Rose Barlow ~ Prodigal Gardens
Rose
Barlow has been an herbalist for over 20 years,
practicing in the Wise Woman tradition. this
is a tradition of healing through nourishment, using
simple, safe herbs found in our own backyards,
prepared by our own hands. She specializes in
nutritive herbs, developing recipes for wild foods
and integrating wild foods and herbs into modern
diet and lifestyle. She conducts workshops,
walks and presentations, maintains an educational
website, and is currently director of the Coulee
Region Herbal Institute in Southwestern Wisconsin.
www.prodigalgardens.info
Linda Conroy ~ Moonwise Herbs
Linda
is an herbalist, cheese maker and whole food
enthusiast, who has dedicated her life to connecting
with the natural world. After apprenticing on
several goat farms, Linda continues to make cheese
in her own kitchen. She has been doing so for close
to a decade and has been teaching this lost art for
the past 6 years. Linda has a certificate in
permaculture design, a degree in social work, has
studied with Isla Burgess of the International
College of Herbal Medicine, and has completed
residential herbal apprenticeships with Susun Weed
at the Wise Woman Center as well as at Ravencroft
Gardens. She is the founder of Moonwise Herbs and
Wild Eats: A Movement to Promote Whole, Local and
Wild Foods in Community. Linda is a vibrant woman
who continually seeks to deepen her connection to
the natural world!
www.moonwiseherbs.com
Gigi Stafne ~ Center for Healing Arts
Gigi
Stafne has a wonderlust for adventures in life. She
is a local & national writer, activist and educator
in ecology, natural & botanical medicine fields.
Presently she owns & operates two businesses, MI ZI
ZAK KAYAKS and Adventure Botanica...and she invites
all discovery divas to dive into the next adventure!
Affiliations: Center for Healing Arts Herb & Eco
School Director. Also, an official "United Plant
Savers" Botanical Sanctuary that operates a land
conserve/plant preservation project in Chippewa Co,
WI. At the center 12+ regular & visiting
instructors teach topics ranging from
natural~botanical medicine to alternative energy and
sustainability. Gigi Stafne has taught
professional herbalism programs at Eau Claire clinic
and Chippewa Co sanctuary for 15+ years.
Current
Botanical Sanctuary Mgr is John Wrass of Eau Claire,
WI.
Our hub
operates as a "Partners in Education" project of
United Plant Savers and is the Wisconsin Chapter of
Herbalists Without Borders. Gigi owns/operates MI
ZI ZAK KAYAKS which was the original Plant &
Paddling kayak eco tour program in the US some 12+
years ago.
www.mizizakkayak.com
now operates Adventure Botanica offering domestic
and international eco tours.
www.adventurebotanica.com
Gigi Stafne, MH, ND, MI
Contact
info: 715.967.2300
fireweed@citizens-tel.net
and
715.967.2301
info@mizizakkayak.com
For
twenty years, Jessie Conaway, MS, has educated
adults and youth to safely and respectfully
experience the natural places in which they live.
She is a graduate of the Semester in the Rockies
with the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS).
She guided on the Arkansas River for the Rocky
Mountain Outdoor Center, and has educated people
about safe canoeing, kayaking and rafting in
waterways throughout the U.S., from the Mackenzie
River in Oregon to the New River in West Virginia.