More about Jane…
Jane was first introduced to herbs by her grandmother as a child when tansy was taken to remedy a common childhood pestilence….. as the years progressed they would wander in the wild with the dog collecting wild edibles and return home to make a meal from the plants foraged.
Jane studied anthropology and sociology at Oxford Brookes University, a path of learning that further piqued her interest in working with plants as food and medicine and the use of indigenous flora for healing purposes in many cultures. Having formalised her qualifications in herbal medicine, Jane then moved back to her beloved Somerset to work for The Organic Herb Trading Company as their medicine maker, producing tinctures, glycerites and macerated oils.
More recently, her focus has been on quality assurance and the organoleptic assessment of plant material and research and development. Whilst living on a farm for a number of years Jane co-created a herb garden from a field and built up her private practice. Farm life gave her experience in using herbs to promote and maintain animal health and to treat problems ranging from cats, dogs, poultry, pigs, to sheep and cattle.
Having made a life-changing move in 2016 Jane continues to live in deepest rural Somerset where she is currently creating another herb garden with the blessing of two poly-tunnels and empowerment energy from her son and friends. Jane has a passion for sharing knowledge and skills and takes pleasure in mentoring and teaching alongside her work commitments and her private practice.