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September 15, 2024 66 mins

Chatting with Lucretia VanDyke for the first time ever immediately felt like catching up with a dear friend — we were totally transported and never wanted the conversation to end.

Lucretia is a phenomenal storyteller who weaves her tales with reverence, humor, and thorough research. As one of the foremost experts on Southern folk healing arts, she integrate rituals, plant spirit meditation, holistic food and herbal medicine, and ancestor reverence into people's practices. She is the author of African American Herbalism: A Practical Guide to Healing Plants and Folk Traditions.

In this episode, Lucretia shares...

  • How to make your kitchen a sacred space for creativity
  • Practical tips for for connecting with your ancestors
  • Why poke changed her life and led her to New Orleans
  • The important legacy of herbalist Emma Dupree and so much more!

You can learn more about Lucretia VanDyke on her site.

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