Regenerative Wildcrafting: An Interview with Scott Kloos
The Plant Path: Herbalism, Medical Astrology & Spagyric Alchemy
Sajah Popham
4.8 β’ 570 Ratings
ποΈ 31 January 2024
β±οΈ 63 minutes
ποΈ Recording | iTunes | RSS
π§ΎοΈ Download transcript
Summary
Scott Kloos is an herbalist, wildcrafter, and medicine maker. He founded and acts as the managing director of the School of Forest Medicine and owns Cascadia Folk Medicine, which supplies high-quality, small-batch herbal extracts from the native plants of the Pacific Northwest region. He also co-founded the Elderberry School of Botanical Medicine in Portland, Oregon, and authored the book Pacific Northwest Medicinal Plants: Identify, Harvest, and Use 120 Wild Herbs for Health and Wellness.Β
Β
I always think of Scott as a fellow plant brother and someone I really see eye-to-eye with. For this episode of the Plant Path, I had the opportunity to connect with him, hear more about his relationship to wildcrafting, and what's in store for all of us in his upcoming course, Relationships of Loving Reciprocity.Β
Β
He's currently running a Kickstarter campaign to help fund the final creation and launching of that course with some sweet perks. Check it out right here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/forestmedicine/relationships-of-loving-reciprocity
Β
In today's blog post, you'll learn:
-
What wildcrafting is and how it differs from regenerative wildcraftingΒ
-
The unique ways that wildcrafting local plants can reconnect you to yourself, your body, and your environment
-
Why developing a relationship that's not only transactional but heartfelt, is so important when wildcrafting plants
-
About Scott's upcoming project, and how you'll have the chance to enter the woods with him from the comfort of your own home
Β
ββββββββββββ
CONNECT WITH SAJAH AND WHITNEY
ββββββββββββ
To get free in depth mini-courses and videos, visit our blog at:Β
http://www.evolutionaryherbalism.com
Β
Get daily inspiration and plant wisdom on our Facebook and Instagram channels:
http://www.facebook.com/EvolutionaryHerbalism
https://www.instagram.com/evolutionary_herbalism/
Β
Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyP63opAmcpIAQg1M9ShNSQ
Β
Get a free 5-week course when you buy a copy of the book, Evolutionary Herbalism:
https://www.evolutionaryherbalism.com/evolutionary-herbalism-book/
Β
ββββββββββββ
ABOUT THE PLANT PATH
ββββββββββββ
The Plant Path is a window into the world of herbal medicine. With perspectives gleaned from traditional Western herbalism, Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine, Alchemy, Medical Astrology, and traditional cultures from around the world, The Plant Path provides unique insights, skills and strategies for the practice of true holistic herbalism. From clinical to spiritual perspectives, we don't just focus on what herbs are "good for," but rather who they are as intelligent beings, and how we can work with them to heal us physically and consciously evolve.
Β
ββββββββββββ
ABOUT SAJAH
ββββββββββββ
Sajah Popham is the author of Evolutionary Herbalism and the founder of the School of Evolutionary Herbalism, where he trains herbalists in a holistic system of plant medicine that encompasses clinical Western herbalism, medical astrology, Ayurveda, and spagyric alchemy.
His mission is to develop a comprehensive approach that balances the science and spirituality of plant medicine, focusing on using plants to heal and rejuvenate the body, clarify the mind, open the heart, and support the development of the soul. This is only achieved through understanding and working with the chemical, energetic, and spiritual properties of the plants. His teachings embody a heartfelt respect, honor and reverence for the vast intelligence of plants in a way that empowers us to look deeper into the nature of our medicines and ourselves.
He lives on a homestead in the foothills of Mt. Baker Washington with his wife Whitney where he teaches, consults clients, and prepares spagyric herbal medicines.Β
Β
ββββββββββββ
WANT TO FEATURE US ON YOUR PODCAST?
ββββββββββββ
If you'd like to interview Sajah or Whitney to be on your podcast, click here to fill out an interview request form.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the plant path, your window into the world of herbal medicine, with Saja and Whitney Popham, founders of the School of Evolutionary Herbalism. |
| 0:23.6 | Hey there everybody, Sagea Popham here again and welcome back to the Plant Path. |
| 0:28.6 | And you know, I was thinking the other day that it's been a really long time since we've done an interview here on the show. |
| 0:34.6 | And I'm really excited to be kicking interviews off again here with my good |
| 0:41.0 | friend Scott Close. And, you know, we've known each other for a long time. He's a fellow Pacific |
| 0:46.7 | Northwest herbalist and just someone I really consider a good plant brother. You know, we really see |
| 0:52.5 | things eye to eye and have very similar perspectives |
| 0:55.2 | on our medicines and healing and working with people and just the earth. |
| 1:01.6 | And it's real honor to have him here on the show. |
| 1:05.4 | For those of you not familiar with Scott, he is the founder of the School of Forest Medicine |
| 1:10.8 | and the author of Pacific Northwest |
| 1:14.9 | medicinal plants. |
| 1:16.7 | And he is just a wealth of knowledge and super excited to have you on the show today, Scott. |
| 1:22.2 | Thanks for joining me. |
| 1:23.7 | Yeah, I'm stoked to be here. |
| 1:24.7 | It's always a pleasure to connect with you. And like, I feel |
| 1:29.7 | exactly the same way of this like being a plant brother. And, you know, I remember when I, when |
| 1:36.7 | I first met you was at Portland Plant Medicine Gathering, I think. And I tried some of your |
| 1:43.6 | medicine and I had the same, it's the first time |
| 1:46.9 | I ever had the same feeling of taking someone else's medicine that I felt from the medicine |
| 1:50.6 | that I make. I was like, oh yeah, this guy is tapped in. He's like, he knows the plant. He's |
| 1:56.9 | working like deeply in relationship with the plants. I can feel it just in the medicine. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Sajah Popham, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Sajah Popham and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright Β© Tapesearch 2026.

