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First Steps to Good Nutrition, an Interview.

2/24/2021

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HWB Central West Virginia Coordinator, Barbara Volk, is interviewed by the Appalachian Chronicle. The second interview in the series is titled FIRST STEPS TO GOOD NUTRITION, by Michael M Barrick. Visit the link to read more!  
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Barbara wears many hats. She is an Artist, Equine Podiatrist, Forest/weed farmer, Herbalist, Teacher of many things. She is passionate about food as medicine, living a simple life and helping others learn to do the same. She has been using herbal medicine and food as medicine for more than 40 years. Always self employed, and always learning new things, she has created and run many businesses over the years, all involving activities that she enjoys. 

Barbara lives on 150 acres in central WV, where she creates her life and work in the Spirit of Reciprocity and invites anyone who wants to learn to come and visit. She offers classes, and work exchange is always welcome. To see more you can visit her website at www.spottedhorsefarm.com

Barb is the Coordinator for the Central West Virginia Chapter of HWB.

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Late Winter Newsletter Live!

2/19/2021

 
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Our late winter/February 2021 newsletter is now live! Click on the newsletter to view the PDF. 

About our Newsletter Editor

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About Miriah: Adventure seeker, snowboarder, mountain climber, river rat, yogi, surfer wannabe, outdoor enthusiast. Writer, artist, activist, green medicine craftswoman, wondering explorer.

I became a member and volunteer of Herbalists Without Borders in 2012 as the Healing Arts Project Coordinator, while living in Denver, Colorado.  In 2014, I began constructing the quarterly newsletters and have served as the editor since and love it. The early newsletters were constructed while I lived remotely from Northern California; off-the-grid, on the move, and usually without internet access! I currently reside in Telluride, Colorado.

I’m striving to connect more with other Herbalists Without Borders globally on my travels and be an advocate writer on behalf of our non-profit, and freelance writer for other common causes. I truly support the humanitarian work of Herbalists Without Borders. I believe in humanity, and the moon and the stars. I’m passionate about protecting the Earth’s medicine and the rights to have access to it.

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Tips Tuesday: Put a Little Love in Your Heart

2/16/2021

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​Put a Little Love in Your Heart (with Herbal Tea)
by Helen Hazelmare, Brown Horse Herbal

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Greetings from the snowy state of Wisconsin! We're officially in deep winter now, surrounded by kapha energy as we trek into Kidney and Metal Season. Our lips, hands, and hair dry and crack and we struggle to remain hydrated despite all the (frozen) water surrounding us. And, though the light has begun to elongate the days, many of us find difficulty in coping with the isolation winter brings.

This is a sentiment which speaks to many of us now, whether or not we are currently experiencing winter or conceptualize the frozen season in this way.

The notion of putting a little love in your heart, mind, and body is a welcome prospect now more than ever--and even better when you share it!

The following recipes are more ingredient lists than strict measurements that you can tailor to your own tastes and what you constitutionally need at any given time. Begin with equal parts in your herbal blend, tasting as you go. Experiment and get curious! 

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I Love You Mix
This is my signature tea blend for soothing bodies and calming heart-minds, lightly sweet and astringent.
  • Rose Blossoms (Rosa spp)
  • Lavandin (Lavandula officinalis)
  • Catnip (Nepeta cataria)
  • Hawthorn Berry (Crataegus monogyna)
  • Rose Hip (Rosa canina)
  • Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum)
  • Milky Oat Tops (Avena sativa)
  • Krishna Tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum)

I Love You Remix
This version offers a similar sense of comfort with a bit more pungency.
  • Rose Blossoms (Rosa spp.)
  • Rama Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum)
  • Lemon Verbena (Aloysia citrodora)
  • Catnip (Nepeta cataria)
  • Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis)

Once you've discovered the version you enjoy, make sure to blend up a batch to give as gifts for friends and family or just-because offerings for your neighbors. A little love grows when given freely--and we all certainly benefit. 


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Helen Hazelmare is a maker of stuff & things and a writer of cautionary tales. She is currently living an abundant life, weathering storms and being evermore grateful for harvests. Find her work at medium.com/@hazelmare and www.brownhorseherbal.com. 


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Book Review: The Secret Cures of Slaves

2/5/2021

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Secret Cures of Slaves: People, Plants, and Medicine in the Eighteenth – Century Atlantic World 
by Londa Schiebinger

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Review by Lucretia Jones
January 2021

This book is an in-depth historical study of questionable medical experimentation and ethics during the transatlantic enslavement of Africans. The author examines the years of 1760 to the mid-1800s and details the relationships between enslaved Africans, Amerindians, and European colonialists and medical practitioners. The increasing popularity of science is discussed amidst the overt and subtle backdrop of a treacherous period in human history with effects that stretch into our present day. 
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I appreciate the compilation of journal entries and medical papers written by physicians of the time. I especially enjoyed the quotations gleaned from direct contact with enslaved Africans. I found myself amused when presented with colonial doctors’ awe and simultaneous befuddlement at the efficacy of various cures employed by Amerindians and enslaved Africans. One such cure being a remedy for tetanus made by an enslaved healer on the former Governor of Cayenne’s plantation, a combination of plants kept hidden and therefore untested through scientific method. There is another instance of an “Indian woman” whose remedy for snakebites was “always” successful, her cure also undocumented. 

While understandable and necessary in the retelling of such atrocities, I found the author’s matter of fact tone a bit chilling and disconcerting. Be advised, this book is focused more on an academic look at a period in our collective history rather than moral commentary. I admit a personal bias; I like my plant books with pictures and drawings of plants. You won’t find that here. Instead, a few maps detailing the routes of human trafficking and barriers to shared information await you. The title is a clever misnomer. We aren’t being let in on any secrets here; rather we are witnesses to the chagrin and racialism of colonial doctors. 

Overall, while not what I expected, or perhaps naively hoped for, I will most likely find myself returning to this book for historical reference. If you’re looking for a compendium of folk remedies, I advise you to look elsewhere for insight from those more intimately involved with enslaved Africans and their descendants. Those wielding violent power over another group of human beings close themselves off from knowledge of the very cures implied in the title of this book. The story telling in Secret Cures is extensive enough that it allows us to assemble a narrative and successfully frame our sense of the era. If any conclusions are to be drawn by Ms. Schiebinger’s book, one might be the necessity of and complexity inherent in cross cultural oral tradition.


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Lucretia is a wise woman herbalist, artisan, mother, companion, community garden member, and owner of House of Lukaya, an online source for herbal remedies and handicrafts. In 2015, Lucretia established the DC chapter of Herbalists Without Borders, and recently published the House of Lukaya Guide to Nourishing Herbal Infusions. As a community herbalist, she offers guidance using the Seven Medicines model, as well as field walks, tincture tastings, and home remedy workshops. https://www.houseoflukaya.com/

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Tips Tuesday: Feeling Gratitude Meditation

2/2/2021

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