WYLDE, the podcast about foraging and herbalism in Europe
Episodes
#23 What foraging teaches you about life with Joanne Ruminska
02 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded at the 10th-anniversary meetup of the Association Of Foragers, in part 3 of this 3-part series, host Lieve Galle talks with Joanna Ruminska.O...
#22 Normalizing foraging with Liam O'Brien
07 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded at the 10th-anniversary meetup of the Association Of Foragers, in part 2 of this 3-part series, host Lieve Galle talks with Liam O'Brien. Lia...
#21 The Wild Transformation: from gut health to cultural roots
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded at the 10th-anniversary meetup of the Association Of Foragers, host Lieve Galle sits down with a diverse panel of wild food experts: Fern Fre...
#20 Foraging, herbalism and folk medicine in Croatia
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Gabrijela Vrbetić is the passionate founder of "It Is Gaby's Garden" where she hosts wild plant workshops and sells products made with freshly forage...
#19 Herbalism in Greece with Eleni Bourou
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eleni Bourou is a pharmacist, herbalist, and plant storyteller from Greece. Her work moves between the clinical and the intuïtive, the ancestral and ...
#18 Remembering to trust the herbs with Columbia Hillen
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Columbia Hillen is a herbalist whose journey bridges the ancient herbal traditions of Romania and the wild rich landscapes of Ireland. She's the found...
#17 Being a herbalist in Portugal with Rita Roquette
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rita Roquette is the founder of Bloom Sativum, a botanical initiative in Portugal that bridges traditional herbal knowledge with contemporary practice...
#16 The healing power of nature with Dave Achula
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Achula is a Dutch herbalist and educator with Ugandan roots. He guides people on medicine walks, teaches the art and craft of herbal medicine, an...
#15 Herbal remedies in Austria and Germany with Gabriele Resch
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriele Resch is a mother of 5 now adult children, and a health trainer with a big passion for herbs and natural living. She learned from her mother,...
#14 Discovering plant based foraging cuisine with Peter 'Chippy' Grant
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Peter "Chippy" Grant is a wild vegan chef with Slavic roots, based in the UK. He's known for his creative approach to plant based foraging cuisine, tu...
#13 Traditional herbal wisdom in Cyprus with Miranda Tringis
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Miranda Tringis is a pioneering herbalist with a passion for mediterranean herbs, sustainability and traditional herbal wisdom. She moved from T...
#12 Herbalism in Ireland with Nikki Darrell
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nikki Darrell is not only an experienced herbalist, she's also a passionate advocate for the deep relationship between plants and people, the author o...
#11 Foraging, farming, and culinary creativity with Swiss chef Rebecca Clopath
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rebecca Clopath is an acclaimed chef from Switzerland, known for her innovative approach to sustainable gastronomy. She combines foraging, farming, an...
#10 Herbs and chronic illness with Anita Wasik
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Anita Wasik is a Polish medical herbalist and biomedical scientist, based in Finland.She specialises in chronic illness, with areas of focus including...
#9 Herbalism in France with Christophe Bernard
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Christophe Bernard is a renowned French herbalist, the founder of Althea Provence online herborist school, and an advocate for the legalisation and re...
#8 Herb women in Bulgaria with Annelies Buggenhout & Lora Moiree
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lora Moiree is a practitioner of green magic and occult botany, she's Bulgarian and was always drawn to plants and felt guided by nature spirits all h...
#7 Herbalism in Finland with Henriette Kress
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Henriette Kress is a very experienced herbalist from Finland. Her website is a landmark in the field of herbalism, and she's also the author of severa...
#6 Regenerative herbalism in Poland with Lyra Alves
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lyra Alves is a very experienced herbalist who is originally from Brazil, but she lived in Belgium for 17 years, and is now living in Poland. She's no...
#5 Foraging in Norway with Mari Jerstad
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mari Jerstad has a degree in organic agriculture and herbal medicine. She is a forager, a storyteller, and a herbal medicine practitioner. Her journey...
#4 Discovering the world through plants with François Couplan
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
François Couplan is a forager, ethnobatanist, wild chef, traveller, and published author of more than 120 books on wild edible plants, herbal medicin...
#3 Western Master Plants with Anki Paulssen
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Anki Paulssen is the founder of Plant Spirit Guru. She has over 25 years of experience working with Western Master Plants, which offers profound insig...
#2 Wild & Tamed with Isabel Openshaw
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Isabel Openshaw is a forager, a researcher at Kew Gardens in London, and a medicinal plant walk guide. She always loved spending time outside, and was...
#1 Foraging in Sweden with Lisen Sundgren
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lisen Sundgren is a herbalist, forager, nature and forest therapy guide, and author from Sweden. As a child she already went foraging and was taught t...