by Jess Lamar Reece Holler, Curator Co-Founder, Director, & Lead Artist Ohio Herbal Elders Project The Ohio Herbal Elders Project: Origins & Inspirations The Ohio Herbal Elders Project was proposed in 2018-2019 by Central Ohio herbalist & plant medicine organizer Lily Kunning, of Haven Herbs. North-Central Ohio-based oral historian, documentary artist, & cultural worker Jess Lamar Reece Holler — who knew Lily from Lily’s previous worker-owned co-op apothecary in Clintonville, Boline Apothecary — reached out & …
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Please join us for an opening reception of the Ohio Herbal Elders Projects exhibit Saturday, December 3, 2022 from 4-6 PM at the Center for Medicinal Plant Conservation, located at our Goldenseal Botanical Sanctuary in Meigs County: 35703 Loop Rd. Rutland, OH 45775. Please complete this form RSVP: Exhibit Grand Opening or contact us at (740) 742-3455 or office@unitedplantsavers.org to attend. The Ohio Herbal Elders Project is a growing folklife & oral history project documenting & …
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2023 Theme: TBD We continue to highlight the work of our members in the Journal of Medicinal Plant Conservation. We would like to highlight recent books and accomplishments by members.We would like to include creative ways members are sharing plant knowledge via classes, podcasts, zines, poems, art & photography.We do not sell advertising space in our Journal but members can submit an ad for your school, zine, podcast, or other creative plant-based activity – at …
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Part of the Smithsonian Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage, this gorgeous new website (https://folklife.si.edu/american-ginseng) features stories and perspectives of people who have intimate knowledge of the harvest, cultivation, trade, medicinal use, and conservation of wild American ginseng. Check out this video to learn more about the virtual exhibit (spoiler alert: it features our executive director, Susan Leopold). Or simply visit the new website to dig deep into Ginseng’s storied past and troubled future. VISIT …
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