US (WV): Hernandez keynote speaker at herb association festival
Hernandez is a clinical herbalist and herbal educator whose courses balance traditional reverence with scientific understanding and intuitive awareness. She has served as the Director of the Appalachian Center for Ethnobotanical Studies at Frostburg State University in Maryland where she taught undergraduate Ethnobotany.
With roots in Asheville, N.C., Mimi is a founder of the One World Healing Arts Institute and continues to mentor community herbalists through the One World Healing Community. She holds a master’s of science degree in herbal medicine and some of her favourite mentors have included James Duke,Simon Mills and Rocio Alarcon. As an herbalist, Mimi draws upon her rich ethnic background and the Granny healers and Shamans in her life. She believes that the handing down of plant wisdom is essential.
Mimi currently serves as the executive director of the American Herbalists Guild. In the Appalachian region Mimi is probably best known for providing cultural heritage outreach to local mountain residents through the Maryland Mountain Herbalist Series and through the West Virginia Mountain Roots Series which put her in contact with thousands of landowners, herbalists, growers, and entrepreneurs in the area.
Mimi was also the coordinator of the Frostburg Grows project, an EPA-funded local greenhouse complex serving to produce food for local use and nature trees for mine land restoration.
In her spare time, Mimi enjoys rapping for fun, amateur astrology and nature time, especially around waterfalls, creeks and oceans. Mimi’s a Mom of two cool and unique kids, Anais and Evan.
The West Virginia Herb Association Fall Festival will be held at Jackson’s Mill, on Friday, Sept. 26 and Saturday, Sept. 27.
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