Resources
Podcasts
High Fidelity: Getting Witchy with Weed & Katherine Elmer of Spoonful Herbals
"Feminism is more than just women's rights and cannabis is much more than THC. Tune in to learn how the two are connected."
Thrive With Morella Podcast: Tapping into the Wisdom of Plants with Katherine Elmer
Katherine shares her vast experience with herbs that started in childhood and led her to eventually become a Clinical Herbalist and Professor.
On Being Podcast: Interview with Robin Wall Kimmerer
As a botanist and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Robin Wall Kimmerer joins science’s ability to “polish the art of seeing” with her personal, civilizational lineage of listening to plant life and heeding the languages of the natural world. She’s an expert in moss — a bryologist — who describes mosses as the “coral reefs of the forest.” And she says that as our knowledge about plant life unfolds, human vocabulary and imaginations must adapt.
In the News
Using what’s available: Vermont herbalists turn an invasive plant into medicine’
Read or listen to VPR’s story about Spoonful and Rock Point’s invasive Japanese Knotweed removal and community medicine sharing project!
Burlington Free Press: How to make homemade tea with Spoonful Herbals in Burlington
Read or listen to these easy tea making tips from Katherine Elmer on herbal tea making (recorded at Rooted Heart Rising Garden).
City Market: Feel the Burn Fire Cider 101
Recipe and Tips for making Fire Cider for Immune Health- prepared by City Market after hosting us for a workshop.
Experiencing Spring Through the Senses
A conversation between Katherine Elmer and Heather Fitzgerald from ‘Kids VT!’ about early spring edible herbs.
Core Texts for Herbal Apprentices
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Body Into Balance: An Herbal Guide to Holistic Self-Care by Maria Noel Groves
Rosemary Gladstar’s Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health by Rosemary Gladstar
The Organic Medicinal Herb Farmer: The Ultimate Guide to Producing High-Quality Herbs on a Market Scale by Jeff & Melanie Carpenter