About

Hi! I’m Krysta.  Community herbalist, educator, garden steward, home chef, artist, daughter, oldest sibling, mama, partner, community cultivator, and magic weaver. 

I’ve worked in community education for over 20 years – teaching in public middle schools,  running after school programs in Costa Rica, and hosting intergenerational community cooking workshops. In 2022, after a number of health challenges in our family (and with a lot of support from our community), I left the nonprofit education sector and more fully pursued my calling as a community herbalist. I’ve studied with  many incredible teachers including Maya Blow at Soul Flower Farm, Amanda Gorman and the crew at People’s Medicine School, and my dad, a retired physician and nature/garden enthusiast, who helped plant some of the first seeds of this calling. 

I believe deeply in the healing power of slowing down, paying attention, and asking “what is really needed in this moment?”. I find when I practice this, the natural world, including my children and my own body, has so much wisdom and guidance to offer, invitations that go well beyond a quick fix and foster more health and liberation for all beings. 

Freedom Sun is my invitation to join me in this journey.