist vs. the reel herbalist
As always, we thank you for joining us on another botanical adventure and are so honored to have you tag along with us on this ride. Remember, we want to hear from you! Your questions, ideas, and who you want to hear from are an invaluable piece to our podcast. Email us at [email protected] to let us know what solutions we should uncover next within the vast world of herbalism.
Learn more about Donette and Lucretia below! ⬇️
🌸 Donette (Títílọlá) (she/they) is the clinical herbalist behind Honeybalm Health and founder of the Black Herbalists Collective (BHC), an association of Black herbalists. For a decade, she has been a spiritual student of plants, formalizing her medicinal studies at the Land of Verse with certifications in Clinical Herbalism and Plant Spirit Medicine. Recognizing that wellness is holistic, her work is rooted in healing justice as she practices as a spiritualist, medium, and energy weaver. Standing firmly in her ancestors' footsteps, she is a poisoner in the Hoodoo tradition, Òrìṣà and Ifá devotee, and ritualistic student of African Traditional and Diasporic religions. Based in Raleigh, NC, Donette currently teaches holistic herbalism for Black herbalists, facilitates healing justice workshops, and continuously deepens her academic research of our ancestral practices.
📱Find Donette on social media! Instagram: @blackherbalistcollective & @honeybalmhealth
👚 Want to support Black herbalists? Shop BHC tees and totes!
📝 Read Donette's article for the Mountain Rose Herbs blog! What is African-American Herbalism?
🌻 Lucretia VanDyke began her herbalism journey as a little girl mixing herbs, clays, and muds on her grandparents' farm. Today, Lucretia VanDyke has been in the herbal industry for over 20 years. As a holistic educator, speaker, herbalist, ceremonialist, spiritual light coach, intuitive energetic & reiki practitioner, diviner, storyteller, artist, and world traveler, Lucretia has accumulated over 3000 hours of training. She has studied with indigenous healers and some of the greatest minds of our time. Lucretia has been a holistic esthetician & healing arts practitioner for over a decade focusing on integrating indigenous healing rituals, plant spirit medicine, and meditation into modern-day practice. Lucretia brings her vivacious spirit and message of self-love in her work to inspire others to embrace their unique beauty and purpose. Her work with herbs and sacred practices honors women's wholeness through grief work, sexual trauma, ancestor connection, womb healing, self-empowerment, food alchemy, and holistic skincare. She is currently collecting stories throughout the south while working on expanding her BIPOC community healing arts and herbal education program.
📱Find Lucretia on social media! Instagram: @lucretia.vandyke
📚 Get your hands on a copy of Lucretia's Book! - African American Herbalism
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🎥 Watch the video version of Donette's episode here! - https://youtu.be/drPqcOOPhtM
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This week on Herbal Radio, we are joined again by the educator, gardener, author, and 2022 recipient of the Grants 4 Plants program, Tyrone Ledford. Join host Lucretia Van Dyke and Tyrone as they explore:
Navigating life through trauma: adolescence into adulthood
Community gardening to grow awareness of wellness
How enslaved Africans cultivated American agriculture
Bridging the gap between the person and the plant
Tyrone's new book, Cultivating Abundance in Harsh Climates: A Guide to Desert Gardening
As always, we thank you for joining us on another botanical adventure and are so honored to have you tag along with us on this ride. Remember, we want to hear from you! Your questions, ideas, and who you want to hear from are an invaluable piece to our podcast. Email us at [email protected] to let us know what solutions we should uncover next within the vast world of herbalism.
Learn more about Tyrone and Lucretia below! 
🌿 Tyrone Ledford, a native from Compton, CA received his Bachelor's Degree from California State University, Fullerton in Child & Adolescent Development with an emphasis in Early Childhood Education. He later received his Master's Degree from Pacific Oaks College in Human Development/Social Change. Tyrone has almost 15 years of experience in teaching early childhood education, and is currently a full-time child development professor for Cerro Coso Community College. Tyrone, who is the co-founder of Holistic Divine Innovations, founded and organized the Ridgecrest Community Garden and Herbal Zen Garden. Tyrone has been gardening intentionally for 10 years, and grows a combination of fruits, vegetables, and herbs for both culinary and healing power. Tyrone's experience extends as far as growing herbs to create his own teas, and tinctures, and educating communities on how to grow their own food and how to use plants for its nutritional value and medicinal properties. Tyrone's goal is to introduce individuals to the natural resources our earth provides, and to increase fresh organic food resources throughout communities. Tyrone hopes to help you create a sustainable garden because he believes health is wealth.
🌻 Lucretia VanDyke began her herbalism journey as a little girl mixing herbs, clays, and muds on her grandparents' farm. Today, Lucretia VanDyke has been in the herbal industry for over 20 years. As a holistic educator, speaker, herbalist, ceremonialist, spiritual light coach, intuitive energetic & reiki practitioner, diviner, storyteller, artist, and world traveler, Lucretia has accumulated over 3000 hours of training. She has studied with indigenous healers and some of the greatest minds of our time. Lucretia has been a holistic esthetician & healing arts practitioner for over a decade focusing on integrating indigenous healing rituals, plant spirit medicine, and meditation into modern-day practice. Lucretia brings her vivacious spirit and message of self-love in her work to inspire others to embrace their unique beauty and purpose. Her work with herbs and sacred practices honors women's wholeness through grief work, sexual trauma, ancestor connection, womb healing, self-empowerment, food alchemy, and holistic skincare. She is currently collecting stories throughout the south while working on expanding her BIPOC community healing arts and herbal education program.
⬇️ Check out Tyrone's video interview below! ⬇️
https://youtu.be/OTeaXyq12Z4
 
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This week on Herbal Radio, Jiling is joined by Luke and Linda Black Elk. Luke and Linda are food sovereignty activists and teachers of traditional plant use, gardening, food preservation, and foraging. They are currently based in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, and spend their time collecting and preparing traditional foods and medicines for communities in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and beyond.
Join us to explore: 
Commonly used herbs for community care in the Twin Cities right now
How local communities are self-organizing mutual aid
Herbs and food as medicine for protest-care, emotional support, and other forms of care in chaotic times
Visit Linda Black Elk at:
📱 Facebook: @Linda Black Elk
📸 Instagram: @linda.black.elk
📧 Email: [email protected]
Check out resources from Linda and Luke:
🌿 North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NATIFS)
📘 Book: Turtle Island, by Sean Sherman
📗 Book: Held by the Land, by Leigh Joseph
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🪷 Jiling Lin is an acupuncturist and herbalist in coastal southern California. A clinician and teacher, Jiling is also a passionate traveler, artist, and adventurer. Visit Jiling at JilingLin.com— and get her free Nourishing Life (養生) template and Five Phases (五行) outline. Join her newsletter for seasonal beauty— and updates on her coming book! (Publication 2028)
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Mountain Rose Herbs is a purveyor of the highest quality organically grown herbs and spices, teas, essential oils, & botanical goods. You can find our organic botanical offerings on MountainRoseHerbs.com.
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This week on Herbal Radio, join Lindsey Feldpausch, Selima Harlston, and Pamela Spence with host Jessicka Nebesni for a conversation on holistic herbalism. In this episode we'll explore:
Holistic health: interconnectedness over isolation
The bigger picture of wellness within holism
Herbal education leading to connection
Expanding on community through virtual learning
The upcoming 2026 Virtual Herbalism Conference by Herbal Academy
As always, we thank you for joining us on another botanical adventure and are so honored to have you tag along with us on this ride. Remember, we want to hear from you! Your questions, ideas, and who you want to hear from are an invaluable piece to our podcast. Email us at [email protected] to let us know what solutions we should uncover next within the vast world of herbalism.
Learn more about the Herbal Academy Team below! ⬇️
🌿 Herbal Academy is a global leader in herbal education—since 2011 they have brought a diverse array of online courses in herbalism to over 175,000 students worldwide. A cross-section of Herbal Academy's educational team are three of the Academy's lead herbalists, joining together for this conversation:
🌻 Lindsey Feldpausch, RH(AHG) is a clinical herbalist, educator, Assistant Director at the Herbal Academy, and the host of the Herbal Academy's Virtual Herbalism Conference.
Find Lindsey on Instagram @plant.matters and on her website: https://plantmatters.org
🪻Pamela Spence, MNIMH is a medical herbalist, longtime clinical practitioner based in Scotland, and a Lead Herbalist Educator at Herbal Academy.
Find Pamela on Instagram @pamelaspenceherbalist and on her website: https://pamelaspence.co.uk
🌸 Selima Harleston Lust is a clinical herbalist, medical astrologer, co-founder of Iwilla Remedy, and a Lead Herbalist Educator at Herbal Academy.
Find Selima on Instagram and YouTube @iwillaremedy and on her website: https://www.iwillaremedy.com
Together, Lindsey, Pamela, and Selima each bring a distinct clinical herbalist background and shared passion for making herbalism education accessible, meaningful, and relevant in today's world.
🌿 Click here to sign up for Herbal Academy's FREE 2026 Virtual Herbalism Conference! 
📱 Social links:
Instagram @herbalacademy
Instagram @herbalismconferences
🎥 Check out the video interview to this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vZ9NyWnYng4
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Mountain Rose Herbs is a purveyor of the highest quality organically grown herbs and spices, teas, essential oils, & botanical goods. You can find our organic botanical offerings on MountainRoseHerbs.com.
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This week on Herbal Radio we are joined by Lauren Morgan, an herbalist, author, and fellow podcaster who uses a unique approach to learn from plants: dreaming. Join Tommy and Lauren as they explore:
Our primal connection to plants
Lauren's "wild gardening" approach
Combining a spiritual and scientific approach to herbalism
Dreaming as a doorway to connection, expansion, and inspiration
Learning from plants through intentional dreaming
Creating a long term, sustainable relationship with your dreams
As always, we thank you for joining us on another botanical adventure and are so honored to have you tag along with us on this ride. Remember, we want to hear from you! Your questions, ideas, and who you want to hear from are an invaluable piece to our podcast. Email us at [email protected] to let us know what solutions we should uncover next within the vast world of herbalism.
Learn more about Maria below! ⬇️
🍃 Lauren Morgan is a community herbalist, author, teacher, healer and dreamer of the Olympic Mountains in Washington state. She teaches folk and plant spirit herbalism courses and hosts dream circles and ceremonies from The Dream Barn on the land where she lives, loves and tends. She offers online courses through her website Herbs and Dreams, is a graduate and adjunct faculty of Bastyr University, author of the book Seasonal Herbalism: A Beginner's Guide to Medicine Making and Dreaming with Mother Earth and host of the Herbs and Dreams Podcast. She is devoted to exploring and teaching how to weave our lives with the wisdom of dreams, in alliance with the healing plants of Mother Earth, on behalf of All Life.
🌿🌛 Check out Lauren's website 🌜🌿
Herbs and Dreams – Homepage
🎙️💤 Tune in to Lauren's podcast! 🎙️💤
Herbs and Dreams – Podcast
🪻📖 Get your hands on a copy of Lauren's book! 📖🪻
Seasonal Herbalism
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🎥 Check out Lauren's video interview! - https://youtu.be/wuPyYrYxqOA
Mountain Rose Herbs is a purveyor of the highest quality organically grown herbs and spices, teas, essential oils, & botanical goods. You can find our organic botanical offerings on MountainRoseHerbs.com.
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🌿 Strengthening the bonds between people and plants for a healthier world. 🌿