Earth Speak with Natalie Ross and Friends: Herbalist Val Elkhorn on Biodynamic Gardening as Spellcasting [episode 22]

Herbalist Val Elkhorn on Biodynamic Gardening as Spellcasting [episode 22]

Jul 16, 2020

Val Elkhorn shares about balancing the cosmic forces with the earth by gardening with the cycles of the moon. You’ll also hear about:

Bringing spirit back into the sciences
Growing up in a conservative family and doing her own thing
The chronic digestive issues that led Val to herbalism
How society is disconnected from the energetic forces of nature

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Val Elkhorn is a herbalist living in the enchanting northwoods of Michigan. Through her business Woodspell Apothecary she grows, harvests, and makes medicine to the rhythms of the moon, using the practice of Biodynamic farming. Woodspell Apothecary gracefully melds science and spiritually, through research and ritual. Val strives to create products that are as sustainable and Earth conscious as possible by sourcing from local businesses, using recycled bottles, and using organically grown plants.

In this conversation Val shares her journey to find her place in the Universe, and how chronic digestive issues led her to a path of herbalism with a focus on herbal bitters. Take the Find Your Bitters Quiz on her webpage!

In this episode, we talk about:

Reconnecting with our ancestors and their land based practices
Val’s existential crisis at the age of 10
Val’s psychedelic packaging and her training as a Graphic Designer
Identifying as an Earth tender, activist, and herbalist
How Val found her place in the Universe, and her path to the plants
Gardening with the cycles of the moon
The chronic digestive issues that led Val to herbalism
How a Naturopathic approach to health and healing, allowed Val to feel truly heard for the first time
The spectrum of healing, and the time and place for conventional medicine
Creating sustainable, plastic free products
Nature as a guide to being present and connected to your body
Disconnecting from the busy minds, to be held by the Earth
Finding a sense of belonging with the plants
Earth altars and rituals - as therapy
Honouring beauty for the sake of beauty
Coming out of the broom closet to your family
Feeling out of place and being the “rockstar rainbow of the family”
The unique catalysts for transformation in our lives
Melding spirit and science in gardening
Val shares her dreams of making her own biodynamic calendar and garden journal
Biodynamic farming as spellcasting
Balancing the cosmic forces of the garden
Staying curious and being open
The mainstream misconceptions of what is means to be a Witch
Being disconnected as a society from the energetic forces of nature
Moon gardening as a link to our ancestors
Matching herbal blends to bodies

Bonus Secret Episode! Get the secret episode with Val Elkhorn on the co-evolution of humans and bitters, at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret.

Earth Speak with Natalie Ross and Friends

Herbalist Val Elkhorn on Biodynamic Gardening as Spellcasting [episode 22]

Herbalist Val Elkhorn on Biodynamic Gardening as Spellcasting [episode 22]

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