Emily is a certified plant geek who loves connecting people with their own personal plant allies and their healer within. She has been studying holistic health since 2007, from farming apprenticeships in Hawaii to the Herb Pharm in Oregon. Emily studied clinical herbalism & nutrition at the North American Institute of Medical Herbalism (now the Colorado School of Clinical Herbalism). There she learned the importance of teaching from a vitalist perspective, that every body has the ability to heal itself with supportive diet, herbs, and lifestyle practices. Her hope is to pass on the knowledge of sustainable living with practical entrepreneurial skills, so that herbalists can create thriving practices that fully support themselves, their land, and their community.

Jaimee Simundson is a Herbalist and Medicine Maker living on Chumash land in the Santa Barbara area. She is guided by the belief that everyone deserves safety and comfort in their body - and that plants are supportive teachers on that journey.
Her herbal path began as an intern at Herb Pharm, learning about growing herbs and herbalism, which led her to attend the Hawthorn Institute of Herbalism & Ayurveda in Southern Oregon, where she completed her certification as a Clinical Herbalist.
Her life's work is to intimately know and tend to land, rediscover her ancestral folkways, and bring nourishment, care and warmth into her community. If she isn't baking or walking with her dog Lena, she's probably basking in the sun or reading.
Jaimee is the Medicine Making Instructor at Artemisia Academy, for both the beginner and intermediate programs.