The Herbal Odyssey of jim mcdonald

A huge thank you to our presenting sponsor for The Herbalist Hour, Oshala Farm Oshala Farm is a beautiful and vibrant certified organic herb farm based in southern Oregon where they grow and sell over 80 different plant species.  LEARN MORE AND BUY | OshalaFarm.com In this episode of The Herbalist Hour, I'm joined by the one and only jim mcdonald. Amanda and I had the opportunity to sit down with jim at the Great Lakes Herb Faire, one of our all-time favorite events.  We chat a bit about the history of the Faire, jim's childhood, developing confidence as a teacher, "gentle does not mean weak", why no one is the "best" herbalist, and a whole lot more! jim even introduces us to an incredibly rare plantain species, stay tuned 'til the end for that one! Also, there's a special guest question from Faire keynote speaker Rosalee de la Forêt. Twas an incredibly fun and heartfelt conversation and I know you're goin' to love this one!  Thanks, as always for tuning in to The Herbalist Hour.  We'll see you in the next episode, Enjoy, ~Mason PS - shoutout and big thanks to my good buddy JB over at Midwest Digital Ninjas for helping create the prog-rock version of The Herbalist Hour theme song. Before my interview with jim, he joked that the theme song should be a prog-rock version for his episode. So I reached out to JB for help since I knew he has access to an AI music generation app. Technology is gettin' crazy out there!  PPS - WATCH THIS INTERVIEW ON YOUTUBE LINKS & RESOURCES jim mcdonald | HerbCraft.org Online Learning | HerbCraft.Podia.com   jim on Instagram | @herb.craft Midwest Digital Ninjas | MidwestDigitalNinjas.com 🎵 Theme Song by Torin Frost Torin Frost on Spotify | TUNE IN 🌼WANT MORE HERBAL GOODNESS? Sign up for the HerbRally newsletter and receive THIRTEEN herbal freebies!  👉 CLAIM YOUR FREEBIES! 🌿WANT EVEN MORE HERBAL GOODNESS? Become an HerbRally Schoolhouse member!  You'll get access to a TON of herbalism classes, monographs, webinars and more.  We add new material each and every week.  There's also discounts to cool herbal companies, a private Facebook group and more! You can get your first 30 days FREE with coupon code PODCAST LEARN MORE AND REGISTER | HerbRally.com/Schoolhouse Herbalism in your neck of the woods.  HerbRally www.herbrally.com DISCLAIMER The information in this episode is for educational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for advice provided by your physician or other medical professionals. Always consult a health care practitioner before using any herbal remedy or food, especially if you are nursing, pregnant, or have any medical condition.