Episode 180: Redwood with Julie Caldwell

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Episode Summary

This conversation with Julie Caldwell was such a joy! It brought me back to a time when I was just a baby herbalist studying in Santa Cruz, California, where the surrounding mountains are home to countless towering redwood trees. 

The redwood forest where Julie lives is a few hundred miles north of Santa Cruz – but as she pointed out, the entire northern hemisphere  used to be covered in redwoods, and those of us who live on this part of the earth are connected by the land’s memory of these ancient beings.  These trees and their connections to the surrounding ecosystems are a beautiful reminder of our own connections to our community – including the community of plants and other beings in the world around us.

Speaking of community, Julie loves to bring people together around food that sparks conversations about the important trees in their lives, and the recipe she shared with us is a delicious way to do just that!  You can download your beautifully illustrated recipe card for Julie’s Redwood Pots de Crème in the section below.

By the end of this episode, you’ll know:

► The unique ecosystems that exist high up in the canopy of the redwoods

► Seven ways of working with redwood and other conifers – including simply going for a stroll!

► What makes redwood so great for your respiratory health

► How working with redwood can help you release long-held grief

► A fascinating way to access the medicine of old-growth redwoods even if they don’t grow where you live

► How community was essential to the building of Julie’s herb store, Humboldt Herbals

► and so much more…

For those of you who don’t know her, Julie Caldwell lives in the Pacific Northwest coastal mountains of northern California among the ancient old growth redwood forests and the wild Pacific coastline. For the past 27 years she has happily tended her vibrant retail herbal apothecary, Humboldt Herbals, where many powerful relationships between people and plants have been cultivated. Julie is a long-serving member of the Visioning Council for the Organization of Nature Evolutionaries, an educational non-profit dedicated to co-creative partnership with nature, and is deeply committed to amplifying communication with nature consciousness and our brilliantly beautiful wild Earth.

I can’t wait to share our conversation with you today!

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Connect with Julie:

• Website | HumboldtHerbals.com and NatureEvolutionaries.com
• Instagram | @humboldt.herbals
• Facebook | Humboldt Herbals
  

What You'll Learn from This Episode

• [1:09] Student spotlight
• [2:34] Introduction to Julie Caldwell
• [4:38] Julie’s herbal path
• [21:30] Rosalee’s visit to Humboldt Herbals
• [24:48] The amazing biology of redwood trees
• [33:53] Medicinal benefits of redwood
• [41:38] Redwood for grief and connection to community
• [56:04] Redwood Pots de Crème recipe
• [1:01:43] ONE: Organization for Nature Evolutionaries
• [1:09:48] How herbs instill hope in Julie
• [1:19:31] Herbal tidbit

Get Your Free Recipe!

-- TIMESTAMPS -- 

• 01:18 - Student spotlight
• 02:42 - Introduction to Julie Caldwell
• 04:46 - Julie’s herbal path
• 22:03 - Rosalee’s visit to Humboldt Herbals
• 25:22 - The amazing biology of redwood trees
• 34:44 - Medicinal benefits of redwood
• 42:48 - Redwood for grief and connection to community
• 57:31 - Redwood Pots de Crème recipe
• 1:03:21 - ONE: Organization for Nature Evolutionaries
• 1:11:56 - How herbs instill hope in Julie
• 1:21:36 - Herbal tidbit

Connect with Rosalee

• On Instagram | @rosaleedelaforet

• On Facebook | Herbs With Rosalee
• On YouTube | Herbs With Rosalee

• Website | herbswithrosalee.com


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