Season 9 Episode 6:
Mexican Oregano with Jesus Garcia

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Episode Summary

It was truly a delight to connect with Jesus Garcia. And it was so interesting to learn about Mexican oregano (Lippia graveolens), a plant I wasn’t familiar with before this episode. 

I think you’ll love hearing Jesus share memories of how his grandmother turned to Mexican oregano for food and medicine. 

There’s no doubt that plants can be deeply nourishing and healing to our bodies. But I love how Jesus embodies the awareness that plant medicine can go far beyond the physical to encompass connection, nurturing, and positive movement.

Which leads me to the work Jesus does with kids in the school systems just outside of Austin, Texas. (It seriously made me wish I could be one of the students in his preK classes!)

If nurturing a connection between children and our beautiful Earth is one of your values, I suspect you’ll come away from this episode with a LOT of ideas and inspiration for:

► How a food forest can evolve into a place of peace and sanctuary

► How plants can be a caretaker and the caregiver for community

► How children can make their own medicine

For those who don’t already know Jesus, he is a Mexican Shaman and Herbalist teaching the traditions of lineage work through botanical practices of curanderia and community spiritual herbalism.

Jesus is an early childcare educator focusing on nature school fundamentals through holistic enrichment garden programs and is the founder of the HerbalActionProject, a nature play-school and community.

I’m thrilled to share our conversation with you today!

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Connect With Jesus

• Website | HerbalActionProject.com
• Website | ShamanJesus.org
• Instagram | @HerbalActionProject
• Facebook | @HerbalActionProject

What You'll Learn from This Episode

• [01:09] Introduction to Jesus Garcia
• [02:15] How family and childhood experiences led Jesus to his herbal path
• [05:02] Why Mexican Oregano is one of Jesus’ favorite herbs
• [11:42] Growing a food forest
• [14:44] The Herbal Action Project
• [17:54] Children can make their own medicine
• [21:54] How plants can facilitate release of trauma held in the body
• [25:27] What Jesus keeps in his herbal medicine kit
• [33:03] Herbal tidbit

Recipe

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• 01:13 – Introduction to Jesus Garcia
• 02:17 – How family and childhood experiences led Jesus to his herbal path
• 05:06 – Why Mexican Oregano is one of Jesus’ favorite herbs
• 11:53 – Growing a food forest
• 14:58 – The Herbal Action Project
• 18:12 – Children can make their own medicine
• 22:19 – How plants can facilitate release of trauma held in the body
• 25:59 – What Jesus keeps in his herbal medicine kit
• 33:49 – Herbal tidbit

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