03 • 27 • 2021

STORAGE CONTAINER 08

Herbal Medicine as Community Care & Stepping Away from the Idea of Purity

w/ Fino of Snakeroot Apothecary

Fino is outstretching their hand and is holding a large ceramic terra cotta mug which has a large oversized handle on it's right side. Fino has a light brown sleeve. In the backgeound of the photo there are light brown / grey tiles and a wooden chair and large water jug visible in the background.

Together, Callie and Fino, an herbalist, chef of magical creations and founder of Snakeroot Apothecary, explore the potential of plant and food practices as a way of showing warmth, care, and healing to the community during times of consistent change and inequity. A deep dive into Fino’s path to becoming an herbalist and participant of projects, such as the LA Herbalist Collective, that apply mutual aid structures to the creation and distribution of plant medicine. Alongside one another, braided with intentionally selected sonic pieces, explore specific herbs to support individual and community balance as well as a sharing of stories and experiences with plants, land, and kitchen happenings. The episode hopes to provide a warm environment that helps one to feel like they are sipping on a warm beverage made for you by a loved one, into your belly and heart. May this be a musical and anecdotal resource share that helps us all to feel outside of these times of isolation and fear.

Guest: Fino of Snakeroot Apothecary

Fino is sitting on sand and in the background there is a brown hill and a white building. They are wearing a tan jacket and are smiling with their hands next to their face.

Snakeroot apothecary, was started as a herb+art project in 2014 as “snake oil magic potions.” in 2016 I began working with clients and I switched over to “snakeroot,” inspired by an east coast plant friend & with my clinical work in mind. snake medicine, as I was taught by Karyn Sanders of the Blue Otter School, works with changing our patterns. The work of Snakeroot Apothecary is about getting to the root of our imbalances & changing the patterns of what is not serving us...i work clinically to provide preventative health care and education using plant, animal & earth & elemental medicines in a holistic way. this encompasses but not limited to focusing on the patterns of imbalance we create in order to survive various traumas, ancestral patterning for both chronic and acute, emotional, physical or spiritual imbalances.

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Episode Tracklist

UPPER WIND – HOLLY WAXWING TOUCH MY BODY (LIVE AT POP CAROL) – PLANET 1999 RED DEMO (FOR FRANK R. LA PENA) – CHUQUIMAMANI-CONDORI INNER HEADSET (AIRSMIX BETA) – GOO AGE DISWORLD (VOCALS:NTSKI) – GIANT CLAW, NTSKI HOMAGE TO A FRIENDSHIP (FEAT. JOHN MOODS) – THE ZENMENN WATER SONG – BBY ECO NIGHT TIME (INK MIDGET BOOTLEG) – OKLOU WOVEN – EMILY A. SPRAGUE A STUDY IN VASTNESS – ANA ROXANNE BISMIBARBZ – TT CELLO 01 – GIANT CLAW MIGOS GET RIGHT WITCHA (PANERA BREAD EDIT) – ANGEL 1 WALL2 WALL (AUTOBOUNCER620 EDIT BY HUERCO S) – LIL KEED ANGEL 1 BEAT – ANGEL 1 CHAMPION – RESLA SOUND OF THE DRUMS.- TORUS BLANKET – 7038634357 PHARMACY – DRUMLOO

Show Notes

Released: March 27, 2021

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