Heather Houskeeper: The Botanical Hiker

Heather Houskeeper: the Botanical Hiker, herbalist, forest therapy guide, author, and yoga teacher! Tune-in to this episode to learn more about how we can become more connected to the trails!

Heather's Background and Achievements

• Founder of The School of Plant and Place Connection


• Graduated in Herbal Medicine, Plant Identification, Taxonomy, and Medicine Making from the Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine.


• Certified Forest Therapy guide from the Forest Therapy School.

Hiking Accomplishments

• Thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail, Mountains to Sea Trail (twice), Finger Lakes Trail System, Long Path, Florida Trail, Mid State Trail, and Tuscarora Trail.

Publications

• Authored three books on edible and medicinal plants and hiking experiences: A Guide to the Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Mountains to Sea Trail (2014) and A Guide to the Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Finger Lakes Trail (2016) and Love and the Long Path (2021)

• Currently working on a book about the 1,100-mile Florida Trail.

Writing Contributions

• Wild Food columnist for Dirt Magazine (2017-present).


• Author of The Botanical Hiker blog (2011-present).