Remembering to trust the herbs with Columbia Hillen

🍀 WYLDE is a collection of episodes in English, where I - Lieve Galle, a Belgian herbalist and wild plant forager since 2002 - talk with fellow herbalists and foragers in Europe. 

Columbia Hillen is a herbalist whose journey bridges the ancient herbal traditions of Romania and the wild rich landscapes of Ireland. She's the founder of Anamcara Healing Herbs Garden in Donegal.
She grew up in Transylvania where herbs and spices are traditionally important in both food and medicine, and is now on a mission in Ireland to help people rediscover and trust all that is around them, and teach them that medicine starts with food.

We hope to inspire you too with this tasty conversation.

About how Columbia's grandmother never used medicine, only herbal teas.
About how moving to Ireland and getting to know Nikki Darrell opened a new world for her. (Nikki was a guest on episode 12)
About getting people to trust herbs again and how medicine starts with food.
About Romanian folk traditions and herbal remedies vs modern medicine, and how that is opposite to Belgium and Ireland.
About plants growing where they are needed.
About challenges and opportunities for herbalism in Europe.
About how also being a photographer influences how she looks at plants.  

And lots more.


You can find out more about Columbia and her work on these websites:
Her herbalist website: https://www.anamcarahealingherbs.com/
Her writing retreat website: https://www.irelandwritingretreat.com/
Her photography website: https://www.columbiahillenphotography.com/  

Or follow her on Instagram @anamcaraherbalgarden or Facebook.

🎼 Muziek door Eva LaRuna

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