Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed and guest, Lauren Cooper
Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed and guest, Lauren Cooper of Greenstar Farm and Apothecary
Lauren Cooper is an artist , farmer and community herbalist living in the Appalachian mountains of Southwest Virginia. With her family she has owned and operated Greenstar Farm and Apothecary in Blacksburg, Va since 1991.
As an herbalist she grows , forages, stocks and markets locally a large apothecary of medicinal plant preparations with the help of apprentices, and runs a small free and barter clinic. Inspiration from her herbal practice informs her work as an artist. Lauren is the author and illustrator of : Greenstar Folk Herbal- Do It Yourself Plant Medicines For The People , published in 2019
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Q & A topics in this episode include:
intestinal discomfortgoji berriesgetting rid of fleastincture teaherb infused oilsevening primrosehealing ancestral traumaalfalfa