Interview with Ed Bernhardt
Ed Bernhardt was my teacher during the tropical medicinal plant course at the New Dawn Educational Center in Costa Rica. He has been been working in the field of naturopathy and sustainable living for...
Category: Medicine
Expressing the Terroir of Costa Rica through Medicinal Herbs
Yarden’s Case Study ILC Description This ILC is an exploration of the relationship between food and medicine, and connection between terroir, taste, and health, in the context of Costa Rica. I want to learn...
Five Elements Theory and Terroir
During the tropical medicinal plant course, Ed recommended me read this book. As I read, their were so many connections to the way we taste and how it relates to our health, that I...
Tropical Medicinal Plants Course Week 3
This week we focused on various food and diets that are best for us and the environment, and referenced many books and videos. We looked at our diet from a historical perspective. Before fire,...
Tropical Medicinal Plants Course Week 2
This week consisted of learning massage techniques. We learned the clinical Swedish massage, as well as the acupressure massage. Both techniques use similar methods, the difference being the acupressure solely uses pressure, and the...
Tropical Medicinal Plant Course Notes Week 1
This is a culmination of my notes reflecting what I learned from my first week taking the Tropical Medicinal Plant Course at New Dawn Educational Center in San Isidro del General, Costa Rica. The...
Self Evaluation
This quarter was the most challenging, yet most rewarding quarter yet completed. Writing and completing an in class ILC brought the biggest self motivational push I have experienced in my learning career, and working...
Terroir Looking In– Taste and Health
This post is an exploration between the connection of taste and health. Everyone enjoys different flavors and textures, and we all know our cultural background, history, and experiences shape the way we savor, but...
Finca Inti
FARM Walking through the food forest was like being in the Garden of Eden, experiencing the freedom and flavor of eating right off the land. Finca Inti, finca meaning farm, and Inti, the name...
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