The Petty Herbalist Podcast

Oct 31 2024 109 ep. 42 mins 13

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Two Black herbalists and Bougie Aunties help you discern the real shit from the bullshit in food and herbs. Come share in the belovedness of Karina Desroses and Asia Dorsey as they explore food science and medicine making at the intersection of ancestral reverence, ecology and cultures of healing justice. Help fund the pod and the two sistas trying to go to med school and Chinese Medicine Practitioner school: https://www.patreon.com/pettyherbalist

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