https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/e949b0ad-4849-4541-b1de-59211a11e84a This week on Herbal Radio, host Lucretia Van Dyke is joined by herbalist and author Betzy Bancroft! Betzy's new book "Herbal Pharmacy: The Science And Magic Of Preparing And Administering Plant Medicine" just came out in April 2026! Tune in as we explore: 🌱 Benefits and versatility of herbal powders 🌱 The rise of trendy mushroom drinks  🌱 United Plant Savers Botanical Sanctuary 🌱 Betzy 's book writing process for "Herbal Pharmacy" 🌱 Teaching at Sage Mountain Botanical Sanctuary 🌱 Gender inclusive language in educational writings 🌱 What it's like to be Rosemary Gladstar's neighbor Leave us a comment, email us at podcast@mountainroseherbs.com, or reach out on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/herbal.radio to let us know what solutions we should uncover next within the vast world of herbalism! Learn more about Betzy: Betzy Bancroft, RH(AHG) has had a deep appreciation for the magic of plants since childhood. She’s been teaching herbal medicine for over 3 decades, currently at Sage Mountain and the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, a non-profit herb school and clinic she helped found, as well as herbal and agricultural conferences. Betzy is a professional member of the American Herbalists Guild practices as a clinical herbalist and a supervisor for VCIH’s student clinic. Betzy is also a United Plant Savers Advisory Board member, and previously served as that organization’s office manager for a decade. She has compiled her experience and curriculum in the new book, Herbal Pharmacy: the Science and Magic of Preparing and Administering Plant Medicine just published by Chelsea Green. Besides medicine making, Betzy is also fascinated by microbes and phytonutrients. EPISODE RESOURCES: 🌱 Buy Herbal Pharmacy: https://www.herbalpharmacybook.com/my-book 🌱 Betzy's Herbal Pharmacy workshop on July 10-12, 2026: https://sagemountain.com/herbalpharmacy/ 🌱 Find Betzy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plantmedicinemaker 🌱 Betzy's website: https://www.herbalpharmacybook.com/ 🌱 Find Lucretia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lucretia.vandyke 🌱 Lucertia’s website: https://www.lucretiavandyke.com 🌱 Lucretia's Book, African American Herbalism: https://mountainroseherbs.com/african-american-herbalism Learn about Lucretia: Lucretia VanDyke began her herbalism journey as a little girl mixing herbs, clays, and muds on her grandparents’ farm. Today, Lucretia VanDyke has been in the herbal industry for over 20 years. As a holistic educator, speaker, herbalist, ceremonialist, spiritual light coach, intuitive energetic & reiki practitioner, diviner, storyteller, artist, and world traveler, Lucretia has accumulated over 3000 hours of training. She has studied with indigenous healers and some of the greatest minds of our time. Lucretia has been a holistic esthetician & healing arts practitioner for over a decade focusing on integrating indigenous healing rituals, plant spirit medicine, and meditation into modern-day practice. Lucretia brings her vivacious spirit and message of self-love in her work to inspire others to embrace their unique beauty and purpose. Her work with herbs and sacred practices honors women's wholeness through grief work, sexual trauma, ancestor connection, womb healing, self-empowerment, food alchemy, and holistic skincare. She is currently collecting stories throughout the south while working on expanding her BIPOC community healing arts and herbal education program. Join our community! ✅ Subscribe to Mountain Rose Herbs on YouTube: https://mrh.life/YouTube ✅ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mountainroseherbs ️✅ Subscribe to our newsletter: https://info.mountainroseherbs.com/newsletter ✅ Visit us online: http://www.mountainroseherbs.com ✅ Listen to Herbal Radio Podcast: https://www.HerbalRadio.com ✅ Read the Mountain Rose Herbs Blog: http://blog.mountainroseherbs.com ️✅ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mountainroseherbs ️✅ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MountainRoseHerbs ✅ Follow on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/mtnroseherbs Strengthening the bonds between people and plants for a healthier world. #herbalism #wellness #foraging #plantmedicine #herbalremedies #herbaleducation Sat, 02 May 2026 23:35:41 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/e949b0ad-4849-4541-b1de-59211a11e84a All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.