June Ellen,  is an Herbalist, Naturalist, and accomplished Artist.  She  has a passion for the wild places, plants and spaces within ourselves which need  conservation.  "In wildness is the preservation of the world"    the thread of this idea weaves together her multi-colored cloak.

Her formal education was at WheatonCollege where she majored in Biology. She spent 7 years as a student, with Tom Brown, Jr. learning Native American skills & philosophy.  JE has also studied  with Rosemary Gladstar, a leading herbalist in the US. Traveling to Ecuador together to study plants, she had the opportunity to work with a Native medicine man & shaman as well.   

She teaches classes at various places in NC (www.lovethe earth.com,  www.fence.org and www.herbsheal.com .) 

Currently, June Ellen continues her studies with Jackie Woods and is a healer at the Adawehi Institute in Columbus, NC. www.jackiewoods.org.

A member of the American Herbalist Guild and United Plant Savers, JE works to conserve native plants…our legacy for future generations. She has dedicated her life and art to the preservation of our beautiful planet.