Melissa Calhoun

Melissa Louise Calhoun is an herbalist in Kentucky who has been wildcrafting with plants as health-helpers since 2002. She studied herbal action under several practitioners, as well as botany and cultivation, and organized in central and eastern KY to connect, empower and create space for other herbalists, plant nerds, hobbyists and beginners, including fostering the Kentucky Herbalism Alliance and the Whippoorwill Festival. Sharing connections to the plant world is one of the greatest pleasures of Melissa's life, and she teaches folks how to create and use herbal preparations from their own place and in their own bodies.