41: How to put too much on your plate and savor complexity with Herb'N Soil Farm & Wellness

Johnnie Heider-Kuhn is a dedicated herbalist, activist, artist and educator who is great at connecting with others and holding space for complex situations and coming up with innovative solutions. He started a Farm and business with his husband, Herb’N Soil Farm & Wellness.

I was deeply inspired and overjoyed to hear some stories about his journey along the way and so many approachable suggestions for dealing with this time and anytime. Just a few of the topics covered include

•  How to start growing some of your own food
• The power of herbal medicine
• Herbal activism 
• The importance of food sovereignty
• “Feed yourself to free yourself.”
• Some plants that are top of mind during corona pandemic
• Embodied cognition/embodied mind
• Mindfulness
• Radical Self acceptance/situational acceptance
• Accepting complex emotions during this time
• Vitamin C and D-Why?
• Cool things to do with orange peels
• Great ways to jazz up your oatmeal
• Staying present
• Start with small manageable changes
• Celebrate all the little victories
• Resilience

Links:

https://www.instagram.com/herbnsoilfarm/

Links/books/resources:

https://www.instagram.com/herbnsoilfarm/

Front range herbal medics 

www.gofundme.com/f/front-range-herbal-medics-clinic

Herbs and Arts

http://www.herbsandarts.com/

CSCH

https://clinicalherbalism.com/programs-courses/

WishGarden Tinctures

https://www.wishgardenherbs.com/

Bluebird botanicals

https://bluebirdbotanicals.com/

Self watering containers

https://www.diyncrafts.com/35756/home/gardening/15-diy-self-watering-planters-make-container-gardening-easy

Sprout City Farms

https://sproutcityfarms.org/guiding-principles

Thymelights:

Steph untz:

https://www.instagram.com/stephuntz/

Tara-medicine Circle

https://www.instagram.com/themedicinecircle/

David Raffelock

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