Tobacco blossom. Photo by Claire Bohman.
Herbal Highway’s 25th Anniversary!
The Herbal Highway turns 25 in 2022! Join us in celebrating a quarter century’s worth of free herbal knowledge on the airwaves and in podcast.
On the show, we have some special programming this year. The third Tuesday of each month we’re airing an episode of The Herbal Highway from our early years that hasn’t been heard since it originally aired! Catch these vintage episodes during our normal broadcast time or on The Herbal Highway’s Podcast.
We are also offering Herbal Highway merch for the first time in the show’s history! Pick up limited-edition t-shirts, totes, stickers, and mugs here on the Blue Otter site. And make sure to tell other Herbal Highway fans to scoop them up while they’re available!
With each merchandise purchase, you are helping us raise funds for one of our favorite Bay Area organizations.
Sogorea Te’ Land Trust is an urban Indigenous women-led land trust that facilitates the return of Indigenous land to Indigenous people. Through the practices of rematriation, cultural revitalization, and land restoration, Sogorea Te’ calls on Native and non-native peoples to heal and transform the legacies of colonization, genocide, and patriarchy and to do the work our ancestors and future generations are calling us to do.
What is the Herbal Highway?
The Herbal Highway is a weekly radio show that is dedicated to providing free herbal information to the public. The Herbal Highway enhances the community’s knowledge of herbal medicine and alternative choices to standard medical practices for healing. The producers of The Herbal Highway actively support and promote Indigenous land rights, protection of sacred sites and the sustainability of the Earth as integral parts of individual, community and global healing.
The Herbal Highway was Karyn Sander’s vision which she now maintains through the support of Sarah Holmes who also hosts the show. Both Karyn and Sarah volunteer their time to produce and host the program. The Herbal Highway has been airing live on public radio since 1997. In 2018 Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila joined the team of hosts.
The Herbal Highway airs on KPFA, the oldest public radio station in the country. KPFA is completely listener sponsored and is located in Berkeley, California. You can listen live through the web and listen to the archives anytime. Episodes have been archived on the KPFA website since 2003.