Comments on: Honoring our Elders

By: Helen Ward

Helen Ward — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 16:11:43 +0000

In reply to Iris Budulycz. Thank you, Iris, for sharing about your grandmother. My grandmother also gifted me with my love of nature. Sending many blessings to you and yours. Helen

By: Iris Budulycz

Iris Budulycz — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 08:53:39 +0000

As a child, I would watch my grandmother use herbs to make teas and oils to help neighbors and family. This instilled my love of herbalism! I read many books over the years and a few years ago completed my herbalism classes. Thank you for sharing these beautiful stories of such gifted souls.

By: Helen Ward

Helen Ward — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 19:12:03 +0000

In reply to Linda Hanley. Another incredible story, Linda. Thank you for sharing about your paternal grandmother. She sounds like a knowledgeable woman and wow, to raise all 7 children alone. With you in herbal ways, Helen

By: Helen Ward

Helen Ward — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 19:09:31 +0000

In reply to Louise Harmon. What a beautiful story, Louise. Thank you so much for sharing with us.

By: Helen Ward

Helen Ward — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 19:08:25 +0000

In reply to Charmaine. Dearest Charmaine, Thank you for your sweet words. They will be honey to our entire team's hearts. We are just over the moon to be launching this dream project of Rosemary's. We are delighted you loved it so much! With green blessings, Helen

By: Charmaine

Charmaine — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 18:35:33 +0000

It was a very special treat to hear stories from the Mother of Herbology and the Father of Adaptogens in this first video. I took so many notes! That grief relief formula sounds amazing. Rose is also one of my favorite herbs, as are most of the “weedy herbs” that were discussed! I must try to grow some of the “exotic herbs”!

David Winston’s dream of a network of knowledgeable housewives/ community herbalists for sustainable health support sounds like such a desirable idea.

For me, this series is history in the making! A Big Thank You to you Rosemary, and to all who made this series possible.

By: Louise Harmon

Louise Harmon — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 15:31:10 +0000

When I was a teenager, I discovered a small herbal book, written in French in 1920 titled, “Les Plantes Bienfaisantes”, in a bookcase at home. Inside, written on a small slip of paper in the section on garlic (Ail) was the word, ‘asma’. My mother explained that my French grandmother (whom I never met-she died before I was born), treated my grandfather’s asthma with garlic. She allowed me to carefully read through it (the pages are quite brittle), and before she died, gifted me this precious book. This little book launched me on a lifetime of learning and healing with plant medicine. Several years ago, I had it lovingly conserved and rebound, to pass on to the next generation of family herbalists.

By: Evelyn Mosley

Evelyn Mosley — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 14:33:53 +0000

In reply to Helen Ward. Helen, you were so dear and helpful on that trip with Rosemary! :-)

By: Annette Mcateer

Annette Mcateer — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 13:48:12 +0000

In reply to Rosemary Gladstar. I am greatful for you, and this journey. Blessings and health to you Rosemary

By: Linda Hanley

Linda Hanley — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 13:43:16 +0000

My paternal grandmother was my herbal elder. She would always give health advice based on her life’s experiences growing up on a farm that would eventually become part ok NY JFK airport. She was born in 1901 and passed in 2001. She raised 7 children alone as my grandfather passed when my dad was only 18 months old. Her advice ranged from how to care for childhood ear infections with garlic oil to the power of Kale as a food. She said Kale should be treated as too powerful sometimes dye to its effect on the thyroid. She thought homemade vinegar was medicine and drank her salad dressing after eating her salads. Being German she ate a lot of cabbages from traditional green to Bok Choy which she grew on her farm. I only wish I had had more time to spend with her discussing healing.