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Backwoods Basics School of Wildcraft Medicine evolved out of  Sheila commitment to preserve what she feared was becoming a fading memory and endangered knowledge base of wild medicine, especially here in the Pacific Northwest. “As the old people pass away, so too will the knowledge of their wild medicine.”  Sheila is First Nations trained, of Celtic ancestry, she combines both of these dynamic cultures in her work with the local indigenous plant medicine.

Her educational programs are designed to bring awareness of the need for preservation of the Earth’s medicine, as well as the knowledge of how to use them.  In her newly released book: Wildcraft Medicine in the Presence of Wonder, Sheila states clearly her goal in education: “It is love for the Earth that fuels the passing on of knowledge, and my reason for sharing this knowledge with you today.  I hope that by recognizing the multifaceted gifts the Earth provides; more than just food and shelter but also medicine, we will be inspired to protect, care for and love Her.  The Earth and Her medicine are inseparable, and caring for the health of our planet is implicit in caring for ourselves.”

“Dedicated to the Preservation of the Wild Lands and her Folk Herbal Knowledge”