Americanization and Herbal Legacy: Responsibility of the Culture Orphan

Joy, pride, grief, and confusion are just some of the ways we might feel—depending on who we are—when we read “Preserving Herbal Legacies.” For many of us, growing up in the U.S. meant a synonymous loss of cultural identity along with the health traditions inherent to it. As new or seasoned practitioners, how do we reconcile preserving traditions that are culturally/ancestrally not our own? This will be a guided discussion.