Heather Houskeeper: The Botanical Hiker

Heather Houskeeper: the Botanical Hiker, herbalist, forest therapy guide, author, and yoga teacher! Tune-in to this episode to learn more about how we can become more connected to the trails! Heather's Background and Achievements Founder of The School of Plant and Place Connection Graduated in Herbal Medicine, Plant Identification, Taxonomy, and Medicine Making from the Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine. Certified Forest Therapy guide from the Forest Therapy School. Hiking Accomplishments Thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail, Mountains to Sea Trail (twice), Finger Lakes Trail System, Long Path, Florida Trail, Mid State Trail, and Tuscarora Trail. Publications Authored three books on edible and medicinal plants and hiking experiences: A Guide to the Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Mountains to Sea Trail (2014) and A Guide to the Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Finger Lakes Trail (2016) and Love and the Long Path (2021) Currently working on a book about the 1,100-mile Florida Trail. Writing Contributions Wild Food columnist for Dirt Magazine (2017-present). Author of The Botanical Hiker blog (2011-present).