Come fall in love with plants, not just as teachers and healers, but as powerful partners in land stewardship and renewal. Rosemary Gladstar joins us to discuss her activism in protecting and restoring medicinal plants and their habitats.

Gladstar is a pioneer in the herbal movement and has been called the 'Godmother of American Herbalism'. She began over 35 years ago developing herbal formulas in her shop, Rosemary's Garden, in Sonoma County, California. She is the founder of the California School of Herbal Studies, the oldest running herb school in the United States, and is the organizer of the International Herb Symposium and The annual New England Women's Herbal Conference. She is the author of numerous books and has taught extensively throughout the United States and worldwide at venues as varied as backyard gardens, native villages, garden clubs, universities and hospitals.

She is also the co-founder of the Traditional Medicinals tea company. Rosemary’s greatest passion has been the work of United Plant Savers, a non profit organization that Rosemary founded in 1994 and is currently president. UPS is dedicated to the conservation and cultivation of at risk North American medicinal plants and to preserving botanical sanctuaries across the U.S. to help preserve the land that these precious native species thrive on. Rosemary lives and works from her home, Sage Mountain Herbal Retreat Center, a 500 acre botanical preserve in central Vermont.

♫ Music includes "I've Got a Thing about Seeing My Grandson Grow Old" by Cat Stevens, “The Winds Of Change” by Rod McKuen, “Sunflower” by Alexa Wildish and “Sweet Rosemary” by Sandy Denny