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being an only child, growing up i spent a lot of time alone outside in
the garden and exploring the woods. my mother taught me which wild
plants we could forage from the garden, and my father and i would take
long walks looking for wildflowers in the forests of the lower hudson
valley and catskills, ny. when it came time to leave home, i moved
upriver and settled near and eventually on the shawangunk ridge, where
i planted many gardens and took my time studying the plants i had been
so fascinated with my entire life. i learned much about tending gardens
from master gardener virginia
luppino. when
i moved onto the farm (clove valley csa in high falls, ny) my work with
the plants deepened, and instead of being just a passion, they took on
a central role in my life. i studied herbalism with local
herbalist dina
falconi
and oregon herbalist heather
nic an fhleisdeir,
as well as plant spirit healing with pam
montgomery.
i now care for several gardens for people in the area, coach people on
planting new gardens they can harvest food and medicine from, and tend
to several gardens i planted on the farm from which i make medicine and
teach others to learn from and work with plants.
i originally went to school to study art, which has always focused on
plants and the natural world. since being on the farm, my work has
taken on a more practical form, though my intention has always been to
bring the healing spirit of the plants to the people! visit my fine art
pages to see some of my older work:
 
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