Back-To-Back Botanical Events, with AHPA & United Plant Savers | Featuring Alexis Durham & Susan Leopold

This episode is a proud partnership with American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) & United Plant Savers (UpS)

This week on Everything You Didn’t Know About Herbalism, we are joined by two dedicated and passionate advocates, educators, and leaders within the herbal industry, Alexis Durham and Susan Leopold. Tag along with Tommy and these two inspiring women for an episode exploring the six days of back-to-back educational botanical events coming to the Cincinnati area this September! Join us for the 17th Biennial International Herb Symposium, the AHPA Small Business Bootcamp—led in part by Tommy Nevar, our very own host of Herbal Radio—and the first-ever AHPA Botanical Congress: Back to Our Roots, to gain invaluable knowledge alongside the ever-growing plant people community.

As always, we thank you for joining us on another botanical adventure and are so honored to have you tag along with us on this ride. Remember, we want to hear from you! Your questions, ideas, and who you want to hear from are an invaluable piece to our podcast. Email us at [e-mail] to let us know what solutions we should uncover next within the vast world of herbalism.

The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) is pleased to invite customers of Mountain Rose Herbs to register for the 2025 AHPA Botanical Congress and Small Business Bootcamp at the discounted AHPA member rate. To redeem this special offer, please contact Alexis Durham at [e-mail].

🪻Join the biennial global gathering of herbalists, healers, and plant lovers alike! 🪻

17th Biennial International Herb Symposium

September 12th – 14th | Cincinnati, OH

📓 Learn the ropes of the herbal and dietary supplement industry! 📓

AHPA Workshop: Small Business Bootcamp

September 15th, 2025 7:30am – 5pm EDT | Cincinnati, OH

🌲 Wrap up your week of non-stop herbal education with a brand new AHPA event! 🌲

AHPA Botanical Congress: Back to Our Roots

September 16th – 17th, 2025 | Cincinnati, OH

This episode discusses some Appalachian environmental and sustainability initiatives that could use your help:

🌱 United Plant Savers 

🌱 Rural Action 

🌱 Appalachian Sustainable Development 

Learn more about Alexis and Susan below! ⬇️

🌻 Alexis Durham is the Director of Education for the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), where she develops and manages AHPA’s educational programs in addition to planning and coordinating AHPA meetings and events. Her work ensures that members are well informed of issues impacting the industry and that members have forums to collaborate with each other and AHPA staff.

Alexis earned her B.Sc. in Herbal Sciences from Bastyr University and began teaching while serving as Education Coordinator for the American Botanical Council in Austin, TX. A desire to learn more from the plants themselves brought her to southern Oregon, where she worked for Horizon Herbs and taught for Herb Pharm’s Herbaculture I