About 

John and Kimberly Gallagher started LearningHerbs.com in 2005 to show people how simple it was to treat yourself naturally with herbs and good food. They created the Herbal Medicine Making Kit as well as Wildcraft! An Herbal Adventure Game. Now, they are proud to introduce HerbMentor to the world.

HerbMentor is NOT about John and Kimberly mentoring you. HerbMentor about a community of herbal learners of all experience levels joining together to help each other deepen relationships with the plants and our health. Consider John and Kimberly your hosts.

Where most herbal courses eventually end, HerbMentor keeps you growing with ongoing inspiration and education.

John Gallagher, L.Ac., CCH is a Community Centered Herbalist. He is also a licensed five element acupuncturist with Cascade Acupuncture in Redmond, WA. Since 1991, he has worked at Wilderness Awareness School, where he teaches herbal studies with the Residential Program. Some of John mentors include EagleSong and Sally King at RavenCroft Garden, Karen Sherwood, Erin Groh, and Jon Young.

John helped create the Kamana Naturalist Training Program, a home study program that has reached thousands worldwide. John has spent over 17 years mentoring people in reconnecting with nature. He also spent all those years steeped in Wilderness Awareness School's Art of Mentoring curriculum and is an expert in mentoring long distance. He has created all the websites in the LearningHerbs.com family as well as the Roots and Branches course.

Other things he has done include recording a cd of his music, starting a theater company, directing plays, working at a PBS station, being a radio dj, playing in a folk band, and BEST of all, being a dad to two awesome kids. Though he has spent 13 years in Seattle, his roots run deep in the heart of Jersey.

Kimberly Gallagher, M.Ed., CCH is a Community Centered Herbalist and creator of Wildcraft!, An Herbal Adventure Game .  Like John, she also trained at RavenCroft Garden. In addition to using herbs, she brings herbal nourishment daily to our family's diet.

Kimberly is a certified teacher and has extensive training in non-violent communication and conflict resolution. She homeschools Rowan and Hailey. Her Masters in Education is from Antioch University in Seattle. Kimberly taught at alternative schools in the Puget Sound region.

Kimberly has created women's circles including a Moon Lodge and a group that meets to celebrate the seasons. She was born in Indiana, grew up in Phoenix, and has lived in the Seattle area for over 15 years.

Her current projects include writing a book on family nutrition. Keep up to date with this project in the Herbal Columns section. Kimberly also writes the herbal column for Polishing Stone.