Social Justice, Street Medics and Land Stewardship - An Interview with Missy Rohs

Herbalism As Activism - Stories of healing, justice, resistance and change

I interview Missy Rohs of the Arctos School of Herbal and Botanical Studies in Portland Oregon. With a background in labor solidarity and herbal street medicine with the former Black Cross Collective, Missy is very passionate about the intersection of herbal medicine and social justice.

In our discussion, we touch on a whole bunch of topics including

• herbal self care including her Top 3 "go to" herbs
• The importance of finding and foraging plants in a cityscape
• Developing relationships to the land
• herbal first aid stories
• And how your diet can change as you deepen your relationship with plants

We swap quite a few stories about how we’ve used a whole host of different plants to treat varies ailments even including some stories about using low dose herbs in higher doses.

Missy shares her personal approach to her own self care and gives her top 3 “go to” herbs, though admittedly she has a hard time narrowing it down.

It’s a very personal interview where Missy really shares a lot about her personal relationship with herbs, healing and activism.

So, please enjoy this interview with Missy Rohs...