Monica Giacomin is an educator, community herbalist, forager and emissary of the green nations. She created “HERBS on the SIDE”, an educational herbal sanctuary and home to over fifty medicinal plants which she has been teaching students how identify, nurture, harvest and transform into food and medicine for the past three decades! Monica continues to offer apprenticeship programs and classes combining the best practices of herbal medicine, active living, nature awareness and nutrition in pursuit of optimal wellness.