S2 E8 - Medicinal trees: Healing livestock and farmers
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In this episode we talk to medical herbalist Anne Stobart about the long and fascinating story of plants being used as medicine for people and animals.   Episode host: Catherine Cleary Episode guest: Anne Stobart Resources: Medicinal Forest Garden Trust Contact Anne Stobart Learn about Medicinal Forest Gardening Medicinal Tree Research References Book: Trees and shrubs that heal Book: Medicinal Forest Garden Handbook This podcast is produced by the ⁠⁠Irish Agroforestry Forum⁠⁠ and funded by the ⁠⁠Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine⁠⁠ Forestry Promotion Fund. Our hosts are ⁠⁠Catherine Cleary⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Ray Ó Foghlú⁠⁠, with design and production by Karishma Kusurkar from ⁠⁠The Curated Pod⁠⁠ and the project lead is  Maureen Kilgore, Manager of the Irish Agroforestry Forum.
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