R. Gladstar

Rosemary Gladstar is a world-renowned herbalist and the founder of The California School of Herbal Studies, the oldest running herb school in the United States, and the author of many books, including Herbal Healing For Women, The Storey Book Herbal Healing Series, and The Family Herbal. She is a pioneer in the herbal movement and has been called the 'godmother of American Herbalism'. She began 25 years ago developing herbal formulas in her herb shop, Rosemary's Garden in Sonoma County, California. She is the organizer of the International Herb Symposium and The New England Women's Herbal Conference held annually in NE. Her greatest passion has been the work of United Plant Savers, a non-profit organization that Rosemary founded in 1994 and is currently president of. UpS is dedicated to the conservation and cultivation of at risk north American medicinal plants and to preserving botanical sanctuaries across the U.S. to help preserve the land that these precious native species thrive on. Rosemary lives and works from her home, Sage Mountain Herbal Retreat Center, a five hundred acre botanical preserve in central Vermont.