Meet The Herbalists Behind Wild Weeds Collective

Wild Weeds Collective was born from a shared passion for helping people build meaningful relationships with the plants growing around them. This is coupled with our desire to create a learning platform within the herbal community that places sustainable, accessible plant medicines at the forefront, ensuring these beautiful medicines are available to future generations of herbalists.  

With over 30 years of combined herbal experience (Bailey: 8 years; Natalija: a whopping 22 years), we are now witnessing herbalism become increasingly popular. While this growing interest is exciting, we've also noticed that conversations around sustainability, ecology, and reciprocity with the plants themselves are often left behind. Our work is rooted in ecological herbalism. We believe that to truly know a plant, we must understand not only its medicinal uses, but also the land it grows on, the relationships it holds within its ecosystem, and the relationship we cultivate with it in return.

The name Wild Weeds Collective is rooted in our belief that resilient, abundant wild plants hold the key to creating a more sustainable and accessible future for the herbal community. These wild friends are often overlooked or dismissed as weeds, and we believe they are some of the most valuable herbal allies growing within arms reach. After all, what qualifies as a "weed" is entirely subjective. One person may see a dandelion as a nuisance to be removed, while another sees food, medicine, beauty, and nourishment for our dear pollinators.

The collective part comes from our desire to create a platform where multiple herbalists from all walks of life can come and share classes and perspectives because we believe that is another crucial part of this work, learning from multiple teachers. The plants have a way of touching and guiding us all very differently. So, though it's just us for now get ready to meet many other lovely herbalists here.