I grew up on Vancouver Island in beautiful British Columbia surrounded by wet, green forests and fresh, clean ocean air. I was that kid with daisy chains in her hair, rescuing drowning worms, eating flowers, brewing tea from weeds that were surely stained with dog pee. I was that teen smoking dried herbs while hunting for psychedelic mushrooms (surely stained with more dog pee) in gardens around Victoria. Today, I am a woman who creates wild harvested tea blends, crafts beer from trees and bakes delicious stinging nettle cookies. I am also an ethnobotonisit, eco-educator and eco-tour guide. I host wild plant education forest tours to teach people how to identify and harvest their own wild foods and hopefully to inspire their own special relationship with wild plants. I harvest wild ingredients for local chefs and sustainable food events.

In 2014, I completed my University of Victoria Geography degree with an Environmental Studies minor. During my schooling I grew passionate about Ethnobotany (the study of people and their relationships with plants) and graduated with distinction at the top of my class. I excelled in learning about local native plants and how we can use them in our daily lives for body, mind and spirit. I have made it my mission to help others get up close and personal with wild plants on Vancouver Island to inspire meaningful human connections with the natural world. 

In my practice and experience I have gained much local knowledge; knowledge that might be lost if it weren’t for the great teachers before me who  generously shared their stories and wisdom. I have been blessed with countless hours learning from and working with colleagues, Professors, Elders, First Nations Traditional Ecological Knowledge Keepers and the Plants themselves. I have been a volunteer in the environmental field for the last 20 years.