About me

I’m a historical and community herbalist, currently training as a medical herbalist practitioner. My work sits at the meeting point of plants, people, place, history and healing.

I make herbal medicines and products for sale and to support people experiencing displacement, homelessness and hardship. I tend a community herbal garden and bring people together through volunteer growing sessions, sharing practical plant knowledge and creating opportunities to reconnect with the land.

I’m fascinated by how people have used plants to care for themselves and one another, both in the present and across history. Through The Historical Herbalists, I research the lives, medicines and beliefs of people in the medieval and early modern periods, and bring that history to life through talks, workshops and demonstrations at museums, universities and other venues. I’m currently writing a forthcoming book on medieval healing.

My work takes me into the landscape. I lead foraging walks and seasonal gatherings, create spaces for women to explore plants, nature and seasonal wisdom. I also create Wise Herbal Ways, a Patreon exploring herbal history, plant lore, healing, memory, resilience and belonging — and the ways plants can help us understand what we carry, what we lose, and how we put down new roots.

I’m also the creator and host of The Sage’s Cabin, a podcast bringing together conversations about herbalism, plants, healing and the people who work with them.

Whether I’m making medicines in a kitchen, tending a garden, walking a hedgerow, researching an old manuscript or sharing stories around a fire, I’m interested in the same deeper questions:

How have plants helped us heal? What knowledge do we carry? What happens when our connection to land and tradition is disrupted? And how might plants help us find belonging again?

I work with community groups, private clients, tour operators, retreat organisers, museums and universities, and I’m available for talks, writing, herbal workshops, foraging walks, podcasts and creative collaborations.