jim mcdonald
community herbalist · wildcrafter · teacher, herbcraft community herbalist jim mcdonald has spent three decades immersed in plants and ecosystems of the Great Lakes region. A teacher, writer, and medicine maker, his work blends folk traditions, vitalism, humor, and story to share practical herbal wisdom.
Broadcasts October 08, 2025, 07:00 PM
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About this speaker
In 1994, jim mcdonald's life changed when he drank tea from a wild plant he harvested from the land he lived upon. Since those first sips of strange tea, his life in the woods and meadows of southeast Michigan has been centered on the plants & ecosystems of that land, and how he might share their virtues to restore wellness with those around him.
jim's approach to herbcraft is deeply rooted in the land he lives upon, and blends traditional european folk influences with 19th century Eclectic and Physiomedical vitalism, which he conveys with story, experience, humour, common sense and lore to students, clients, random passersby and readers of his websites www.herbcraft.org and herbcraft.podia.com.
He's taught classes throughout north america, is one of the organizers of the Great Lakes Herb Faire and is currently alternately writing “Foundational Herbcraft” and the “A Great Lakes Herbal”, in addition to articles for journals and other publications. jim is a community herbalist, a manic wildcrafter and medicine maker, and has been an ardent student of the most learned teachers of herbcraft…the plants themselves.
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