Herbalism for Resilience: Ethical Wildcrafting and Connection with Elaine Sheff

About this episode

The episode discusses ethical wildcrafting and the importance of plant stewardship in herbalism.

What if the way we’re learning herbalism is actually harming the plants we depend on? In this episode, I sit down with herbalist Elaine Shefff from Green Path Herb School to explore ethical wildcrafting, plant stewardship, and what it really means to be in relationship with the land. As herbalism becomes more popular, it is more important than ever to slow down, observe, and rethink how we harvest and work with plants. If you want to harvest herbs in a way that protects ecosystems and support...

People in this episode

Host: Mel Mutterspaugh

Guest: Elaine Sheff

Topics covered

• herbalism
• ethical wildcrafting
• plant stewardship
• ecosystem protection
• relationship with land

Keywords

• herbalism
• wildcrafting
• plant stewardship
• ecosystems
• land relationship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Green Path Herb School

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