1:00 PM Pacific Time: Tuesdays
Planting Medicine enhances the community’s knowledge of herbal medicine by sharing voices of traditional, holistic healers and healing practices.
Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon.
Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here.
On “The Search for Yerba Mansa”, we Join Clinical Herbalist Violet Moon as she travels throughout the Bay Area in Search of Yerba Mansa (Anemopsis californica). Violet deep-dives into the unique botany and medicinal importance of Yerba Mansa, as well as illuminates the intersection of the plants sensitive ecological niches and the environmental pressures threatening … Continued
How do you keep your heart and circulatory system healthy, for the long-term? Join Emiliano Lemus for a show on traditional medicines for your cardiovascular system, covering topics including the heart, blood vessels, blood pressure, and more. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find … Continued
Emiliano Lemus answers your herbalism questions live on the air! Call the KPFA studio between 1 and 2pm Pacific Time at 1-800-958-9008, and bring your curiosity for plants and healing. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here.
In this three-show series, Emiliano Lemus interviews Christopher and Katherine Parker about their book The Mycelial Healer, as well as their work in wild co-tending, and deep roots in Indigenous healing and ecology. Join us to hear about growing mushrooms at home, incorporating mycelia into your recipes, and fun mushroom science — then deepen into … Continued
In this three-show series, Emiliano Lemus interviews Christopher and Katherine Parker about their book The Mycelial Healer, as well as their work in wild co-tending, and deep roots in Indigenous healing and ecology. Join us to hear about growing mushrooms at home, incorporating mycelia into your recipes, and fun mushroom science — then deepen into … Continued
In this three-show series, Emiliano Lemus interviews Christopher and Katherine Parker about their book The Mycelial Healer, as well as their work in wild co-tending, and deep roots in Indigenous healing and ecology. Join us to hear about growing mushrooms at home, incorporating mycelia into your recipes, and fun mushroom science — then deepen into … Continued
Join Sam Roberts for an exploration of chemical weapons aftercare. This hour looks at plants and practices to support the body and spirit after being tear gassed or pepper sprayed in this moment of heightened political resistance. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find … Continued
Join host Sam Roberts for a deep dive into Chamomile. In Sam’s opinion, Chamomile is one of the most undervalued herbs despite it being available in most grocery stores. Listen in for an hour long exploration of Chamomile’s folk lore, physical and spirit medicine, medicine making and growing tips. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus … Continued
Join Emiliano Lemus and mycologist Patricia Ononiwu Kaishan for an exploration of how attunement with ecologies is central to belonging and healing. Patricia is the author of Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature, as well as the curator of mycology at the New York State Museum and faculty with the Bard Prison Initiative. Hosted … Continued
Join Renée Camila in conversation with Maria Noël Groves for a deep dive into herbal gut health. Together, they explore the nuanced dance between stimulating digestion and soothing the gut, unpacking when each approach is most effective, how to sequence them, and the herbal strategies that support a balanced, resilient digestive system. Maria Noël Groves, RH (AHG), is a … Continued
