By the time we were halfway through our first week of “shelter in place,” I knew I had to touch base with Nancy Graden, a neighbor, farmer, and very knowledgable medicinal herbalist. What could I do to brace myself for the Coronavirus (COVID-19)?
Nancy’s response is captured in this Deep Roots Radio interview, recorded March 28, 2020. I hope you find it informative and encouraging. And don’t forget to download the eight-page resource Nancy developed in light of the pandemic: Notes on the COVID-19 VIRUS from an Herbalist’s Perspective 1
pasture herbs
I’m so grateful Nancy’s helping us navigate these rough waters. And I’m so glad her farm and business, Red Clover Herbal Apothecary Farm, is just a few miles down the road in Amery, WI. She starts, nurtures and harvests 50 types of medicinal plants on her certified organic five-acre farm. She also forages an additional 20 varieties for her broad product line. Nancy consults with customers and clients locally and from the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area.
Nancy began exploring the world of medicinal plants over 30 years ago while living in the Ozark Mountains. When she returned to Minnesota, she studied herbalism at the Australasian College of Health Sciences; anatomy and physiology at the University of Minnesota; and earned an associate’s degree in Western Clinical Herbalism from Minneapolis Community College.
Nancy and I will chat again in three weeks to focus on the medicinal herbs growing just outside your door.
