#18 Remembering to trust the herbs with Columbia Hillen

Columbia Hillen is a herbalist whose journey bridges the ancient herbal traditions of Romania and the wild rich landscapes of Ireland. She's the founder of Anamcara Healing Herbs Garden in Donegal. She grew up in Transylvania where herbs and spices are traditionally important in both food and medicine, and is now on a mission in Ireland to help people rediscover and trust all that is around them, and teach them that medicine starts with food. We hope to inspire you too with this tasty conversation.About how Columbia's grandmother never used medicine, only herbal teas.About how moving to Ireland and getting to know Nikki Darrell opened a new world for her. (Nikki was a guest on episode 12)About getting people to trust herbs again and how medicine starts with food. About Romanian folk traditions and herbal remedies vs modern medicine, and how that is opposite to Belgium and Ireland.About plants growing where they are needed. About challenges and opportunities for herbalism in Europe. About how also being a photographer influences how she looks at plants.  And lots more.You can find out more about Columbia and her work on these websites: Her herbalist website: https://www.anamcarahealingherbs.com/Her writing retreat website: https://www.irelandwritingretreat.com/Her photography website: https://www.columbiahillenphotography.com/  Or follow her on Instagram @anamcaraherbalgarden or Facebook. Support us so we can continue the WYLDE Podcast series, a living archive for foragers & herbalist across Europe.https://whydonate.com/fundraising/wylde-podcast-donation I'm looking for more interesting guests to talk about European herbalism and foraging in Europe. If you know anyone that would be perfect for this podcast, please let me know. You can find me on Instagram @wildplantforager, and on Facebook.You can also find more about me or contact me through my website www.wildplantforager.com But please don't hang around online for too long. Go outside, and follow your wild heart music by Eva LaRuna Disclaimer:The information in the WYLDE podcast has been compiled with the utmost care. We try to keep it as current, complete and accurate as possible, yet no rights can be derived from this podcast episode.We accept no liability for: direct or indirect damages resulting from possible errors and omissions, the content of linked websites, or the opinions of interviewed guests.Please take into account that transcripts were automatically created by A.I. and may contain mistakes.The content of this podcast in no way replaces personal medical advice or treatment by doctors and other medical professionals.