Dawn Combs is a wife, mother, farmer, author, ethnobotanist, professional speaker and educator. She has over 20 years of ethnobotanical experience, is a certified herbalist and has a B.A. in Botany and Humanities/Classics. Dawn is co-owner of Mockingbird Meadows, the home farm for her educational web channel Heal Local. She is the author of Conceiving Healthy Babies: An Herbal Guide to Support Preconception, Pregnancy and Lactation (New Society Publishers, 2014) and Heal Local: 20 Essential Herbs for Do-it-Yourself Home Healthcare (New Society Publishers, 2015). Freelance writer Lisa Munniksma is the former editor of Hobby Farms magazine and the writer of HobbyFarms.com’s “The News Hog.” She left the office for the farm in 2011 and is now part of an organic vegetable and livestock farm in Kentucky. During the winter, she travels to warm climates to learn about farming in other parts of the world. Follow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/freelancefarmerchick
