Who is the Earth Medicine Gathering?
Debbie Biltonen
For over 30 years, I have devoted my personal and professional life to community service through not-for-profit administration, advocacy, program & event coordination. I’ve spent most of my adult life sharing my knowledge of the natural world and it’s magical alchemy through teaching environmental education programs in New York, Maine and Georgia, classes, my blog “I Just Gotta Share,” and simply talking with anyone that has a question or will listen to me while I take them on a hike.
My passion and curiosity for the natural world started as a child wandering our land with my dog, foraging berries, and making tea from Black Birch stems. My unquenchable thirst for more knowledge started my journey to formalize my education through field biology courses, living with and learning the cultural ecology of the Arawak people in Guyana, an apprenticeship at Heartstone Herbal School, to Ecuador with Rocío Alarcón on her ancestral land, as well as attending numerous herbal conferences, workshops, and of course never-ending herbal studies.
For over 30 years, I have devoted my personal and professional life to community service through not-for-profit administration, advocacy, program & event coordination. I’ve spent most of my adult life sharing my knowledge of the natural world and it’s magical alchemy through teaching environmental education programs in New York, Maine and Georgia, classes, my blog “I Just Gotta Share,” and simply talking with anyone that has a question or will listen to me while I take them on a hike.
My passion and curiosity for the natural world started as a child wandering our land with my dog, foraging berries, and making tea from Black Birch stems. My unquenchable thirst for more knowledge started my journey to formalize my education through field biology courses, living with and learning the cultural ecology of the Arawak people in Guyana, an apprenticeship at Heartstone Herbal School, to Ecuador with Rocío Alarcón on her ancestral land, as well as attending numerous herbal conferences, workshops, and of course never-ending herbal studies.
I co-own Know Your Roots, with my husband, Mike, providing classes and consultations along with a product line created from the herbs that grow on our land. I am a lifelong tree hugger and earth worshiper who believes sharing wisdom is paramount to a healthy and thriving community. I enjoyed co-coordinating the Herbal Hoedown for seven years and am thrilled to bring our community together at the Earth Medicine Gathering.
