Cool podcast alert! FtPDNH is a story of the Black Cross Health Collective, a group of street medics who lived in and around Portland, OR. They formed after the WTO protests of 1999, seeing a need for medical care that served people who were attending direct actions, demonstrations, and political protests. In the early 2000s they pioneered community-supported trials to find a remedy for pepper spray. Missy was part of the podcast, having been a Black Cross member & a pepper spray trial subject.
Read MoreTear Gas, Street Medicking, & an Herbalist: Missy's on Rosebuds & Resilience!
I had the honor of appearing on Rosebuds and Resilience, “a storytelling series from Portland, OR about people focused on ecological repair and healthier communities.” It’s not so herbally-focused, but rather centers on the Portland Action Medics.
Read MoreMason Hutchison Interviews Missy on the Herbalist Hour!
Missy had the great joy of talking with Mason Hutchison of Herb Rally. Available as video or podcast!
Read MoreWhat do accordions and herbs have in common?
David Beer, the Squeezebox Surgeon, talks about his accordion repair business, and it has pretty much nothing to do with medicinal plants.
Read MorePodcast appearance alert!
Missy returns to The Herbalist’s Path, Mel Mutterspaugh’s engaging podcast, to talk about her unique style of teaching and how much fun it is to be a matchmaker for people and their plant buddies.
Read MoreThe blog is dead! Long live the blog!
Missy’s article on chemical weapons exposure aftercare, printed in the journal Perspectives
Read MoreMedicine Garden Newsletter - January 2016
I hope everyone is well and enjoyed the wintry mix that descended on town. I personally love that the slightest bit of snow shuts the city down. I love hunkering down with a good book, a lap kitty or two and extra blankets. Doing art projects with the kiddos. Resting and eating the stash of garden potatoes in the garage. And I love that winter is the time for dreaming and scheming....
Read MoreNew Year, New Blog
Do you make new year's resolutions? With the turn of the calendar, do you plant seeds, hatch ideas, or dig new foundations?
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