Katie Herron

Katie is a norcal gal currently settled in Humboldt County. Her journey with the plant world began with an interest in primitive skills, edible plants, and native herbalism. After meandering in and out of liberal art studies for many years, this led her to return to college and finally obtain a bachelors of science in Botany from Humboldt State. A growing interest in herbal homebrewing and medicinal fermentation then got her into the wine industry, where she worked for several years in cellars and winemaking.

She continued to enjoy foraging for food, medicine, and crafting, with a particular interest in lichens. After many seasons in the Sierra Foothills, Sonoma County, and some abroad, lichens led her back to Humboldt County. On her semi-nomadic circuit, she returned one spring to collect Lobaria for wool dyeing, in a particularly abundant grove she’d discovered years before. Four years later with a baby and partner, Humboldt has become home. Katie’s creative passion of late is knitting. Since becoming a mom her world is much more domestic, but she continues to seek small ways to stay a little wild and connect with the plant world.