Mari Jerstad has a degree in organic agriculture and herbal medicine. She is a forager, a storyteller, and a herbal medicine practitioner. Her journey with plants started as a child, spending time outside with the plants, just enjoying their beauty and their relation to the sun, which now has brought us here, having a beautiful and warm conversation. About being inspired by her great aunt, who looked at herbs from a practical point of view as a nurse, but also as something spiritual.About what triggered Mari to become a herbalist and her studies in Norway and England.About how chemistry can be beautiful and fun.About how people in Norway look at herbalism and herbal medicine, and the legal framework around it. About the Herb Garden Community in Oslo and how this project helps to reconnect people and plants.About dealing with Norweagian winters as a forager and a herabist and the blessings of different seasons.About working with refugees and how she got involved in the mobile herbal clinic in Calais.And lots more.You can find more information about Mari and her work on the website:https://marikaape.no/ Or follow her on Instagram @markaape. The organisation Mari travels to Calais with, is Mobile Herbal Clinic. You can find more information about their work here:https://mobileherbalclinic.org/ 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.