Herby At Heart

🌿 Episode OverviewSome plants are loud about who they are, and burdock is one of them. With its deep taproot and burrs that hold on to whatever passes by, this plant has a way of making itself known ;)Today's guest is Janne Kaas.Janne is a city dweller turned farmer. Originally studying Criminology and Forensics, she decided that her path lay elsewhere. She spent eight years in Berlin, where she ran bttr. — “Back to the Roots” — a cold-pressed juice and adaptogens shop. These days, she works on an organic farm, with her little Frenchie, Lotti, for company, finding time to talk to the cows and enjoy the sunshine along the way.In this episode, we explore burdock, its traditional place in herbal medicine, and its affinity for rough edges and disturbed ground. Alongside Janne’s journey from city life to farm life, we talk about clearing out what no longer serves us, finding what nourishes, and what it means to get back to our roots.Tash🔗https://www.avantgardenlife.com📸 Instagram: @avant.garden.lifePhil🔗https://www.hp-phildius.de📸 Instagram: @power.plants.berlin📍 Visit our Praxis: Mommsenstraße 55, 10629 BerlinTune in, slow down, and explore the world of mindful plant experimentation with us, one careful step at a time.🌱 Plant Feature: Burdock🌻 Guest Feature: Janne Kaas

🌿 Episode OverviewThis is one of our smaller in-between episodes: no proving this time, just a conversation. Less work, more fun ;)Today's guest is Nicole Rose.Nicole Rose is an organiser and herbalist who supports people experiencing state violence. She has been supporting loved ones in prison for twenty years and founded the Solidarity Apothecary. The project gives free plant medicines to people experiencing and recovering from state violence and repression, through care packages, books for prisoners, free clinics and more. Nicole wrote Herbalism and State Violence, The Prisoner's Herbal, Overcoming Burnout and the Medicinal Herb Colouring Book. She also hosts the Frontline Herbalism Podcast.In this episode we talk about herbalism as an act of care and solidarity, and how plants can support people through trauma, burnout and hard times.Nicole🔗www.solidarityapothecary.org📸 Instagram: @solidarity.apothecary📚 Herbalism & PTSD Course:https://solidarityapothecary.org/herbalismandptsdcourse/📖 The Prisoner's Herbal:https://solidarityapothecary.org/prisonersherbal/🤝 Support the campaigns:https://solidarityapothecary.org/campaigns/support/🌹 More about Nicole:https://solidarityapothecary.org/rose/🎙️ Find her Frontline Herbalism Podcast here:https://solidarityapothecary.org/podcast/Tash🔗https://www.avantgardenlife.com📸 Instagram: @avant.garden.lifePhil🔗https://www.hp-phildius.de📸 Instagram: @power.plants.berlin📍 Visit our Praxis: Mommsenstraße 55, 10629 BerlinTune in, slow down, and explore the world of mindful plant experimentation with us, one careful step at a time.Herby By Heart - Herby By Nature🌱 Guest Feature: Nicole Rose

🌿 Episode OverviewToday's plant carries a name whispered across the islands of the Pacific for thousands of years: Piper methysticum—better known as Kava Kava.Rising from volcanic soil under a canopy of green, its heart-shaped leaves hide a root of quiet power. Ground, pressed, and mixed with water, that root becomes a ceremonial drink shared in circles of trust—passed from elder to newcomer, from chief to community, a liquid handshake between people and spirit. The Pacific islanders call its effect mana: a settling calm that loosens the tongue, softens the shoulders, and opens the space between one person and another.Kava is a plant of stillness rather than fire. Its kavalactones speak gently to the nervous system, easing tension and restlessness without dulling the mind—a rare kind of medicine that relaxes without erasing clarity. For centuries it has been the peacemaker's cup, the healer's remedy for sleeplessness and frayed nerves, and the quiet companion at the end of a long day's work.There is magic in a plant that can hold a village together with nothing more than root, water, and ritual. Kava reminds us that calm is not the absence of feeling—it is the presence of trust.🎙 HostsTash 🔗 www.avantgardenlife.com📸 Instagram: @avant.garden.lifePhil 🔗 www.hp-phildius.de📸 Instagram: @power.plants.berlin📍 Visit our Praxis: Mommsenstraße 55, 10629 BerlinTune in, slow down, and explore the world of mindful plant experimentation with us—one careful step at a time.

🌿 Episode OverviewToday we will be talking about an underestimated plant, a plant less known. A creeping plant with yellow buttercup flowers, saw-toothed leaves, covered in a silky-like, white layer of soft hairs. The Potentilla arsernia, Silverweed. We will also be welcoming and have the pleasure of chatting with Camille Jaeglé about her and her beautiful work: "Leibarbeit"Camille🔗⁠⁠www.hpjaegle.com⁠⁠⁠⁠📸 Instagram: @camjglTash🔗 https://www.avantgardenlife.com📸 Instagram: @avant.garden.lifePhil🔗 https://www.hp-phildius.de📸 Instagram: @power.plants.berlin📍 Visit our Praxis: Mommsenstraße 55, 10629 BerlinTune in, slow down, and explore the world of mindful plant experimentation with us—one careful step at a time.🌱 Guest Feature: Camille Jaeglé

🌿 Episode OverviewThis episode will be a bit different than the others. As we have told you - it is time for change. Less work - more fun ;)We decided to reduce our crazy methods of proving every month to only every 2nd months and giving you smaller episodes in between.This Episode will be an interview only episode and our guest today is : Lieve GalleLieve Galle is a Belgian herbalist and wild plant forager, podcast host and author with 25 years of experience teaching people work with edible and medicinal wild plants. She loves thistle juice for breakfast and powders her nose with elderflower pollen.Lieve🔗⁠www.wildplantforager.com/nl⁠ (NL)⁠www.wildplantforager.com/eng⁠ (EN)📸 Instagram: @wildplantforagerFind her podcast here:https://open.spotify.com/show/0AIVAZA69l2I2lB5HGdbhpand more about it here:https://wildplantforager.com/en/podcastTash🔗 https://www.avantgardenlife.com📸 Instagram: @avant.garden.lifePhil🔗 https://www.hp-phildius.de📸 Instagram: @power.plants.berlin📍 Visit our Praxis: Mommsenstraße 55, 10629 BerlinTune in, slow down, and explore the world of mindful plant experimentation with us—one careful step at a time.🌱 Guest Feature: Lieve Galle