I volunteer as the US Seed Grant Program Coordinator and US Donation Distribution Network Coordinator for Herbalists Without Borders. Wholly Rooted Farm is the location of our donation space for the US programs. I intake donated seeds and supplies and ship them out to HWB groups for free clinics, community outreach, care kits, community education, disaster relief, and garden support.
I donate a portion of all herbs I grow here at Wholly Rooted to HWB free clinics and community outreach in the US.
HWB US Seed Grants
I volunteer for HWB working to coordinate the donation of food and medicinal seeds from seed companies throughout the US. Food is Medicine, so growing food is as important as growing medicinal plants.
When HWB Chapters can grow gardens, they can use the space for community education, sharing with folks what medicinal herbs are, how to grow them, how to harvest them, and how to use them. They can harvest fresh herbs and use them for community classes or for free clinics. They can create care kits for the unhoused or host make and take classes to teach people how to use the plants. Education is empowerment, and teaching people that these plants (that grow all around them) can help support their health and wellness is very powerful. The more gardens HWB supports in communities, the better! I love teaching people how to grow and use herbs, and the more of us there are sharing to our communities, the stronger our communities become.
Peek into our seed grant program
HWB US Donation Distribution Network
I am the central US hub for all US donations from members, businesses, retail stores, manufacturers, and others who want to donate herbs, supplements, supplies, containers, disaster relief items, and so on. I intake the donations here, inventory them and upload the items to our master list, and HWB US Coordinators review the items and email me their needs lists. I make and box the supplies on the first and third Monday's of each month and ship them out with packing manifests for each Coordinator so they can report on the use. I update inventory each time I box/ship. I make certain things to order so they are fresh - such as inhalers, rollerballs, lotions, gels, and topical items based on what we have on hand that was donated. I box and ship a lot of supplies to folks who need them every month, and we have made a huge impact in sharing supplies out to those who need them and managing them in a way to minimize waste, share equitably and fairly, and to create a reciprocity based mutual aid system that also allows folks to chip back into the system. READ MORE HERE>>
Peek into the donation distribution network
I also work as the HWB Newsletter Editor (now magazine) and serve on the Board of Directors. HWB is an amazing global organization of like minded folks that work to get accessible holistic health and wellness to all people. Find out more about HWB HERE and JOIN as a MEMBER.
Are you in the greater Madison, WI area and are interested in volunteering for HWB in person? I could use help with the HWB donation management and harvesting/seed gathering for the HWB donations from our gardens. Email me!
